Ballyconnell National School, Ballyconnell, Tullow Co. Carlow R93VA44
Twelve teacher, co-educational school under the patronage of the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
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Read MoreAs principal of St. Mary's N.S. Ballyconnell, I would like to welcome you to our school website. As a 14 teacher school in rural Carlow, (on the Carlow/Wickow border) we are immensely proud of our school community, (parents, children, staff, Parents Association and Board of Management). Please browse our website to see our many and varied activities and we plan to update the information on a regular basis.
Thank you, Mary Dolan
Since 2014, the Covid-19 years of 2020 and 2021 notwithstanding, Ballyconnell NS has offered Gaeltacht scholarships to lucky 6th class students. What started out as one scholarship was increased to two when the Parents Association offered to come on board a few years ago.
This year we have formed a new partnership with Coláiste Laighean who operate out of Good Counsel College (Coláiste na Dea-Chomhairle) in New Ross. They offer 1-week courses aimed at students in sixth class.
We are delighted to announce that Elliot McCarthy and Oisín Townsend are the winners of this year’s scholarships. Two excellent Irish students with a great love for An Ghaeilge, Oisín and Elliot will no doubt have a great time and make loads of new friends! Comhghairdeas a Elliot agus a Oisín! Bainigí taitneamh as bhur seal sa Ghaeltacht!
On Friday 15th December we had our now annual Christmas Jumper Day (Lá Gheansaí na Nollag). There was a great selection of jumpers on display! Thanks to everyone for their contribution which will be put towards our swimming costs - €282 was raised altogether.
All at Ballyconnell NS would like to most sincerely thank Tom Keogh, Cathaoirleach of Tullow Credit Union, for sponsoring our lovely new school basketball/athletics jerseys. Tom was in school last week to present us with the jerseys. Six 6th class students made sure that the sizing was just right!
Míle buíochas also to Cathaoirleach of our Parents Association, Richard Quinn, who coordinated the design and purchase of the jerseys. Here’s hoping for plenty of success for both the current and the future Ballyconnell NS students who will don the jerseys at various athletics and basketball events around the county in the weeks, months and years to come!
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The school endeavours to develop each child to their full potential in a happy, safe and secure working environment.
The school seeks to prepare its pupils for their academic lives and to prepare them for their full and active participation as citizens of their state. We feel that children should be aware of their responsibilities.
“Ón dearcán suarach a fhásann an dair ríoga”.
St Mary’s N.S. is a co-educational Catholic primary school, serving the people in the parish of Clonmore under the patronage of the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Bishop Denis Nulty.
The school has a commitment to diversity and inclusivity, while, at the same time, protecting the integrity and Catholic ethos of the school.
Our school caters for the full range of classes from Junior Infants to Sixth class as well as two Autism Spectrum Disorder Classes (one ASD preschool class and an ASD class for children aged 4-12).
Currently there are 12 full-time teachers on the staff, comprising of an administrative principal, 7 mainstream teachers, 2 learning support teachers, and 2 ASD class teachers.
Four full-time SNAs are employed in the ASD classes to assist the class teachers while 2 SNAs are employed in mainstream classes.
The school follows the curricular programme prescribed by the Department of Education and Science, which may be amended from time to time, in accordance with Section 9 and 30 of the Education Act 1998.
Within the context and parameters of Department regulations and programmes, the rights of the Patron as set out in the Education Act and the funding and resources available, the school supports the principles of:
Particularly with reference to the enrolment of children with a disability or other special educational need.
Of access to and participation in the school.
In relation to enrolment.
For the diversity of values, beliefs, traditions, languages and ways of life in society.
The school’s doors open from 9.10am to receive pupils
9:20am – 2:00pm (Junior & Senior Infants)
9:20am – 3:00pm (All other classes)
Morning Break: 11:00am – 11:10am
Classes resume: 11:10am to 12:45pm
Lunch break: 12:45pm – 1:15p.m.
3:00pm classes finish. School close.