Villiers Today
Boarders number about a third of the students with the rest living locally. The student body is multi-denominational and diverse including students from Spain, Mexico, South Africa, Germany and Russia.
The school has modern classrooms, boarding facilities, a new gymnasium (2001) and hockey pitch (2002), a large IT suite and several science laboratories. a new science, technology and art building was completed in 2007. All students sit the Irish Junior and Leaving certificates, with the vast majority progressing onto third level education.
The school is noted for its caring atmosphere and its openness and inclusion as well as for its distinguished academic tradition. As of September 2012, over 600 students are enrolled at the school.
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