Stratford College is an
independent
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co-educational multi-denominational day school on the junction of Zion Road and Orwell Road, Dublin, Ireland predominantly for people of the Jewish faith. One of the main founders was
Elaine Feldman
Elaine Feldman (31 March 1916 – 19 October 2006) was an Irish public figure and co-founder of the first secondary school for the Jewish community in Dublin.
Early life and family
Elaine Feldman was born Elaine Freeman at 19 Kenilworth Park, H ...
. The school is located adjacent to
Herzog Park.
The school evolved from the opening of Stratford National School in September 1952 on Terenure Road East with a small group of children from the Jewish national school on Bloomfield Avenue in
Portobello. The school takes its name from a house by the name of Stratford on Terenure Road East which was designed by the architect
Thomas Drew in 1877.
The school building on Zion Road was originally a house built in 1873. It was badly damaged in a fire caused by vandals in 1979 but reopened in 1983 with only the facade being retained. The building was originally designed by the architect
Alfred Edwin Jones.
As of 2023, the school is officially multi-denominational.
School fees for the 2022–23 academic year were €4,400.
Notable alumni
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Shimmy Marcus
Shimmy Marcus is an Irish filmmaker.
Early life
Marcus was born and raised in the Dublin suburb of Terenure, the son of Louis Marcus (filmmaker), Louis Marcus (twice Oscar nominated documentary film-maker). He was educated at Stratford Colleg ...
Notable faculty
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Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Awar ...
See also
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The High School, Dublin
The High School is a 12–18 Mixed-sex education, mixed, Church of Ireland, Independent school, independent secondary school in Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland.
It was established in 1870 at Harcourt Street before moving to Rathgar in 1971. It amal ...
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Jews and Judaism in Ireland
Secondary schools in Dublin (city)
Jewish Irish history
Private schools in the Republic of Ireland