Boys Primary School in Limerick

samy66

Hi all,

I am moving to Limerick in September 2018. I have 10years and 6 years old kids. I am looking for Primary school for Boys in Limerick.

Could anyone would like to share his experience and suggest me any good school in Limerick?

osarusan

Hi, have you decided what part of Limerick you will move to? Or are you flexible about that?

Also, are you looking for a primary school that only has boys in the school, and no girls?

Or are you looking for a school that takes boys and also girls?

samy66

osarusan wrote: »

Hi, have you decided what part of Limerick you will move to? Or are you flexible about that?

Also, are you looking for a primary school that only has boys in the school, and no girls?

Or are you looking for a school that takes boys and also girls?

Thanks for reply. I am flexible to move anywhere in Limerick although I'm working in Raheen but if good school would be at 15 to 20 mins drive then I will stay near school.
Could you please suggest any good boys only and girls only school.
Or if you would like to share any mix good school then please share with me
Thanks

Jane98

samy66 wrote: »

Thanks for reply. I am flexible to move anywhere in Limerick although I'm working in Raheen but if good school would be at 15 to 20 mins drive then I will stay near school.
Could you please suggest any good boys only and girls only school.
Or if you would like to share any mix good school then please share with me
Thanks

There's a boys only and girls only primary school in Adare, both of which have good reputations and Adare would only be a 10-15 minute commute from Raheen

FutureGuy

Incredibly, I came on to ask a very similar question. OP, I hope you don't mind me posting - mods I can create a separate thread?

We have a 4-month old that we wish to register for school place in the City. As OP said, what are best primary schools, especially if they are feeders for the better secondary schools?

Also, which Limerick county schools are best?

samy66

Jane98 wrote: »

There's a boys only and girls only primary school in Adare, both of which have good reputations and Adare would only be a 10-15 minute commute from Raheen

Thanks Jane98 for sharing information. Just now I called to Ourlady school asking for admission.
THis one is my 14th school I called or visited in last month and still I could not get admission for my kids.

Jane98

samy66 wrote: »

Thanks Jane98 for sharing information. Just now I called to Ourlady school asking for admission.
THis one is my 14th school I called or visited in last month and still I could not get admission for my kids.

Sorry to hear that, maybe put your children's names down in the school and hope someone decides to move over the summer.

Or you may have to look a bit further outside the city to get something now but the county schools are more likely to be co-ed (girls and boys). Good luck.

damowill

Maybe try Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh. Its in Ballyclough/Ballysheedy which is just outside Limerick and close to raheen/dooradoyle. Knockea national school is in Ballyneety might also be worth a shot. These are all only 5-10mins from Limerick. But you also need to tell them you are already or will be living in that area / community. You may have a tell a few white lies. preference is usually given to kids in the area.

some other good schools but you may have called them already: Nessans, St Pauls, The Model, JFK, Salesians. Milford, monaleen.

i worked with a guy who just moved to limerick. he got a house in dooradoyle and worked in raheen. he found it quite frustrating as well as everywhere said they didnt have any place available. he eventually did get his child accepted into St Pauls. But this was after numerous visits to the school and speaking to them in person. Its difficult when you are not yet living here i guess.

dave62

St Paul's is a great school and should feed into local secondary schools. The Dooradoyle site is currently having major renovations to be completed for Sept2019 should be high spec when complted. They are temporarily located close to city.

samy66

damowill wrote: »

Maybe try Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh. Its in Ballyclough/Ballysheedy which is just outside Limerick and close to raheen/dooradoyle. Knockea national school is in Ballyneety might also be worth a shot. These are all only 5-10mins from Limerick. But you also need to tell them you are already or will be living in that area / community. You may have a tell a few white lies. preference is usually given to kids in the area.

some other good schools but you may have called them already: Nessans, St Pauls, The Model, JFK, Salesians. Milford, monaleen.

i worked with a guy who just moved to limerick. he got a house in dooradoyle and worked in raheen. he found it quite frustrating as well as everywhere said they didnt have any place available. he eventually did get his child accepted into St Pauls. But this was after numerous visits to the school and speaking to them in person. Its difficult when you are not yet living here i guess.

