Schools
richard January 18th, 2007
Powerscourt National School
The school was built in 1818, it is the oldest primary school in the Republic of Ireland that is still in use as a school. It is a two teacher school with 52 pupils.
Principal: Ms. Sadie Honner
Phone: 01 2863862
Fax: 01 2863862
E-mail: powerscourtns@eircom.net
St. Patrick’s Parish Office: 01 2863862
St. Mary’s and St. Gerard’s National School
St. Mary’s and St. Gerard’s N.S. is a Catholic Primary School with an enrolment of 250 pupils. It caters for boys and girls from the local parish and it has one stream going from Junior Infants (4 years 3 months minimum) to sixth class, at which point they enter the various Secondary Schools.
The school, while following the curriculum laid down by the Department of Education and Science also offers extra curricula activities – Ballet, Chess, Speech & Drama, Irish Dancing, Horse Riding etc.
The Christmas Concert is the highlight of the year and all the children are encouraged to play an active role in both the school and the community.
The school is governed by the Board of Management elected every 3 years and it has a very vibrant and active Parents Association which acts as a support for the school.
The Principle is Mr. John Connor and the Deputy Principal is Ms. Catriona Monaghan. Further details from the school secretary at 01 2868851.
Principal: Mr. John Connor
Phone: 01 2868851
Fax: 01 2868851
Curtlestown National School
The earliest reference to a school here is 1826. The National school was established in 1834. The current building was built in 1960 and extended in1984.
St. Patrick’s is a three teacher co-educational school under the patronage of the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, and , while reflecting a Catholic ethos, all are welcome without prejudice. Enrolment in recent years is approximately 80 pupils in classes from Junior Infants to 6th class.
The Curriculum is the revised National Primary School Curriculum of the Department of Education and Science with the addition of German for Senior Classes.
Principal: Ms Edel Corcoran
Phone: 01 2861649
Fax: 01 2861649
E-mail: curtles.ias@eircom.net
- Comments(6)
im in 6th class in curtlestown.it’s a really cool school ! there is 2 in sixth myself & another girl and 52 or 53 in the whole school !!!!!
pat o’donnell isnt the principal any more he hasnt been in 3 years !!! ms edel corcoran is the pricipalthe school is gettin 2 more classrooms in 2 years time (i won’t be there)
so there is always room for more!!!
Thanks for the update Mary.
It’s always great to get feedback and updates.
Hi Mary! It’s Ciara’s mum from junior infants!
Curtlestown School is a lovely school, when i told my folks in England how many children there were in the entire school they couldn’t believe it, that’s two classrooms in England!! Ciara comes home and tells me about her day in Curtlestown and every day she astounds me (it was a stegosaurus yesterday) and today was about child labour in other countries, it shows me how much attention each individual child gets in the classroom and how the smaller class sizes really enable the children to interact with their teachers. I feel the teachers really care about the children which i have never really seen before, as a member of Curtlestown PTA the parents share the children’s enthusiasm in improvements with fund raising activities school walks and shopping packing for a donation, the race nights especially go down a treat for the parents! I highly recommend Curtlestown for any parents moving to the area… best wishes Paula Campbell
hi! i used 2 go 2 st mary’s and gerards and its a fantastistic schoolwith loads to offer! i’m going into 2ndary school now and i cant wait! mr conor(princepal) is so much fun bt strict at the same time, and always has a good math problem for u 2 solve(i know it sounds dorky but its good!), and he knows almost all the princepals for 2ndary around schools so u hav a advantage! all the teachers are really nice, my sixth class teacher was miss joyce who is the nicest and funnist teacher i have ever met! but all the teachers a fantastic! foing to this school was a pleasure and i would recomend anyone 2 go! and there are lots of bonuses, such as: the green flag, special need teachers, fantastic facilities and muc h much more!
wen i sed that mr conor had lots of advantages, i was messin!if he is readin this, and is offendid!! sorry!
i really enjoyed primary skul it was so much fun!
Hi its me mary,Again..iiim just finished first year now.Iv’e left curtlestown but stil a big part of it..the school keeps a good relationship with even past pupils.There is also a new pricipal,Ms Mary Conroy Also new this year is the school has started to go swimming every tuesday.I wish i was still there now !
Well Thank you if you took the time to read this
Mary