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Gaelscoil Philib Barún will reopen tomorrow Tuesday, 7 January 2025 from 8:45am. Please exercise caution and only come if it is safe to do so as not all roads in the area are gritted. If necessary, pupils may come in at a later time. The school yard is currently closed.
Read moreThe Board of Management of Gaelscoil Philib Barún has decided to close the school on Monday, 6 January 2025 due to the hazardous conditions around the school environs following today’s snowfall and icy conditions. The road into the school and paths around it are very particularly slippery following the recent snow and we feel they will be hazardous to use. We plan to open on Tuesday, 7 January 2025, conditions permitting.
Read moreWe are pleased to announce the availability of a new Online Enrolment Facility for the school, which replaces the paper-based process used until now. The new digital form can be accessed from the Policies & Forms page of the school website.
Read moreThe Board of Management of Gaelscoil Philib Barún are delighted to announce that the Department of Education has approved the construction of 2 special needs classroom and ancillary rooms. This extension, of over 450 sq. metres, is a very significant capital investment in the school’s infrastructure. A design team will be appointed soon through an eTender process and the successful consultants will progress the project through planning and construction phases. The school will, in the future, be able to facilitate
Read moreWe are pleased to announce that the class teachers and special assistants for the 2024-2025 school year have been finalised. We are especially proud to open our newly established special class for pupils with autism this year. The list is included (along with lists from previous years) on the School Staff page of our website, or directly from the School Staff (2024-2025) section therein. We look forward to the school reopening for all pupils on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, which
Read moreThe official (digital version of the) calendar for the 2024-2025 school year is now available from the School Calendars page of the school website.
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that an autism special class has been sanctioned by the Department of Education to open in Gaelscoil Philib Barún in September 2024. The class will cater for a maximum of six pupils. Applications can be made by submitting an email seeking enrolment, to be accompanied by a birth certificate and any relevant professional reports. The Application for Enrolment form is available from our Policies & Forms page of our website (where the school’s enrolment policy
Read moreThe school will be closed on Friday, 8 March 2024 to allow the school to be used as a polling station for the upcoming referendums on family and care.
Read moreThe schedule below outlines the times and dates for this year’s Christmas concerts at Gaelscoil Philib Barún. Admission is free but raffle tickets will be on sale each evening with proceeds going toward various school initiatives. Date Time Class Tuesday, 19 December 2023 6:00pm Junior Infants 6:30pm First Class 7:00pm Fifth Class 7:30pm Sixth Class Wednesday, 20 December 2023 6:00pm Senior Infants 6:30pm Second Class 7:00pm Third Class 7:30pm Fourth Class
Read moreWe can confirm Gaelscoil Philib Barún will open at the normal time on Monday, 13 November 2023. As Waterford will be under a status Yellow weather warning tomorrow, we urge parents and pupils to take extra care when dropping and collecting their children under the circumstances.
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