News

Enrolment for Junior Infants September 2026 is open from Tuesday January 6th 2026, closing date Tuesday January 27th 2026. Please call to the school office to collect application form between 9am and 2pm. or phone/email the school at admin@stjosephsgns.ie to receive application by post. Click here for admission notice and policy.

We welcomed a very special visitor to our school today! We were told we were all on the nice list, including all teachers and SNA’s!!!

We created lovely snowmen in Senior infants out of clay. Fifth Class were great helpers when they came into our room.

The Department of Eduction & Youth are running a school survey asking parents about their preferences for school type. Further information and the link to the survey can be found here: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/campaigns/primary-school-survey/ You will need your Eircode to complete the survey. The Department will use your Eircode for this survey and for future school panning…

Fifth class have recently completed their Cycling Safety Training course part funded by An Taisce and Laois Co Co.

This school now has high speed broadband connectivity through the Department of Education School Broadband Programme, delivered as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU

Please see image for the new traffic plan for the school yard due to the new build for Scoil Phádraig Naofa.

Click this link to see the March/April HSCL Newsletter with information of all upcoming courses and activities.