Coláiste Phádraig is a voluntary secondary school under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (E.R.S.T) and provides education in the Edmund Rice tradition.
Coláiste Phádraig aims to encourage the development of the spiritual, moral, intellectual, social creative and physical qualities of each student.
This school is made up of Trustees, Board of Management, Principal, Deputy Principal, Teaching Staff, Ancillary Staff, Parents and Students. The central purpose of the school is the religious, moral, intellectual, physical and social development of the students. Such a purpose is best achieved in an atmosphere of mutual respect.