Status and Operation
Blackrock is now run by the Congregation of the Holy Ghost in close co-operation with a dedicated group of lay personnel. The annual fees for first year students in 2011 were € 6,300 for day boys, €17,250 for boarders and €18,250 for overseas borders.
The College and its sister schools in Ireland are today held in trust by the Des Places Educational Association, which, as the College's Patron, aims to maintain the Spiritan ethos in all five schools – Blackrock, Rockwell, St. Mary's, St. Michael's and Templeogue – conducted by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Ireland.
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