The Christian Brother's College in Cork is one of 96 schools across the country which is to be officially handed over to an independent trust.

The Brothers are handing over management of their 59 secondary and 37 primary schools with 35,000 students and 2,700 teachers to the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (ERST) in a move which will bring their active involvement in these schools for the past 200 years to a close.

The Edmund Rice Schools Trust , which was officially launched yesterday (Wednesday, June 18), is a charitable organisation run by lay people and will officially take over the running of the former Christian Brother schools on September 1.

Members and Directors have been appointed to the new Trust which will replace and continue from the Trust which up to this point has been conducted and administered by the Christian Brother Trustees. A company has been registered in the names of the Members and Directors and they are already meeting in preparation for their taking on the Trusteeship at the beginning of the coming academic year.

The Trust Foundation will carry forward the mission of Catholic education within the network of Christian Brother Schools in the Republic of Ireland.

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