Midleton College
| Midleton College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Connolly Street , Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 51°54′55″N 08°10′12″W / 51.91528°N 8.17000°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Fee-paying independent |
| Motto | Spartam nactus es, hanc exorna (Thou hast found Sparta, adorn it) |
| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Established | 1717 |
| Founder | Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney |
| Authority | Board of Governors |
| Chairman of Governors | Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross |
| Principal | Edward Gash |
| Chaplain | Rev. Andrew Orr |
| Staff | 45 |
| Age range | 12–18 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Sports | Rugby (boys) Soccer (girls) Hockey Cricket Tennis Athletics Orienteering Golf Equestrianism |
| Publication | Midleton College Magazine |
| Website | Midletoncollege.ie |
Midleton College is an independent co-educational boarding and day school in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. In past centuries it has also been called Midleton School.
Although founded in 1696, the school did not open until 1717. It went through a period of inactivity early in the 19th century, and by the 1860s had low numbers, but was reinvigorated by a new principal and by the end of the 1870s was one of Ireland's leading schools. Originally for boys only, it is now co-educational.
The school has a strong Church of Ireland tradition, and its chaplain is also priest-in-charge of the neighbouring Youghal Union of parishes.