Clongowes Wood College

Name

Clongowes Wood College

Legal name

Clongowes Wood College SJ

Website

https://clongowes.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1814

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boarding Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Boarding Schools (EDAJABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Overseas Boarding School Enrollment & Placement (EDAIAHAA)

Keywords

• Boarding school education
• Jesuit secondary education
• Residential school programs
• Secondary academic programs
• Catholic boys school

Headquarters

HQ city

Clane

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Boarding and Tuition Fees: The school operates as an independent boarding school charging tuition and boarding fees. The website references a fees page for admission costs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clongowes Wood College SJ is an independent Catholic boys boarding school founded in 1814 in the Jesuit tradition, delivering all-round secondary education (Junior Cycle, Transition Year, Senior Cycle) alongside seven-day boarding for approximately 450 students from Ireland and abroad. The school combines academic programmes with co-curricular activities, pastoral care, and the Alberto Hurtado Bursary Programme for socio-economically disadvantaged boys.

Product overview

Clongowes Wood College SJ is an independent boys boarding school offering a comprehensive educational programme from Junior Cycle through to Senior Cycle. The school provides boarding facilities for 450 students with seven-day boarding and extended weekend breaks. Academic programmes include Junior Cycle (Elements), Transition Year (Syntax/Rudiments), and Senior Cycle (Poetry/Rhetoric), with a distinctive Jesuit educational ethos. The school supports student development through facilities like The Bellarmine Centre for Third Line students, The Academy for scholarly presentations, and the SciFest STEM programme. The Alberto Hurtado Bursary Programme provides access for socio-economically disadvantaged students. Co-curricular activities span sports (rugby, golf, tennis, cricket), music, drama, and traditional Irish music.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alberto Hurtado Bursary Programme (AHP): A bursary programme named after St. Alberto Hurtado SJ that provides opportunities for boys who might otherwise not fulfil their potential because of socio-economic disadvantage.
• Clongowes Foundation

Products and services

• Clongowes Wood College Boarding School A leading boys boarding school set in County Kildare countryside thirty kilometers from Dublin, providing all-round Jesuit education for approximately 450 boys from across Ireland and abroad.
• Junior Cycle Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 75.3% of Rhetoric 2023 achieved over 450 points in Leaving Certificate vs 38.5% national average
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Society for Science (Regeneron ISEF)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026International Science and Engineering Fair bringing together over 1,700 finalists from around 70 countries competing across 22 scientific categories. Zack O'Leary represented Ireland at the 2026 event.
• Portora Royal School (Enniskillen Royal Grammar)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Joint literary competition with Portora Royal School (now Enniskillen Royal Grammar) recognising past pupils Samuel Beckett and James Joyce. James Maguire won 2nd place in the 2026 Beckett Joyce Award.
• University of Limerick - Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry (MACSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Ongoing partnership for mathematical modelling projects where Clongowes physics and applied maths students work on research projects with Professor James Gleeson and UL students to develop mathematical models for real world problems. This partnership has been running for multiple years.
• SciFest IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SciFest is Ireland's largest second-level STEM fair programme involving more than 16,000 students annually across over 165 fairs nationwide. Clongowes participates through SciFest@School, SciFest@College and national finals, producing multiple national champions and international award winners.
• Alberto Hurtado Bursary Programme SupporterscoreOthers · 1 January 2009The Alberto Hurtado Bursary Programme has been supported by donations from past pupils, current parents and the Jesuit Province since its inception in 2009. Over 70 students have graduated from the programme with 39 currently attending.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eton College: Eton is a globally recognized premium UK boarding school with a much larger endowment and scale. It is a benchmark incumbent in the elite boarding market that Irish and international families compare Clongowes against.
• Harrow School: Harrow is a leading UK boys' boarding school with a strong global brand and international student mix. It represents an upper-tier incumbent that defines the premium boarding experience Clongowes aspires to deliver.

Others

• SciFest Ireland: SciFest is Ireland's largest second-level STEM fair programme and a key partner/ecosystem player that funnels Clongowes students into national and international competitions. It is an adjacent enablement platform rather than a competitor, but materially shapes Clongowes' STEM outcomes.

Direct peers

• Rockwell College: Rockwell is a Catholic boarding school in County Tipperary with both day and boarding pupils, run by the Holy Ghost Fathers. It competes with Clongowes for boarding families across Munster and Leinster.
• Belvedere College SJ: Belvedere is a Jesuit day school in central Dublin with a comparable premium Catholic identity and academic focus. It competes with Clongowes for Jesuit-tradition families in the greater Dublin/Leinster region.
• The King's Hospital School: King's Hospital is a leading Protestant-tradition co-educational boarding and day school in Dublin with a 350-year heritage. It is one of Clongowes' principal non-Catholic premium boarding competitors in Ireland.
• St Andrew's College Dublin: St Andrew's is a large, multi-denominational co-educational day and boarding school in south Dublin. It competes with Clongowes for premium Irish families seeking an internationally minded secondary education.
• Gonzaga College Dublin: Gonzaga is a Jesuit secondary school in Dublin with a strong academic and co-curricular profile. It is one of Clongowes' closest Jesuit-system peers in Ireland, competing for similar families and university destinations.
• Blackrock College: Blackrock College is a Holy Ghost Fathers Catholic boarding and day school in Dublin with a strong rugby tradition and premium positioning. It is one of Clongowes' main competitors for elite Irish boys seeking a Catholic boarding education.
• Stonyhurst College: Stonyhurst is a Jesuit boarding school in Lancashire, England, with a similarly long heritage and co-curricular breadth. It is a strong peer along the international Jesuit boarding axis and competes with Clongowes for international fee-paying families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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