Ethos & Mission Statement


Our Missions and Ethos Statement is as follows:

St. Mary’s National School is a co-educational school under Church of Ireland patronage. In our school community we aspire to promote a nurturing inclusive environment where each child is encouraged and motivated personally, academically, socially, physically and spiritually to become a responsible, happy individual. We work in partnership with parents and the community to empower students to live in and contribute to a rapidly changing society and to act as responsible , independent children and later, self-sufficient adults who care about others and their environment.

Our school is part of the local church community and has strong links with the parish, including a worship dimension. At St. Mary’s we teach the Primary School Curriculum including religious education. The essentials of the Christian faith are explored and children are encouraged to think for themselves and to develop a personal faith by which they may later live.  


St. Mary’s Church, Bagenalstown