St. Paul's Community College opened, without a fanfare of trumpets, in September 1976. To use the word "opened" is not entirely accurate as we did not have any doors to open, in fact we did not even have a building. It was only due to the good offices of St. Paul's Primary School, St. Paul's Scouts and the Central Technical Institute, who made accommodation available, that we were able to operate at all. So on Monday morning in September the principal (Kieran Lyons), staff and eighty four first year pupils made the first tentative steps that were to take us to where we are today. The early years were extremely difficult, as shared accommodation, no matter how generously given, is never ideal. We were accommodated in 1977 and 1978 by St. Saviour's Parish and Waterford R.T.C. to whom we will always be grateful. Not withstanding the difficulties which we encountered there was a tremendous sense of purpose and a belief among staff and students alike that the adventure upon which we embarked was worthwhile. This enthusiasm went along way towards overcoming the may difficulties which we were to encounter. The school year 1978/79 was an important one, Kieran Lyons left to become Chief Executive Officer of the City of Waterford V.E.C., and the present principal, Tony Russell, was appointed. In May 1979 we moved into our new building. In the years following our numbers increased dramatically and on 22nd January, 1981 the school was officially opened by the then Minister of Education John Wilson, T.D. In June our first 6th Year Class sat for the Leaving Certificate Examination. The final stage of our development was completed when the Sports Hall was opened. This most important facility was to be the venue for many memorable symphony concerts until the College Hall at Waterford Institute of Technology was completed.
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