Sacred Heart Of Jesus
Mulhuddart, Dublin
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 632 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 322 girls, 310 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 19755L the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Scoil an Chroí Ró Naofa Íosa, also known as Sacred Heart of Jesus National School, is a Catholic co-educational primary school serving Huntstown in Dublin 15. It is one of the largest primary schools in the country, with a student body in excess of 850 and a teaching staff of nearly 50. Alongside mainstream classes the school runs Coiscéim classes for autistic pupils, with admission to these handled through the Dublin 15 primary autism class application process rather than by the school directly. The school motto is "Ní neart go cur le chéile". Sport is prominent: teams compete in Cumann na mBunscol football and hurling and in the Fingal athletics and GAA leagues, and coaching partnerships operate with a local GAA club and the county sports office. The school holds an Active School Flag and a Yellow Flag for diversity work. A school musical is staged at a theatre in Blanchardstown. Other provision includes swimming, a student council, free hot lunches, and Rainbows, a support programme for children dealing with bereavement or family separation.
History
The school has served the parish of Huntstown since 1982, opening as a two-teacher junior school before growing to its present size. Pupils placed letters and drawings in a time capsule in January 2000 to mark the millennium, having written them in December 1999. The capsule was sealed for 25 years and opened in November 2025, after which the school sought out former pupils from that period to return their contributions. Pupils then wrote fresh letters to be sealed in the capsule again, with 2050 set as the date for reopening.
Applying to Sacred Heart Of Jesus
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 Sacred Heart Of Jesus. 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 Sacred Heart Of Jesus
How many pupils attend Sacred Heart Of Jesus?
Sacred Heart Of Jesus has 632 pupils enrolled, 322 girls and 310 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Sacred Heart Of Jesus a DEIS school?
No. Sacred Heart Of Jesus 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 Sacred Heart Of Jesus?
Sacred Heart Of Jesus has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.