Clongowes Wood College
| Clongowes Wood College S.J. | |
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| Coordinates | 53°18′39.3″N 6°41′0.4″W / 53.310917°N 6.683444°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary boarding school |
| Motto | Aeterna Non Caduca (The Eternal not the Passing) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic Society of Jesus |
| Established | 1814 |
| Founder | Peter Kenney |
| Rector | Michael Sheil |
| Headmaster | Chris Lumb |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 12 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 450 (2018) |
| Campus size | 1100 Acres |
| Houses | Arrupe, Collins, Claver, Gonzaga, Hopkins, Kenney, Kostka, Loyola, Sullivan, Xavier |
| Colour(s) | Purple and white |
| Publication | The Clongownian |
| Yearbook | The Clongownian |
| School fees | information available upon enquiry |
| Affiliation | Society of Jesus |
| Alumni | Old Clongownians |
| Website | www |
Clongowes Wood College SJ is a Catholic voluntary boarding school for boys near Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, founded by the Jesuits in 1814. It features prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Blessed John Sullivan (Jesuit) taught at Clongowes Wood College from 1907 until his death in 1933. One of five Jesuit secondary schools in Ireland, it had 450 students in 2019.
The school's current headmaster, Christopher Lumb, is the first lay headmaster in its history.
The school is also a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference being one of only three members based in Ireland.