St. Mary’s National School

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School Eircode: R21 XF96

Welcome to St. Mary’s National School’s website. At St. Mary’s N.S. we strive to provide children with a welcoming, caring and friendly learning environment. We are a co-educational school under the patronage of the Church of Ireland. We have fantastic facilities and we are situated a short distance from Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow.

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Admissions 2026/2027

St. Mary’s National School is a Church of Ireland primary school in the Diocese of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory which welcomes children of all faiths and none. We will begin accepting applications 1st December 2025. Should you wish to express your interest before this time, please fill in our “Notification of Intention to Apply” form and return this to the school. See below all paperwork/ policies in relation to enrolment for the 2026/2027 school year. If you have questions at any stage, please phone 0599721021 or send an email to Mrs. Magee at emagee@stmarysnsbagenalstown.ie.

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Our teaching staff for 2025-26 is as follows;

Principal – Mrs. Emer Magee

Junior/Senior Infants – Ms. Linda Corrigan

1^st/2^nd class – Mrs. Elaine Smyth (Deputy Principal)

3^rd/4^th class – Ms. Rachel Fenlon

5th/6^th class – Mr. James Roberts

SET teachers are Ms. Christine Martin & Ms. Caroline Watchorn

ASD 1 – Ms. Emma Maher

ASD 2 – Mrs. Liz Meade

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