We hope that this website will give you an insight into the life and community of our school. We hope that this site is informative, helpful and interesting. The site was developed and is maintained by the Transition year pupils' during their web design module, under the instruction of one of their teachers'.

Our mission is to bring the curriculum of the school and the facilities offered entirely into line with the demanding and changing educational requirements of the new millenium and thereby provide quality education for all our pupils in the Christian Ethos.

A brief history

The Royal School Cavan is one of the Ulster Royal Schools which where founded during the reign of James 1, at the time of the Ulster Plantation. The first Headmaster was John Robinson who was appointed on the 5th. Of October 1611. The School has an unbroken educational tradition in County Cavan since then, becoming the country's second co-educational boarding school in 1924.

Board of Management

Management of the day school is under the Board of Management. A Board of Management was first established in September 2009.The Board of Management is appointed by The Protestant (local) Board of Education (Board of Governors) and comprises of the following:

Board of Governors: ...................................... 4 nominees

Parents: ..................................................2 elected nominees

Teachers: ................................................2 elected nominees

The Board of Governors, from among the eight nominees, appoints the Chairperson of the Board of Management. The Principal is the Secretary to the Board of Management.

The present members of the Board of Management are:

Chairperson: Canon Mark Lidwill (Trustee)

Trustees: Canon Billy Stafford, Mr. Desmond Lowry, Ms. Hazel Pickens

Teaching Staff Representatives: Ms. Joan Murphy & Mr. John Galligan

Parent Representatives: Ms. Mabel Pollock & Mr. Frederick Kettyle

Secretary to the BOM: Mr. Edward Lindsay

The Board of Management delegates to the Headmaster, Mr. Edward Lindsay and the Deputy Principal, Mr. Padraic Corley the day-to-day administration of the school.

The Board of Management may be contacted by writing to:

The Secretary, Board of Management, Royal School Cavan, College St., Cavan, Co. Cavan