Ballymoney National School
Ballineen, Cork
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 18 smaller than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 8 girls, 10 boys
- Ethos
- Church Of Ireland
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 18246I the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Ballymoney National School is a small, co‑educational primary school located in the village of Ballineen, West Cork. With a roll of 25 pupils aged four to thirteen, the school operates a combined junior classroom for Junior Infants to Second Class and a senior classroom for Third to Sixth Class. Funded by the Department of Education and Skills and supported by parental fundraising, the school is under the patronage of the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross and managed by a Board of Management. The school places a strong emphasis on holistic development, offering a wide range of extracurricular activities such as swimming, dancing, chess, gardening, hockey, debating, soccer, rapping, choral singing and cycling. Environmental stewardship is integral, with recycling programmes, a wormery for food waste, and a vegetable garden that benefits from compost. Ballymoney NS has been recognised for academic excellence, winning nine Discover Primary Science and Maths Awards of Excellence and achieving its second Green Flag for Water, with work underway on a third Green Flag for Travel. Weekly assemblies with the local Rev. and participation in parish carol services further embed community values.
Applying to Ballymoney National School
For a September 2027 place, a school's formal admissions process cannot begin before 1 October 2026. The school sets its own opening and closing dates in its annual admission notice.
National term dates 2026/27
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide primary school dates apply broadly to Ballymoney National School. Individual schools set their own discretionary closure days, confirm exact dates with the school.
- October Mid-Term Break: Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct 2026
- Christmas Holidays: Wed 23 Dec 2026 – Tue 5 Jan 2027
- February Mid-Term Break: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (post-primary schools: Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027)
- Easter Holidays: Mon 22 Mar – Sun 4 Apr 2027
Primary schools close for the last two days of the February mid-term week and may use discretionary days to take the full week, so their break can be shorter than post-primary schools'.
Frequently asked questions about Ballymoney National School
How many pupils attend Ballymoney National School?
Ballymoney National School has 18 pupils enrolled, 8 girls and 10 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Ballymoney National School a DEIS school?
No. Ballymoney National School is not part of DEIS, the Department of Education programme of additional supports for schools serving communities at risk of educational disadvantage. Not holding DEIS status says nothing about how good a school is, only about the profile of the community it serves.
What is the ethos of Ballymoney National School?
Ballymoney National School has a Church Of Ireland ethos. It is a mixed primary school.