Rockwell College: 'Boarding has changed but the  community relationship it fosters has not'

Principal speaks of 'landmark' step of introducing on-site boarding facilities for female students

Audrey O'Byrne: 'It is a challenge sometimes to balance our ambitions for the college with the financial realities, but that need not affect the high quality of teaching, the positive relationships and the quality of care.'

Audrey O’Byrne became the first female principal of Rockwell College in 2012, and since then has overseen significant developments. 

The college will shortly begin the development of on-site boarding facilities for female students who currently stay with local host families. This new female residence will be open from September 2021, and represents another new chapter for the school.