De La Salle College, Dundalk is a post-primary school in County Louth. The college is an all-boys' school, however it does offer a co-educational repeat Leaving Certificate year. The De La Salle school was founded in Dundalk in 1899. It began in Castletown in the parish of St. Patrick. In 1979 the post-primary school moved to its present location on the Castleblayney Road. Work commenced on the new extension in 1997. The current enrolment is around 750 pupils. De La Salle College has developed since its beginning as a Secondary department of the boys Primary School in Philip Street into a vibrant educational establishment providing a broadly based curriculum and a wide range of extra curricular activities, while also helping students to achieve their potential as individuals. In the tradition of the De La Salle Brothers the aim of the College is to develop a full educational centre, uniting parents, teachers and students. This consists of a star on a shield flanked by a green fern. On the scroll beneath are the Latin words "Signum Fidei" meaning "The Sign of Faith", referring to the star.