Welcome to Marian College, a Catholic co-educational secondary college founded by the Brigidine Sisters in 1889. Today, Marian College continues to provide excellent opportunities for students to learn, to be curious, to grow and to flourish.
As a Kildare Ministries school in the Brigidine tradition, we strive to keep the Gospel values at the heart of our community, and actively promote high expectations for all, respectful relationships, perseverance, justice and service. We nurture young people to embody the College motto of Fortiter et Suaviter - strength and gentleness - by promoting personal integrity, compassion and hope. Our commitment to ensuring a vibrant and challenging educational environment stems from our belief that ‘success’ goes beyond the classroom, and as such we strive to equip our students with the skills they need to strive for excellence in all they do and to develop responsibility, independence and readiness to contribute positively to their community.
As principal of the College, I take this opportunity to warmly welcome you to explore all that our wonderful College offers. Our website provides valuable insights into our commitment to building a culture of service, our academic achievements and extra-curricular offerings and will give you a sense of both the depth of our history and tradition and our commitment to a future focused, student-centred approach to education. Undoubtedly, it is the students, staff and parents in our College community that make our school such a wonderful place to be.
Our school theme for 2025 is ‘Hospitality’ and I hope that you will be encouraged to visit us to see all that makes us unique.
Catherine Howison
Principal