Calendar

SCHOOL YEAR 2026 – 2027

Sixth Class Graduation will take place Tuesday 22nd June 2027.

Parent/Teacher meeting will take place on Thursday 12th November 2026 from 2.30pm. School will close at 2.15pm on this day.

SCHOOL YEAR 2026 – 2027
SCHOOL CLOSINGS
START DATE: Tuesday 1st September 2026
MID-TERM: Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October ‘26 (inclusive)
NOVEMBER: Monday 2nd November (Inservice training day)
DECEMBER: Friday 4th December (Inservice training day)
CHRISTMAS: Wednesday 23rd December ‘26 to Tuesday 5th January ’27 (inclusive). School will close at 12.15pm Tuesday 22nd December ’26 and will reopen on Wednesday January 6th ‘27
FEBRUARY: Monday 1st February’27
MID-TERM: Thursday 18th to Friday 19th February ‘27
MARCH: Wednesday 17th March ‘27
APRIL: Wednesday 28th April ‘27 (Inservice training day)
EASTER: Monday 22nd March to Friday 2nd April ‘27 (inclusive)
School will close at 12.15pm Friday 19th March ’27 and will reopen on Monday  5th April ‘27
MAY: Monday 3rd May ‘27
JUNE: Monday 7th June’27
SUMMER: Closing Thursday 24th June ‘27 at 12.15pm

SCHOOL ABSENCES

Dear Parent/s,

The Education Welfare Act of 2000 obliges the principal of a school to notify the Education Welfare Board when a pupil in the school has been absent during the school year for twenty (20) days.

It does not matter what the absence/s relate to, the notification must be sent once twenty days have elapsed or been reached.

The Education Welfare Officer should then contact the parents/guardians to discuss these absences.

Once the 20 days have been reached, commencing the school-year 2023-24 I will notify the Education Welfare Board. Subsequent absences above this number will also be notified.

Notes from Parents/Guardians explaining the reasons for all absences will be filed in the school, as per regulations. Absences/reasons may also be recorded directly on the Aladdin App.

Taking children from school for holidays other than the regulated holiday breaks is not good practice. It causes disruption to the pupil’s education programme, problems for the class teacher’s programme of work and it is not always possible to find time to revisit in a suitable manner new material or new concepts dealt with while a pupil was absent.

I would request that you take serious consideration of all of these matters if considering holiday breaks during school time.

All notes must give the reason and date of absence. Due to storage constraints *PLEASE USE RELEVANT SECTION IN THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL DIARY or RECORD DIRECTLY ON THE ALADDIN APP.*

Dónal Kelly
(Principal)