ABOUT SCOIL PHÁDRAIG
Welcome to Scoil Phádraig,
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the Scoil Phádraig website. Our school is a co-educational primary school set in the urban heart of beautiful Westport. We are a Catholic school under the patronage of the Diocese of Tuam, and we also welcome children of all faiths. We care for the physical, intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual development of all of our pupils, as we strive to help each one develop to his / her full potential. The Scoil Phadraig community is a happy, vibrant, progressive and safe environment for all of the wonderful children and adults who learn and work here together every day. In June 2017 we moved into our brand new, state of the art, architecturally designed new building and the children and teachers love it!. We also hope you enjoy looking at the excellent and amazing work, activities and successes that happen in our school and get some idea of the warm atmosphere the children, teachers and parents create at Scoil Phádraig
Le gach dea-ghuí,
Fergus Seoighe
School Principal
Sharon Brady
Deputy Principal
Sharon McGreal
Assistant Principal
Our Philosophy
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Our Ethos
Scoil Phádraig is a Roman Catholic primary school founded in 2006 as a result of the amalgamation of St. Patrick’s Mercy N.S. and Scoil Phadraig na mBráithre, under the patronage of the Archbishop of Tuam. We wish to acknowledge the contribution and commitment of their founding orders, the Sisters of Mercy and the Christian Brothers. It is our intention that the values of the Mercy Sisters and the Christian Brothers will continue to permeate the life of Scoil Phádraig.
We believe:
that every child is unique and valuable because his/her life comes from God. The greatest gift we can give children is to help them discover and enhance their self-worth, their self-belief and their self-confidence.
We believe:
that every facet of life is important, whether spiritual, physical, intellectual, social or emotional.
We strive:
to give each child the necessary knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to live a satisfactory life, in a changing society.
We strive:
To live as we believe and in doing so hope that
A spirit of kindness and tenderness
A spirit of laughter and joy
A spirit of trust and understanding
A spirit of prayerfulness and hope will forever live in the hearts of the children
Our Board of Management
Our Board of Management's term started on November 1st 2019 and continues until October 31st 2023. Our Board, acts under the Patron, Bishop Michael Neary is made up of 8 members and is constituted as follows:
Patron's Nominee & Chairperson: Pearce O'Malley
Patron's Nominee: Mary O'Malley
Teachers' Nominee & School Principal: Fergus Seoighe
Teachers' Nominee: Margo Randles
Parents' Nominee: Thomas McGreal
Parents' Nominee: Shirley Wallace
Community Nominee: Pat Fleming
Community Nominee: Maria Lyons
Our Parent Teacher Association
Paula Bourke Philip Cawley
Olga Comaskey Ger Corcoran
Niall Corrigan Brian Fahy
Mairead Fallon Jennifer Farrell
Diane McDermott Julie McGreal
Fearghal O'Neill Guillaume Vaidie
Martin Walsh Sean Walsh
Una Walter
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Our Mission Statement
As a Roman Catholic school we in Scoil Phádraig strive to educate in a holistic manner with due regard for the uniqueness of each child and for his/her individual circumstances. We strive to develop a spirituality enriched, intellectually motivated, socially integrated individual who will proactively participate in his/her education. We value working in partnership with parents and with the local community. We care for one another and our planet earth.
Our History
Scoil Phádraig was formed in 2006 following the amalgamation of the CBS Boys School and the Convent Girls School and is the largest primary school in Westport with 300+ pupils.
The present school was the location of the Covent girls school and the new 16 classroom school will be located on the site of the old Christain Brothers National School, Newport Road, Westport where we have now moved in June 2017.
School Opening Times
8:35am - Playground Supervision begins
8:45am - Tuition begins for all classes
10:45am - Sos
12:30am - Lón
1:25pm - Home Time for infant classes
2:25pm - Home Time for all classes
Staff of Scoil Phádraig
Children: 343
Principal: 1
Class Teachers: 13
SSTs/EAL Teachers: 10
SNAs: 8
Secretaries: 1
Mainstream Class Teachers
Carol Barrett
Leona Ruane
Rachel Fetherston
Gina Duffy
Aileen Basquille
Laverne Heneghan
Sorcha Philbin
Karina Hanley
James Horkan
Pádraig Sammon
Bríd Gilmartin
Michéal Moran
Catrina Rodgers
Seán Mulchrone
Special Education Teachers
Brigid Gilboy
Sharon Brady
Gerard Murphy
Sharon McGreal
Colm Carney
Philomena McConville
Helen Lydon
Margo Randles
English as an Additional Language Teacher:
Anne McGonagle
Cathríona Sweeney
Special Needs Assistants
Geraldine McNally
Margaret Moran
Tadhg McNally
Noreen Lally
Mary Conroy
Rachel Ruane
Caragh Ryan
Catrina O'Donnell
Caroline Barrett
Secretary
Mary Kearns
Principal: Fergus Seoighe
Deputy Principal: Sharon Brady
Assistant Principal: Sharon McGreal
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