Bunscoil Niocláis
Our History
St. Mary’s Primary Schools were founded by the Daughters of Charity, who came to Dunmanway in 1884. Their first primary school was a one storey whitewashed building in the grounds of St. Patrick’s Church. This was later replaced by a more substantial building located behind St. Patrick’s Hall.
The present school was built in 1964 and officially opened in September 1965.
There are two schools on the campus:
St. Mary’s Infants School, which caters for boys and girls from junior infants to 1st class.
St. Mary’s Senior School, which caters for girls from 2nd to 6th class and for both girls and boys in two special educational needs classes.
These two schools and Scoil Phádraig Naofa have now amalgamated to become Bunscoil Niocláis.
Scoil Phádraig Naofa was established in 1896. It is an all boy’s school catering for pupils from 2nd to 6th class. The school was modernized and extended in 2008 to include a general purpose room, new classroom, resource room and staff room. There is a field attached to the school which is used as a playing pitch. The children also have a tarmac area where they play each day.
Scoil Phádraig Naofa is a Roman Catholic school which aims at promoting the full and harmonious development of the pupil. The school provides Religious education for the pupil in accordance with the doctrines, practices and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. We also welcome to our school pupils of other denominations and we respect all other faiths.
Welcome
On behalf of the Bunscoil Niocláis community, I would like to warmly welcome you to our school website which aims to provide you with a snapshot of the warm, welcoming, caring environment that characterises Bunscoil Niocláis. These schools have been in existence for over fifty years and we now find our former pupils are returning to us with their children, which is the greatest compliment of all.
Our school aims to nurture each pupil, within a committed, caring and mutually supportive community; where students, staff, parents and the wider community alive, strive to achieve the best possible standards in all areas of school life. In an effort to develop intellectual, physical, cultural, moral, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, we constantly endeavour to provide best practice in education for all of our students. We continuously promote a positive attitude towards learning, endeavour to enhance the self esteem of everyone in the school community, to enable each of our students to recognise their gifts and achieve their full potential.
Our Catholic ethos is characterised by our caring spirit, our commitment to pupil and teacher learning, and the provision of a wide variety of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities.
We are blessed to have a enthusiastic staff, who are committed to ensuring each and every pupil reaches their full potential.
Mairéad Twohig – Principal
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school at
office@bsnd.ie. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh ‘gus tairbhe as an suíomh gréasáin seo.
Le gach dea-mhéin
Mairéad Twohig, Príomhoide
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