Starting Next Year
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We welcome you as part of the community of St. Lachtain’s National School.
During the next few months you will be preparing your child to begin primary school. While most children will be excited at the prospect, some may be a little anxious.
The aim of this website is to provide you with some of the immediate information that you may need and to help your prepare both your child and also yourselves for what is a very big and important event in your family’s life.
We hope this will assist you in understanding how the structure within the school works. Our aim is to provide a happy, safe, supportive environment for all in our school community.
General information regarding school
Parents who wish to enrol their children in the school should contact the school regarding the dates of the enrolment notice for that year. Only children who have reached their fourth birthday by Sept 30th of the current relevant school year are eligible for enrolment.
We welcome you as part of the community of St. Lachtain’s National School.
During the next few months you will be preparing your child to begin primary school. While most children will be excited at the prospect, some may be a little anxious.
The aim of this website is to provide you with some of the immediate information that you may need and to help your prepare both your child and also yourselves for what is a very big and important event in your family’s life.
We hope this will assist you in understanding how the structure within the school works. Our aim is to provide a happy, safe, supportive environment for all in our school community.
General information regarding school
- The school is a Catholic Primary School under the patronage of Bishop Dermot Farrell, Bishop of Ossory.
- The school depends on grants and teaching resources provided by the Department of Education and Science and it operates within Department regulations.
- The school follows the Curricular programmes prescribed by the Department of Education and Science.
- Within the context and parameters of Department regulations and programmes, the rights of the Patron as set out in the Education Act, and the funding and resources available, the school supports the principles of Inclusiveness, particularly with reference to children with a disability or other special educational needs.
- Equality of access and participation in the school.
- Parental choice in relation to enrolment.
- Respect for the diversity of values, beliefs, cultures, traditions, languages and ways of life in society.
Parents who wish to enrol their children in the school should contact the school regarding the dates of the enrolment notice for that year. Only children who have reached their fourth birthday by Sept 30th of the current relevant school year are eligible for enrolment.