In 2002, teacher, Patrick Dell introduced a programme called "The Waterford Project", where boys from years 8-11 perform compulsory community service and offers a wide variety of activities to help students complete their hours. The Waterford Project is named for the city in Ireland where Edmund Ignatius Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers', began his work. Upon leaving school, students are known as Old Boys and are able to join into the Old Boys Union, an organisation of ex-students that seeks to maintain the friendships created while at the College.