[2] It is located in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland, and is under the patronage of The Most Reverend Thomas Deenihan, Bishop of Meath.

With students from Navan moving to Mullingar in 1908 and officially opened by Bishop of Meath Lawrence Gaughran.

In 1970, St Finian's was selected by the Irish Catholic hierarchy as the location for the music school (Schola Cantorum).

[7] The school also began offering transition year to students in 2017, thanks to the work of Sinéad Garvin and David Andrews.

In 2015, the St Finian's Diocesan crest was removed and replaced with a secular logo with the inclusion of a textbook.

[citation needed] The Mullingar Cricket Club plays in the grounds of St. Finian's College.

[11] The Schola has performance at diverse locations across Ireland, including Áras an Úachtaran, Feis Ceoil (Dublin), Glenstal Abbey and the National Principals Conference held in Killarney.

Instruments taught at the school include organ, piano, violin, trumpet, clarinet, flute, as well as singing.

Students currently come all over the country Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Sligo, Meath and Roscommon as part of the Schola Cantorum.