St. Matthews National School

Welcome... St. Matthew’s is a Church of Ireland, co-educational primary school operating in the parish of Irishtown. The school is under the Patronage of the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin and operates under the guidelines of the Department of Education and Science (D.E.S.). The school is located off Cranfield Place in Sandymount.

Pre-Enrolment Application Form.pdf

Staff

• The Principal is Ms. Naomi McAndrew
• The Deputy Principal is Ms. Andrea Browne
• We have 5 Class Teachers, two full time Learning Support/Resource Teachers and two part time Learning Support Teachers. We have two full time Special Needs Assistants (SNAs).
• Our school secretary Lynn is available to answer queries between 9am and 2pm

School Hours

• Pre-School: 8.30 - 12.30
• Junior & Senior Infants: 8.30 - 1.10
• 1st – 6th Class: 8.30 - 2.10

School Management:

The Board of Management, is responsible for the day to day running of the school and the implementation of School Policies. The Chairperson, Canon Ted Ardis of the B.O.M. is the correspondent with the D.E.S. The responsibilities of the B.O.M. include teacher appointments, provision of educational materials, school rental, maintenance of school buildings (heating, lighting, cleaning and insurance), the employment of ancillary staff, and the operation of a Pre-School and after school facility.

St. Matthews N.S. Ethos Statement.doc

Class Groupings:

The 9 classes in the school are grouped as follows:

• Pre-School
• Junior Infants
• Senior Infants
• 1st & 2nd
• 3rd & 4th
• 5th & 6th

Each class grouping has a classroom (6 classrooms in total). There is a Learning Support Room, 2 office spaces, a library room and a general-purpose hall.

Extra Curricular Activities

Extra-curricular activities are organised by the B.O.M. They include activities such as swimming, hockey, basketball, dance, football and ball skills. These may change from year to year. The school operates a small ‘after-school’ club for infants from 1.10-2.10pm daily, with priority given to siblings.

Extra-Curricular Activities Information.pdf

School History

St. Matthew’s National School has a long history, with the first school opening in 1832, a year after the Education Act. A second school was built in 1904 and still stands. The present school was built as a two-teacher school in 1959 with an extension added in 1985. Another extension was added in 2001 giving us a new classroom and resource room upstairs with a new library, staffroom, and kitchen and entrance area on the ground level.

St. Matthew's Information Booklet.pdf

For more information contact St. Matthews National School