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Alexandra College (Irish: Coláiste Alexandra) is a fee-charging boarding and day school for girls located in Milltown, Dublin, Ireland. The school operates under a Church of Ireland ethos. History
Isabella Maria Jane Mulvany (4 September 1854 – 7 April 1934) was one of the Nine Graces, the first nine women to graduate from University with a degree in either Great Britain or Ireland. [1] She was a pioneer in Women's education. [2] [3] She was the head of Alexandra School which prepared girls for entry to Alexandra College. [4]
People educated at Alexandra College, Dublin, Ireland. Pages in category "People educated at Alexandra College" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total.
Beatty began playing field hockey with Alexandra College. In 2011, along with Deirdre Duke, she was a member of the Alexandra College team that won the Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup. In the final they defeated a St. Andrew's College team that included Gillian Pinder. She also played for the Alexandra College alumni teams, Old Alex. [4] [5] [6]
The college offered advanced education for women with classes offered in Greek, Latin, Algebra, Philosophy and Natural Sciences among others. [3] Her foundation of the Governess Association of Ireland followed in 1869 [4] and Alexandra School, a secondary school attached to Alexandra College, was founded in 1873. [7]
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In 2016, there were 51 fee-charging private second level schools in Ireland, which as of the academic year 2014/15, had 24,112 students enrolled. [ 1 ] Annual day fees are typically between €4,000 to €7,000; however the cost of boarding can increase these fees significantly, up to more than €15,000 for the school year.
Upon graduating, she returned to teach English at Alexandra. It was as a student at Alexandra that Macardle first encountered Irish cultural nationalism, and this was further developed by her first experiences of Dublin's slums, which led her to question if a self-governing Ireland could manage its affairs better than the United Kingdom could. [3]