De La Salle Academy, Liverpool

at , Liverpool , L11 2 United Kingdom

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De La Salle Academy is a boys' voluntary aided secondary school with academy status under the trusteeship of the De La Salle Brothers. The school is named after St John Baptist De La Salle, patron saint of educational workers. It purports to offer an education "based on gospel values, enabling young people to reach their full potential and to enjoy the freedom a sound education can give them as full human beings committed to Christ."AdmissionsDe La Salle is a sixth form entry Catholic school catering for boys from the age of 11 to 18. The school, currently at less than half capacity, is situated in the Croxteth area of Liverpool. St John Bosco Arts College is another Catholic school in the Croxteth area.St. John BaptistJohn Baptist De La Salle was the first son of wealthy parents living in France. He became a priest at the age of 27 and took on the responsibility of providing education for the poor, giving much of his own wealth in the process. John opened a free school for the poor, and he and his colleagues took the name Brothers of the Christian Schools, now generally known as the De La Salle Brothers.He died in 1719, and 181 years later John Baptist De La Salle was canonised as a saint. In 1950, because of his work as well as his inspirational writing, he was made the Patron Saint of all those who worked in education. At present De la Salle schools can be found in a dozen other places in Britain along with some 85 different countries around the world.HistoryGrammar schoolIt was known as the De La Salle Grammar School until 1983, and attracted a selective intake from across the city of Liverpool. It was originally based on Breckfield Road South in Everton. The old school site became a supermarket. The new school site is that of the former Central School, and was rebuilt in 1954. By the 1960s it had around 700 boys.

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De La Salle Academy, Liverpool is Liverpool based place and this enity listed in School category. L11 2.