Thanks for reply. I already went through from Roxbrough to lisnagry but all school refused to give admission for Sept 2018 session. Please check the list and let me know if I missed any school.

1 St nessan’s School
2 Limerick Educate Together
3 Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh
4 St Paul National School
5 St Joseph National School
6 St Patrick Boys National School
7 Salesian Primary School
8 St Johns Girls & Infant Boys School
9 Lisnagry National School
10 Monaleen National School
11 Milford National School
12 Scoil Ide
13 Crecora National School

samy66

dave62 wrote: »

St Paul's is a great school and should feed into local secondary schools. The Dooradoyle site is currently having major renovations to be completed for Sept2019 should be high spec when complted. They are temporarily located close to city.

Yes Dave62, my preference was St nessans or St paul but in St nessans they even didn't bother to give me application form. Then I went to Education together to secure admission but more or less same reply from them.

Then I moved to other side of county and covered Monaleen to Milford. but the situation is quite worst

samy66

Last afternoon, I received call from Ourlady school Adare Limerick?

Does anyone have any idea about the school or location/ enviroment?

juneg

Our lady's Abbey in Adare is a girls school. The schools in Limerick are very full right now. Classes are full. All Schools enrollment policies will cater for children who live in the area. You don't currently live in any area in Limerick. You don't have proof of an address in any schools catchment area. You will have to provide a utility bill with your name and address on it . If there are places in adare that's great. It's a lovely area. But you have to drive there. Will somebody be able to drive the children to and from school?

LittleWhiteDog

If you contact the EWO (Education Welfare Office) for your region they may be able to help you find a school with space for your children. You can also appeal a school's decision not to enrol your child under Section 29 but you will need to be living in the catchment area as far as I know. Here's a link from the Tusla website. You can click the link at the bottom to bring you to the list of EWOs.
http://www.tusla.ie/services/educational-welfare-services/information-for-parents-and-guardians/school-attendance-what-every-parent-needs-to-know/

Jane98

Here's a list of primary schools in :

Limerick City: https://www.schooldays.ie/primary-schools-in-ireland/primary-Limerick-City

County Limerick: https://www.schooldays.ie/primary-schools-in-ireland/primary-Limerick-County

Places like Patrickwell, Adare, Crecora, Clarina, Kildimo in the County would all be within a 20min commute of Raheen.

You may not be having much success at the moment as many schools may not yet know if any students are not returning next year. My own children's school only late last week asked parents to contact the school if their children would not be returning in September. Even with this some parents will not give up a place until September, so bear this in mind. Good luck!

Avatar MIA

Jane98 wrote: »

and Adare would only be a 10-15 minute commute from Raheen

Do you fly the helicopter yourself or do you hire a pilot?

My wife teaches in an inner city school. There would be room, but it's not conducive to the best education.

Jane98

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Do you fly the helicopter yourself or do you hire a pilot?

My wife teaches in an inner city school. There would be room, but it's not conducive to the best education.

I have no idea what exactly you are trying to add to the discussion with this post!

ellieh1

You should definitely try Knockea NS. It's not too far from Raheen and is a mixed school. My daughter is attending there and she is enjoying her time in the school.

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Jane98 wrote: »

I have no idea what exactly you are trying to add to the discussion with this post!

testicles wrote: »

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Am I the only one to experience the traffic around Adare?

enfant terrible

Ballybrown national school and Patrickswell school are 10/15 minute drive from Raheen

Osk

Caherdavin have a boys school and a girls school side by side.

colombes

Ballybrown in Clarina is very good school and not far at all from Raheen industrial estate. I live in Raheen/Dooradoyle area and managed to get my kids over there (avoided Nessans) smaller school but with good rules and nice sense of community.

samy66

Osk wrote: »

Caherdavin have a boys school and a girls school side by side.

