ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

Ballinabranna National School is located in the village of Ballinabranna, near picturesque Milford in Co. Carlow. Our school is a mixed school with 184 pupils and 7 classroom teachers. We are involved in many different activities:

  • Gaelic football, hurling & camogie
  • Basketball
  • Fair Trade
  • Athletics
  • Swimming
  • Soccer – Spar FAI 5 a side
  • Music Generation
  • Green Schools
  • Creative Schools
  • Student Council
  • Peace Proms
  • Cue Sports (Pool, Snooker & Billiards)
  • Health Promoting School
  • Credit Union Quiz
  • Draughts & Chess
  • Dance (Modern)
  • After-school Drama Classes
  • After-school Art Classes

Please explore our website to find our more about these activities!

ENROLMENT

Please click on the link to download our Admissions Policy. Brenda in our office will help with any queries you may have.

Admissions Policy 2024

Admissions Notice 2025

Admission Form Junior Infants 2025/26

Admission Form Special Class 2025/26

For Applications for Admission to classes other than Junior Infants/Special Class please contact the school.

OUR STAFF

We have 11 teachers in our school:

7 Mainstream class teachers

1 Special Class for pupils with Autism

2 SEN teachers based in the school

& an admin principal.

Principal: Ms. Hazel Mc Wey

Deputy Principal:  Ms. Stacey Amond

Junior Infants: Ms. Nuala Hayden

Senior Infants/1st Class: Ms. Ciara O’ Gorman

1st & 2nd Class: Ms. Sarah Watchorn & Ms. Katie Phelan

3rd Class: Mr. Eddie O’ Connor

4th Class: Mr. Ciarán Breen

5th Class: Ms. Maureen Agars

6th Class: Mr. Arnie Mahon

Special Class Teacher: Ms. Stacey Amond

Special Education Teacher: Ms. Fenella Amond

Special Education Teacher: Ms. Ann Keogh

We have five SNAs – Kara, Sharon B, Tara Laura & Sharon D.

Brenda Coffey is our secretary.

Colm Keating is our caretaker

Welcome to our website

Ballinabranna National School is situated in the parish of Leighlin. We are a co-educational primary school, under the patronage of the Catholic Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.

We strive to deliver a holistic education, recognising the intellectual, spiritual, moral, cultural, physical & social needs of all our pupils.

We hope you enjoy exploring our website!

Ethos

Ballinabranna School is concerned with delivering, by example and instruction, a holistic education to develop the children spiritually, intellectually, physically and socially to their true potential in a vibrant, caring, supportive and happy Christian context while recognising the uniqueness and dignity of all our pupils and having due regard to our relationship with the local and wider community and the environment.

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