Caragh School is situated in Caragh Village. We have about 280 pupils in the school, but this number is growing all the time as a lot of new houses are being built in the area. Enrolling To view an enrolment form click here. This form can be printed out and returned to the school. The Buildings The school at the moment consists of ten classrooms, a resource room, a staff room, a library and a reading room. Five of the ten classrooms have been built fairly recently, and we should soon be getting two more, as well as a hall. Outside, we have two prefabs, a basketball court, a playground for the younger children and a large field, which is mostly used for football, soccer, etc. HistoryThe school was built in 1963. Until then, the children of the area went to school across the road, close to the graveyard, in the old school. The first principal of the new school was Paddy Power, who went on to become Minister of Defence. The next principal was Mrs. Teahan, who died recently, may she rest in peace.
Sport Gaelic football, hurling and soccer are very popular in Caragh, as well as basketball and rounders. To visit our Sports Page click here.
Wardens' Tour For the last ten years sixth class have gone to Holland on their school tour, as a reward for their hard work as School Wardens. To see photos of this year's tour click here. School Newsletter The school publishes a newsletter every month, called "CNS News". To look at this months issue click here. Foreign Students Over the years we've had a lot of children from abroad attending school at Caragh. At the moment, we have pupils who come from Britain, America, Romania, France, Germany and Denmark. Past Pupils To see some photos of past Sixth classes click here. |