Vision:

• Provide a safe and happy educational environment where each child can be helped and encouraged to realise her/his full potential

• Every child will be provided with the facilities and expertise to ensure they leave primary education both literate and numerate

• Children will be encouraged to absorb and appreciate the rich cultural and Christian heritage that is theirs

High Profile Primary School

• Strong administrative/financial support
• Commitment to child centred curriculum
• Educating the whole child with particular emphasis on caring for the less able child
• Pupil-teacher ratio below that of the national average
• Positive programmes in sport, music, drama and the arts

• Strong Home/School/Community links

Promotion of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education Participating in a European Education Programme with schools in Finland, Sweden and Spain

General Information:

• Principal: Gerry Murphy gomurchu@iol.ie
• Deputy Principal: Marcella Ó Conluain
• Home School Community Co-ordinator: Colette Murphy
• Students: girls and boys, 4 - 13 year olds
• Pupils: 450
• Teachers: 28

  School Crest:

  School Motto: 'Beart de réir ár mbriathar'

  (Translates: 'True to our word')

  Chairperson of School Board: Fr. Edwin Mc Callion SM

Contact Information

• We invite comments suggestions on all aspects of this web site
• Pupils invite visitors to use Feedback reply form, to offer comments on their work. This facility is monitored by school personnel.

Telephone

+353-42-37170

FAX

+353-42-37676

Postal address

Avenue Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Ireland

Electronic mail

General Information: sjnsdlk@iol.ie

Webmaster: gomurchu@iol.ie

Send mail to gomurchu@iol.ie with questions or comments about this web site.
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Last modified: November 30, 2000