The High School is a 12–18 mixed, Church of Ireland, independent secondary school in Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland.
It was established in 1870 at Harcourt Street before moving to Rathgar in 1971. It amalgamated with The Diocesan School for Girls in 1974, becoming co-educational.
In 2009, it was ranked as the best-performing school in Ireland in terms of progression to third-level education.
The school offers a range of sports including rugby, cricket, tennis, badminton and athletics.
It is part of the Erasmus Smith Trust.
Notable alumni
Lenny Abrahamson, film director and screenwriter
Ernest Alton, university professor, independent Teachta Dála and Senator
Nicola Daly, hockey player
Charles D'Arcy, bishop
John Duggan, bishop
Jonathan Garth, cricketer
C. G. Grey, editor and writer
Howard Kilroy, accountant and businessman
F. S. L. Lyons, historian and academic
William Kirkpatrick Magee, author, editor, and librarian
Brian McCracken, judge
Roly Meates, former Ireland national rugby union team coach
Alison Meeke, hockey player
Greg Molins, cricketer
Jason Molins, cricketer
J. Alec Motyer, biblical scholar
Annalise Murphy, sailor
William Noblett, priest and author
David Norris, scholar, independent Senator and civil rights activist
Denis O'Brien, businessman
Shane O'Donoghue, field hockey player
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, fiddler
Philip Orr BIL, rugby union player
John Robbie BIL, rugby union player
Trevor Sargent, politician and priest
Alan Shatter, politician
Roland Shortt, cricketer
John Thorpe, priest
William Thrift, university professor and independent Teachta Dála
Jack Butler Yeats, artist and Olympic medallist
William Butler Yeats, poet and dramatist
See also
Pearse Street, Dublin
References
External links
Rathgar
Secondary schools in Dublin (city) Private schools in the Republic of Ireland Anglican schools in the Republic of Ireland 1870 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1870