2. ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE DRUMCONDRA BEYOND 2000 STRATEGIC PLAN 1999 - 2004

3. CONTENTS Introduction Mission Historical Development Market Position Strategic Tracks and Future Goals Future Position

4. INTRODUCTION Leading position in the education of primary teachers in Ireland 1993: a College of Dublin City University Agreement for Institutional Linkage maintained its identity & preserved its Catholic ethos

5. Education of primary teachers general and special Emergence of programmes in the humanities Development of postgraduate and continuing education programmes

6. MISSION St Patrick’s College Drumcondra a College of Dublin City University a Catholic College for the education of primary school teachers

7. to enhance its role in teacher education both general and special to provide degrees in the humanities to promote academic research to develop postgraduate studies while fostering excellence in all its activities

8. The College is committed to creating a community of learning in which Catholic religious values and equity are promoted the centrality of the student maintained

9. The College Community shall view the care and education of children as paramount foster the Irish language cultivate a local, national and international awareness protect and enhance the physical and social environment for students and staff

10. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT Established in 1875 Initially at 1 & 2 Drumcondra Road Moved to Belvedere House in 1883 Administration in the care of the Vincentian fathers until 1999

11. Alma mater for many Irish primary teachers Graduates have made a distinguished contribution to the life of the country Originally an all-male College Female students admitted in 1971

12. Initially a one-year programme Before long this was replaced by a two- year course Links with the Catholic University were always close Eoin MacNeill appointed professor of Irish, 1896

14. 1981/821989/901996/971997/981998/991999/2000 B.Ed 802593531616733921 B.A. ~~ 403392388366 Pg Diploma 49455049100101 M.A. ~~ 383740 M.Ed ~~ 486063 PhD ~~ 2 Spec Ed Dip 392125 24 Rem Ed Cert 252425 Total Students 8906599841,1431,3681,542