Holy Spirit Junior Primary School
Greenhills, Dublin
Key facts
- DEIS
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 270 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 127 girls, 143 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 20463F the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Limekiln Lane in Greenhills, Dublin 12, is the address of Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, a Catholic co-educational primary school with DEIS status and 270 pupils. Class levels run from Junior Infants to second class, and an autism class operates alongside them. Teaching covers literacy, numeracy, Gaeilge, social, environmental and scientific education, physical education, music and art, with play and wellbeing set out as distinct strands of the curriculum. Bee-Bots are used with pupils as part of that work. Support for pupils with special educational needs is provided, and the school assembles reading, phonics, oral language and writing material for use by families at home, along with resources for practising Irish outside school. A home school community liaison service operates and there is a parents association. The school takes part in the Green Schools programme and runs extra-curricular activities. A published set of policies covers child safeguarding, admissions, behaviour, healthy eating, relationships and sexuality education and other areas.
Applying to Holy Spirit Junior Primary 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 Holy Spirit Junior Primary 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 Holy Spirit Junior Primary School
How many pupils attend Holy Spirit Junior Primary School?
Holy Spirit Junior Primary School has 270 pupils enrolled, 127 girls and 143 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Holy Spirit Junior Primary School a DEIS school?
Yes. Holy Spirit Junior Primary School is part of DEIS, the Department of Education programme called Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools. DEIS schools serve communities at risk of educational disadvantage and receive additional supports, which can include smaller classes, extra teaching posts and funding for books and meals.
What is the ethos of Holy Spirit Junior Primary School?
Holy Spirit Junior Primary School has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.