September 2020
Fáilte ar ais! Welcome back! The children have settled back to school very well. We were delighted to welcome 14 new children and their families to the school this year. …
Welcome Pack for new students and their parents
Welcome to Ballycoog National School! We have created a short video (link below) to welcome new students and to provide parents with practical information about school life at Ballycoog NS. …
Draft Admissions Policy
The Minister for Education and Skills has commenced a number of sections of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 which requires mandatory changes to a school’s admission policy and…
TG4 launching school programme Cúla 4 ar Scoil
TG4 to launch new school programme for children in Irish language schools TG4 is set to launch a new school programme for children in Irish language schools and from Gaeltacht…
The senior class are Junior Entrepreneurs
Mr. Byrne registered his class with the Junior Entrepreneur Programme for the first time this year. The programme is designed to teach children about entrepreneurship and how a business works….
RTÉ launching Home School Hub for primary school students
RTÉ are launching a home school hub for primary school students Get ready to learn! Every day is a school day, so the saying goes, and it’s especially true when…
Parental Consultation on New Primary School Curriculum
Minister McHugh welcomes publication of draft Primary School Curriculum Framework Public consultation open on new draft Primary School Curriculum Framework Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has…
Grandparents’ Day 2020
We hosted our annual Grandparents’ Day on Friday, 31st January. The event aims to recognise the special relationship that children have with their grandparents and the important role that grandparents…
Minister announces €50 million ICT grant fund
Minister announces fourth year of funding under Project Ireland 2040 which takes total spend on Digital Strategy for Schools ICT Infrastructure Fund to €160m All schools will receive grants to…
Official opening of running track
We were delighted to welcome special guests Minister Simon Harris, Irish rugby player, Michelle Claffey, Arklow running legend, Mary Hickey, local Councillors, representatives from ESB and members of the wider…