Fermoy Adair National School
Fermoy, Cork
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 21 smaller than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 11 girls, 10 boys
- Ethos
- Church Of Ireland
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 10523O the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Fermoy Adair National School is a co-educational primary school on Greenhill in Fermoy, Co. Cork, under Church of Ireland patronage. Children from all faiths and none are admitted. Classes run from junior infants to sixth class. The school employs 2 mainstream teachers plus a learning support or resource teacher, with specialist tuition available from time to time in French, G.A.A., hockey, gymnastics, drama, music and art. Heritage in School experts visit regularly to support history, geography and science. The school describes itself as reputedly the oldest primary school in Ireland still in operation, now housed in a modern building on a site overlooking the town. A mission statement written by pupils sets out the aim of an inclusive school where different cultures and beliefs are celebrated, learning in different ways is encouraged, and the health of body and mind is promoted alongside respect between students and teachers.
Applying to Fermoy Adair 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
View Fermoy Adair National School's own calendar (2026/2027 school year)
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide primary school dates apply broadly to Fermoy Adair National School. The school publishes its own calendar, linked above, and that is the authoritative source for its reopening date and discretionary closure days.
- 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 Fermoy Adair National School
How many pupils attend Fermoy Adair National School?
Fermoy Adair National School has 21 pupils enrolled, 11 girls and 10 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Fermoy Adair National School a DEIS school?
No. Fermoy Adair 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 Fermoy Adair National School?
Fermoy Adair National School has a Church Of Ireland ethos. It is a mixed primary school.