Do you have any idea about this school. I mean to ask do you know anyone kids are going to this school. I am trying to get appointment because my first preference is to get admission of my kids in seperate schools.

samy66

colombes wrote: »

Ballybrown in Clarina is very good school and not far at all from Raheen industrial estate. I live in Raheen/Dooradoyle area and managed to get my kids over there (avoided Nessans) smaller school but with good rules and nice sense of community.

I went to Ballybrown school but due to limited teaching staff one teacher teaching two classes at the same time. I think it would be diffcult for kids to track if they are not native english speakers. What do you think?

samy66

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Do you fly the helicopter yourself or do you hire a pilot?

My wife teaches in an inner city school. There would be room, but it's not conducive to the best education.

could you please share the name of school, then I will take appointment and submit the application forms if they have some room for new kids?

zulutango

Kids shouldn't be driven to primary school if at all possible. Go with the one nearest where you live.

jelly&icecream

colombes wrote: »

Ballybrown in Clarina is very good school and not far at all from Raheen industrial estate. I live in Raheen/Dooradoyle area and managed to get my kids over there (avoided Nessans) smaller school but with good rules and nice sense of community.

Is there a reason you avoided Nessans? Live in the Raheen area myself and have a toddler who is a few years yet of going to school. I'm a blow in to the area so not overly familiar with the schools around.

samy66

jelly&icecream wrote: »

Is there a reason you avoided Nessans? Live in the Raheen area myself and have a toddler who is a few years yet of going to school. I'm a blow in to the area so not overly familiar with the schools around.

I visited twice and they refused to give admission in St Nessans, Education togehter and St PAul.

jelly&icecream

samy66 wrote: »

I visited twice and they refused to give admission in St Nessans, Education togehter and St PAul.

Ah, sorry I missed your earlier post. Its a case of them all being massive oversubscribed then

samy66

zulutango wrote: »

Kids shouldn't be driven to primary school if at all possible. Go with the one nearest where you live.

THanks for your reply. Just to inform you that I am coming from Cork and applying to different schools from Castletory to Ballybrown. depending upon the admission I would rent the house near the school. Thsi was the reason I am waiting for admission in school.

RhubarbCrumble

zulutango wrote: »

Kids shouldn't be driven to primary school if at all possible. Go with the one nearest where you live.

In an ideal world maybe, but as a child myself I lived almost 3 miles from the school I went to and it WAS the nearest school to me.
Realistically a 4 year old isn't going to be able to walk that and it's definitely not practical in winter.

60minutes

Donoughmore N.S. is in the countryside but just outside the city, they have individual classes, it would be worth getting in touch with them I’d say. They also do a lot of science, engineering and art projects with Mary Immaculate College.

Osk

samy66 wrote: »

Do you have any idea about this school. I mean to ask do you know anyone kids are going to this school. I am trying to get appointment because my first preference is to get admission of my kids in seperate schools.

Yes, both my children attended - very happy with both schools.

juneg

Osk wrote: »

Caherdavin have a boys school and a girls school side by side.

Would it be difficult to find a house to rent though due to the college nearby, LIT?

samy66

Osk wrote: »

Yes, both my children attended - very happy with both schools.

Thanks for reply. I already asked for appointment from school. hope they would consider my kids for coming session.

samy66

60minutes wrote: »

Donoughmore N.S. is in the countryside but just outside the city, they have individual classes, it would be worth getting in touch with them I’d say. They also do a lot of science, engineering and art projects with Mary Immaculate College.

