Cistercian College to close in autumn

More than 70 teenage boys are looking for new schools in the autumn after the fee-paying Cistercian College told parents it is to close.

While the fee-paying, boarding-only school in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, may remain open for 60 students due to sit the Junior and Leaving Certificates in 2018, 75 first-, third-, and transition-year boys will not be returning in September.

Consultations are proposed with parents of more than 50 second- and fifth-year students to determine if there is demand to continue classes for another year and minimise disruption to their State exam preparations.