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Wesley College Dublin
Coláiste Wesley
Location
Ballinteer Dublin , Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown , Leinster Ireland
Coordinates	53°16′46″N 6°14′31″W / 53.279559°N 6.24193°W / 53.279559; -6.24193
Information
Former name	Wesleyan Connexional School (1845-1879)
School type	Private day and boarding school
Motto	πάντα δὲ δοκιμάζετε, τὸ καλὸν κατέχετε (panta de dokimazete, to kalon katechete; (Greek) (Prove all things; hold fast to that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21))
Denomination	Methodist
Established	1 October 1845; 180 years ago (1845-10-01)
Founder	Methodist Church in Ireland
Status	Open
School board	The Board of Directors
School number	61010U
Principal	Mr. Brian Moore
Chaplain	Rev. Ruth Mathews
Teaching staff	100
Grades	6-12
Gender	Coeducational (Co-Ed)
Age range	11-18
Enrollment	912 (2015/16)
Hours in school day	7-8 hours
Campus size	50 acres (200,000 m) (original size) 41.17 acres (166,600 m)
Campus type	Pavilion
Houses	Epworth (girls) Embury (boys)
Colours	Navy & Red
Sports	Rugby Basketball Badminton Hockey Cricket Tennis
Mascot	Wyvern
Newspaper	Eaglet (19th April, 1862-) (More information below), Wesley College Quarterly (1882-1937 or 1947) (Date is disputed), The Wesley College Magazine (1947-1969), Wesley College Annual (1970-??), Full Stop (2004-
School fees	Day Tuition - Secondary €7,480 Day Tuition - Preparatory €9,050 5 Day Boarding (inclusive of tuition fee) €17,425 7 Day Boarding (inclusive of tuition fee) €18,930 Day Boarding (5th and 6th Year Students only) €3,665
Nobel laureates	George Bernard Shaw Ernest Walton
Website	www.wesleycollege.ie
A copy of the 'Eaglet' is in the Wesley Archive according to Page 42 of the 1962 History Book by R. Lee Cole. It is dated Issue 5, May 17th 1862, the Eaglet published every Saturday, therefore, the first edition was the 19th of April, 1862
Last updated: 05/02/2026

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• Boarding schools in Ireland
• 1845 establishments in Ireland
• Private schools in the Republic of Ireland
• Secondary schools in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
• Educational institutions established in 1845
• Methodist schools in the Republic of Ireland
• Protestant buildings and structures in the Republic of Ireland

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