Thanks for sharing school details. I will vist this school but I could not find any house to rent in donoughmore. could you suggest the nearest suitable area for renting house

60minutes

Ros Mor estate on the Old Cork Road might have houses to rent, this would be close to Donoughmore NS. Alternatively, it’s quite close to the Golf Links Rd., Castletroy (5-7 minute drive) and also less than 10 minutes drive from Dooradoyle/Raheen area if you travel on the country roads through Ballyclough. I know some children that travel from Dooradoyle/Raheen to there and also a few from Evanwood, Golf Links Road.

Jimbob1977

My sons go to Ballybrown (St Josephs).

It's a great co-educational school. Every year, they seem to outperform the national average in English and Maths during standardised testing.

There's also an effort made with Physical Education (PE). Many schools will barely let you run or have a football.

There are a few points to note.

o Due to Department of Education staffing ratios and cutbacks, some classes are 'doubled up'. For example, the older Junior Infants form a class with the younger Senior Infants. It seems to be at the younger ages where this occurs. However, it is not a major issue. Pupils still get a proper education.

o Growing popularity at the school (and diminished DoE capital expenditure) meant a recent shortage of classroom space. Previously, sixth class took over the school hall as it was the only room available. However, a new annex is under construction to alleviate that issue. The principal has been fighting hard for many years to get funding for extensions.

While it's not All Boys, it's a good CoEd school.

Crecora also has a strong reputation.

Avatar MIA

samy66 wrote: »

could you please share the name of school, then I will take appointment and submit the application forms if they have some room for new kids?

Sorry for the delay, PM sent.

samy66

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

My sons go to Ballybrown (St Josephs).

It's a great co-educational school. Every year, they seem to outperform the national average in English and Maths during standardised testing.

There's also an effort made with Physical Education (PE). Many schools will barely let you run or have a football.

There are a few points to note.

o Due to Department of Education staffing ratios and cutbacks, some classes are 'doubled up'. For example, the older Junior Infants form a class with the younger Senior Infants. It seems to be at the younger ages where this occurs. However, it is not a major issue. Pupils still get a proper education.

o Growing popularity at the school (and diminished DoE capital expenditure) meant a recent shortage of classroom space. Previously, sixth class took over the school hall as it was the only room available. However, a new annex is under construction to alleviate that issue. The principal has been fighting hard for many years to get funding for extensions.

While it's not All Boys, it's a good CoEd school.

Crecora also has a strong reputation.

thanks for detail reply. I had meeting with the principal and I was really impressed. however, he mentioned that most of our classes are double and because of this reason I was upset because we are not native speaker and it would be hard for them to pick in same class. What do you think?
what was your experience if children study in double class?

Jimbob1977

samy66 wrote: »

thanks for detail reply. I had meeting with the principal and I was really impressed. however, he mentioned that most of our classes are double and because of this reason I was upset because we are not native speaker and it would be hard for them to pick in same class. What do you think?
what was your experience if children study in double class?

In terms of English language competence, is your child reasonably OK at English..... or can they barely speak a single word?

And is it Junior Infants they would be starting in?

I can happily give you my thoughts if I can understand their age profile and their standard of English

samy66

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

In terms of English language competence, is your child reasonably OK at English..... or can they barely speak a single word?

And is it Junior Infants they would be starting in?

I can happily give you my thoughts if I can understand their age profile and their standard of English

thanks for getting back. My kids are studying in Ireland from last 4 years and perform above average in school in maths and average in English. My daughter speaks cork accent english but sometime teacher asked permission for additional support for dictation/ spelling. This was the reason I asked this question.

Jimbob1977

samy66 wrote: »

thanks for getting back. My kids are studying in Ireland from last 4 years and perform above average in school in maths and average in English. My daughter speaks cork accent english but sometime teacher asked permission for additional support for dictation/ spelling. This was the reason I asked this question.

Then you have no problem Four years is ample time. Especially if their English comprehension is good.

Your children will be absolutely fine in any school. 'Doubling up' of the classes in Ballybrown doesn't seem to affect my sons.

There is access to SNAs and Resource Teachers also.

Please send me a PM if you have any specific questions. I will be happy to answer (as best I can)