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StMarysPS
  • Home
  • Our School
    • About Us
    • Board of Management
    • Our Facilities
    • Parents Association
  • Our Classes
    • Junior Infants
    • Senior Infants
    • 1st Class
    • 2nd Class
    • 3rd Class
    • 4th Class
    • 5th Class
    • 6th Class
  • School News
  • Parent Zone
    • Covid 19 Policy
    • Exemption from Irish
    • Code of Behaviour
    • School Data Protection
    • Child Safeguarding
    • Anti-Bullying Policy
    • Disciplinary Grievance
    • School Admissions Policy
    • Remote Learning
    • Acceptable Use Policy
    • After School Activities
    • School Uniform
    • English Language Classes
  • Enrolment
  • Contact Us
  • Calendar
  • Aladdin

About Us

A Welcome from our Principal

On behalf of all the children and staff, I would like to warmly welcome you
to St. Mary’s Primary School and to extend you a Céad Míle Fáilte.

St. Mary's Primary School caters for Children, both boys and girls, in a co-ed
setting from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. St. Mary's is proud of its standing
among the fine schools of Edenderry.

St. Mary’s Primary School aims to create a happy and friendly school where
the focus is on children and their learning.

The heartbeat of our school is driven by the enthusiasm of our staff and a
desire for every pupil to achieve. St. Mary’s Primary School, our Catholic
ethos is characterised by our caring spirit, our commitment to pupil and
teacher learning, and the provision of a wide variety of curricular and extra-
curricular opportunities. Your child will be joining a school rich in tradition,
where the qualities of commitment, dedication, professionalism and
volunteerism are alive and well.

In St. Mary’s Primary School, we hope that your child will be excited and
stimulated by learning, will celebrate success, and will participate in many or
all of the following: school performances, school choir, school teams, school
gardening, school quizzes, games, art and more.

An essential ingredient for this to happen is teamwork. We view education
as a joint venture, involving everyone – children, parents, staff and the
wider community. We work closely with parents keeping you involved and
informed about our school. We hope that we will be able to depend on your
co-operation and support in this partnership, hoping that together we can
provide the best for every child.

We hope and expect that your child’s experience of our school will be an
enriching and rewarding one. We are always available to talk to you, answer
any questions you may have and give you a tour of our school if you wish.

Declan Downey
Principal

                     Declan Downey

                            Principal

Our History

In 1904 the Sisters of St. John of God were invited by Fr. Kinsella P.P. to take charge of the education of girls and infant boys in the parish of Edenderry. This decision was sanctioned by the bishop and the Board of Education. Five sisters, headed by Mother Aloysius, arrived from Wexford to teach in the building now known as St. Joseph’s Hall. 


In time, St. Joseph’s Hall was found to be inadequate to cope with the increasing pupil numbers. In 1911, under the direction of Fr. Kearney, a new school capable of accommodating a large number of pupils was built. Fr. Kearney died before the building was complete and was succeeded by Fr. Paul Murphy who took a keen interest in the school. 


Soon, the numbers increased so rapidly that further extensions were required. Four extra classrooms were erected in 1929. Three more rooms were added on in 1954. In 1965, six new classrooms, a kitchen and the assembly hall were built. The cost of the hall was borne by the St. John of God Sisters. Our school continued to grow and, in 2004, two new classrooms were added. 


The people of Edenderry owe a debt of gratitude to the Sisters for their generosity and dedication to this school. Today, it is a landmark in the history of Edenderry. In 2017 major changes took place in St. Mary’s. Our school reconfigured to a co-educational school accepting boys from second to sixth class. 


September 2021 saw another milestone for St. Mary’s with the opening of Realtaí Beaga, our Early Intervention Preschool Class for children with Autism. 


Major plans have been sanctioned by the Department of Education & Skills for further development at St. Mary’s. A design team has been appointed to lead this new development

Our Ethos

We, in St. Mary’s School, see ourselves as attempting to cater for the total development of each individual child; spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, socially and physically, in an atmosphere of Christian love, acceptance, trust and compassion.

We endeavour to:

  • Creating in our pupils a sense of wonder and awe at the presence of God in themselves, others and the world around them, which will find expression in formal and informal prayer and in class and school liturgies.
  • Fostering in them an appreciation and awareness of themselves as persons and corresponding respect and appreciation of others and their property.
  • Providing a school environment where individual talents, imagination, creativity, initiative and independence can blossom.
  • Giving a solid foundation in all areas of the curriculum, so that the pupils leave our school, not only with an adequate grasp of literacy and numeracy but also with a love of learning, an esteem for our Irish culture and heritage, a concern for the environment and equipped with skills to make productive use of their leisure time.

As partners with parents in the education of their children, we wish to make every effort to forge strong home-school links and through these to help parents with the increasingly difficult tasks of rearing their children and handing on the faith to them.

As part of the total parish community, we welcome any opportunity to become involved in the life of the parish, and we seek the active interest of the clergy in the life of the school.

We desire, as far as possible, to work in co-operation and coordination with the staff and pupils of the other schools in the parish for the overall benefit of the young people of Edenderry.

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St. Mary's Primary School Staff 2022/2023

Principal

Mr. Declan Downey

Deputy Principal

Mrs. Mary Brereton

Assistant Principal

Ms. Caroline Stone


Class

Junior Infants

Ms. Emma Egerton

Junior Infants

 Ms. Áine Brannock 


Senior Infants

Ms. Lorraine Cunningham

Senior Infants

Ms. Shauna Farrelly


1st Class

Ms. Kelly Tormey

1st Class

Ms. Josephine Doheny


2nd Class

Ms. Elaine Conroy

2nd Class

Ms. Hazel Kenny

2nd Class

Ms. Áine Colgan


3rd Class

Mr. CÍaran Kelliher

3rd Class

Mr. Noel O'Connor

3rd Class

Ms. Mary Robinson


4th Class

Ms. Rhonda Burke

4th Class

Ms. Nicole Farrelly


5th Class

Mr. Paul Carey

5th Class

Ms. Alicia McCormack


6th Class

Ms. Sarah Coffey

6th Class

Ms. Carol Fingleton


SET

Ms. Caroline Stone

SET

Ms. Aisling Ryan

SET

Ms. Kate Conroy

SET

Ms. Paula Williamson

SET

Mr. Nicky Judge

SET

Ms. Mary Brereton


SNA

Ms. Theresa O'Rourke


SNA

Ms. Catriona Noone


SNA

Ms. Margaret Brady


SNA

Ms. Margaret McGuinness


SNA

Ms. Joan McKeon


SNA

Ms. Sinead Smyth


EIC

Ms. Aileen mcDermott


EIC

Ms. Caitilin Carty


Secretary

Ms. Evelyn O'Brien

Secretary

Ms. Maree Tyrrell


Caretaker

Mr. Bernard McKeon


Cleaners

Ms. Siobhan McGrath

Cleaners

Ms. Olive McGrath

Cleaners

Ms. Pauline McNeilis

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