Christian Brothers College, Cork

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CBC Cork
ChristianBrothersCollegeCork SchoolLogo Greyscale.png
Certa Bonum Certamen
(Fight the good fight)
Location
Sidney Hill, Cork, Ireland
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1888
Principal Dr Laurence Jordan
Enrollment 1000+ (Preparatory & Secondary combined)
School fees €5,000 in 1st year. €3,685 per year thereafter[citation needed]
Colors Sq3 redyellowblack.svg
Website http://www.cbccork.ie

Christian Brothers College, Cork (CBC Cork, colloquially known as Christians) is a fee-paying Catholic school under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust in Cork, Ireland.[1]

Their sister school in Dublin is CBC Monkstown. The college's main rivals are Presentation Brothers College. As the two main fee paying all-boys schools in Cork, both share similar histories, student bases, and sporting & academic traditions.

History

Saint Patrick's Place building

In the mid 19th century the Vincentian Fathers maintained a seminary at Saint Patrick's Place in Cork, known as the Cork Diocesan Seminary. In 1888 a new seminary with residential accommodation was completed at Farranferris, and the Vincentian ecclesiastical students transferred there.

The then bishop of Cork, Most Rev. Dr O'Callaghan, invited the Christian Brothers to take charge of the St Patrick's Place establishment.

From the beginning, CBC was principally involved in preparing pupils for university entry and operated on St Patrick's Place for one hundred years.

Recent development

Marking the centenary in 1988, the College moved from its original site to a new location, one hundred metres away, atop Sidney Hill.

1996-1998 saw the modernisation of sports facilities at Lansdowne. 1999 saw an extension to the College complex itself which included improved dining facilities and the creation of a special complex for sixth year students. In 2008, construction was completed on an AstroTurf pitch, which is now used for various sporting activities, including after school football.

Though the Christian Brothers retain a presence on the Board of Management, as Trustees, CBC is now staffed entirely by lay teachers, and is recognised as one of Ireland's leading educational establishments at secondary level. (In the 2006 Sunday Times Schools League Table, CBC was listed among the country's top twenty boys schools.)

CBC has over 1000 students in the college with 885 studying at Secondary Level and more than 250 studying at Primary Level in the Preparatory School.[citation needed] The current principal of the college (both secondary and preparatory) is Dr. Laurence Jordan.[2][3]

In 2008, annual fees were €3,100 for first year and €2,850 for subsequent years,[4] rising to €3,600 for first year and €3,425 for subsequent years as of 2015.[citation needed]

Extracurricular activities

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CBC rugby team at Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament, Global Arena, 2006

The school is one of Cork's "rugby union nurseries" and have won the Munster Schools' Senior Cup twenty eight times (equal with rivals PBC Cork).[5][6] Current members of the Munster rugby squad, Stephen Archer, Darragh Hurley, Tomás O'Leary, Billy Holland, and Donncha O'Callaghan[7] are recent past pupils (2006, 2004, 2002, and 1998 respectively).[citation needed]

CBC's most recent Senior Cup victory came in 2009 when the side defeated Rockwell College. This came after 2 successive defeats in the final. In 2010, the CBC side failed to regain their title.

The school also participates in other extracurricular activities, including debating,[8] charitable activities, basketball and others.[9] The school also participates in other sports, including soccer (football) and GAA (Gaelic football and Hurling) - with CBC winning the Junior Cup for soccer in 2003 and 2008 and several Lord Mayor Cups.

Through several fundraising efforts, including the annual Christmas appeal, CBC supports charities including SHARE, S.V.P., HOPE, Trócaire and Concern.[citation needed] One of the school's main charitable activities is the "Zambia Immersion Project",[10] which has run biannually since 2003. This Immersion project involves students travelling to Zambia with chosen staff and assisting the Christian Brothers missions in Murundu, Mufulira.

Notable alumni

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References

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External links

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  3. ↑ CBCCork.ie - Message from Principal
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  8. ↑ cbccork.ie/pages/debating
  9. ↑ CBCCork.ie - Clubs and Activities at CBC
  10. ↑ ZambiaProject.com - Official Site of the CBC Zambia Immersion Project
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  12. ↑ IrishRugby.ie - Player profiles - Tomás O'Leary
  13. ↑ Séamas de Barra: Aloys Fleischmann, Dublin 2006, p 12
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