Our School

St. Joseph’s Boys’ National School  is a Catholic , primary school which strives to provide a well ordered, caring, happy and secure atmosphere where the intellectual, spiritual, physical and cultural needs of the pupils are identified and addressed. While St. Joseph’s is a school with a catholic ethos, it also has due recognition for all other religions.

St. Joseph's Boys' School was built in April 1953. It is built of locally manufactured bricks. It replaced an old school building situated in the centre of the town .This old school was built in 1899 and celebrated its centenary in 1999. It is now known as the Matt Talbot Parochial Centre and is used by the community.

On the 25th of June 1984 the new extension to St Joseph's School was officially opened by Mr. Tom Fitzpatrick Ceann Comhairle. The school was blessed by Dr. Michael Smith , Bishop of Meath. The Girls' and Boys' School share the same school building and campus.

Our School Motto is  Mol an Óige is tiocfaidh sí

St. Joseph's Boys' School has six teachers on the staff.  We teach a wide curriculum including Irish, English, and Mathematics, Religion, Elementary Science, Social and Environmental Studies, History, Geography, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts.  School begins at 9.20 and finishes at 3 o' clock.

MEET OUR STAFF

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Ø     Principal  ~  Master Corrigan 5th and 6th    Class Teacher

Ø     Deputy Principal  ~Mrs. Boyle  2nd  and 3rd  Class Teacher.

Ø     Ms. Carroll  ~ 3rd and 4th  Class Teacher

Ø     Ms. Smith ~ 1st and Senior Infant Class Teacher

Ø     Ms. Walsh ~ Junior and Senior Infant class Teacher

Ø     Mrs. Duff is our Learning Support Teacher.

Ø     Mrs. Mc Ardle is our Resource Teacher

Ø     Our Secretary~ Maura Kane

Statue of St. Joseph

At the front entrance to the school we have a seven foot statue of St. Joseph depicted feeding the birds with the Christ Child. The sculptor was GARRY TRIMBLE [1929-1979]. He is renowned for painting portraits of our past presidents Éamonn De Valera , Cearbhaill Ó' Dálaigh and of famous politicians including Charles Haughey and Seán Mac Bride. He also made the statue of St. Patrick for St. Patrick's Church, Bermuda.

Our Parents' Association

Our Parents' Association are very active. They organise fund raising projects for our school each year. They collect Santa from his residence in the North Pole and bring him to Kingscourt School each year. Santa brings a large black bag full of selection boxes for all our pupils. They produce a Newsletter during the school term for all the parents of our school. Our Parents' Association organise a wonderful sport's day every year with prizes go leor! Thank you to the Parents' Association for all their support and help.

Our Board of Management

Our present Board of Management consists of the following people-

§         Fr. Sean Heaney P.P. is our present chairman.

§         Peter Corrigan

§         Marie Smith

§         Kathleen Mc Ardle

§         Kevin Gavigan

§         Kathleen Finnegan

§         Clifford Kelly

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