At a glance

We hope to create and sustain an atmosphere where all who work and visit our school will feel welcome, respected and appreciated. Scoil Naomh Iosef has two mainstream class teachers, two SEN teachers and one SNA. Visiting coaches of football and hurling augment a very broad P.E. curriculum. In Scoil Naomh Iosef we have a great love of the arts which is evident in all classes from Junior Infants to Sixth.

Faculty

2 Main Stream Teachers

2 SEN Teachers

1 Special Needs Assistant

Maximum Class Size

<18:1 student to teacher

Our “family-type” setting ensures that no one is “left behind" or “left out"

Curriculum

  • Arts
  • Sport
  • Languages
  • Main Stream Curriculum

2021 - 5 Year School Plan for Success

We continue to strive for improvement in everything we do to educate our fantastic students. Here are some of our successes over the past 12 months and parts of our 5-year School Plan for Success.

Item Details
1 Development of School Website – complete!
2 Redevelop external ground including play area, sports pitch, poly tunnel & outdoor classroom
3 Technology Room
4 Adult Education Classes for Parents
5 Sensory Room
6 Solar Panels
7 Foreign Language Classes
And much much more…

Successes and Achievements in 2020/ 2021

Item Details
1 Covid planning provided safe school environment for all including demonstration by John Keane
2 Classroom Covid upgrades to support new hand hygiene requirements
3 Entire outside of the school painted and given a magnificent facelift
4 New school entrance ensuring safety & accessibility for all
5 Creative school murals to welcome children, parents, visitors & staff
6 School gardening project including new vegetable patch, flower bed and classroom learning from seed to flower
7 New accessibility toilet block near completion

School Details at a glance

Question Answer
Name St Joseph’s National School, Bouleenshere
Founded 1836 The first National School to be built in Bouleenshere was located on the site of the old chapel located north of the present St. Mary’s Church
Principal Terence Dineen
Students 36
Faculty 4 Full-time Teachers, 1 Full-time SNA