Alexandra College Dublin is delighted to offer a full boarding scholarship to 6th Class students. This Scholarship, spanning from their 1st to 6th Year, includes full tuition and board in our state-of-the-art boarding facilities in the heart of our Campus. Eligible 6th Class students will reside in Ireland, outside of Dublin.
Dr. Robert Kirkpatrick was first and foremost a gifted educator whose passion was History. He was loved and respected by all the students and staff of Alexandra College. We have set up this boarding scholarship in his name to honour his commitment to education and to all the girls and colleagues he inspired over the years. Dr. Kirkpatrick joined the staff in 1973 as a teacher of History. He was Deputy Principal from 1993 to 2001 and introduced the Transition Year Programme to the College, a most progressive move at the time as it was not being offered in many other schools.
He left the College in 2001 to take up the position of History Inspector with the Department of Education and Skills. When he retired from that role, he joined the Council of Alexandra College, the trustees, in 2013 until his death in June 2016, sharing his impressive experience as a teacher, Deputy Principal, and History Inspector with members of Council, for the benefit of the future development of the College.
The Scholarship
The Dr. Robert Kirkpatrick Boarding Scholarship covers tuition fees as well as room and board from 1st to 6th Year, provided that the Principal receives satisfactory reports each year of progress and conduct and that high standards are reached in examinations.
Eligibility
The Dr. Kirkpatrick Scholarship is awarded on the basis of means, academic ability, and passion for education; the Scholarship is means-tested following the examination for any successful candidates.
Eligible 6th Class students must be resident in Ireland, including Northern Ireland, outside of Dublin.
Applicants must be at least 12 years of age on 1 January 2025 and must be in 6th Class in Primary School.
Students who have completed all or part of a 1st Year Secondary Course are not eligible to sit for the Scholarship Examination. No exception will be made under any circumstances.
Scholarship Exam
Registration for this year's Scholarship Exam will be announced this autumn.
There is no set syllabus. The standard is that of 6th Class of State Primary Schools. The subjects for the Examination are English and Mathematics. It is the policy of the College not to make available copies of previous examination papers. Please note also that details of results will not be given. The school reserves the right to withhold some or all of the scholarships should a sufficiently high standard not be reached by the entrants in the examination.
