Scoil Mhuire Muigheo
R93H799, Laois
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 22 smaller than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 11 girls, 11 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 17271C the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Scoil Mhuire Muigheo, also known as Mayo National School, is a Catholic primary school at Mayo, Crettyard, Co. Laois, with about 22 pupils taught in junior and senior rooms. Teaching staff include a special education teacher, and the school runs an after school and homework club. The grounds hold an astroturf all-weather pitch, an outdoor playground, a basketball court, garden plots for growing vegetables and an outdoor learning garden. Indoors there is a school library, a general purpose room used for extra-curricular activities and a nurture space, with interactive whiteboards in each classroom and iPads for pupils. Sport is wide-reaching, taking in football, hurling, handball, soccer, athletics, swimming, rounders and dancing, supported by links with local athletics, handball, GAA and soccer clubs. Other activities include debating, STEM project work, Junior Entrepreneur, Young Scientist, write-a-book, Aistear play-based learning, Music Generation lessons, baking and pupil-run book fairs. A book rental programme operates, and the school takes part in the Healthy School Meals Programme. Its stated values are friendship, happiness, respect, wellbeing, fun, positive attitude, teamwork and kindness.
Applying to Scoil Mhuire Muigheo
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 Scoil Mhuire Muigheo. 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 Scoil Mhuire Muigheo
How many pupils attend Scoil Mhuire Muigheo?
Scoil Mhuire Muigheo has 22 pupils enrolled, 11 girls and 11 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Scoil Mhuire Muigheo a DEIS school?
No. Scoil Mhuire Muigheo 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 Scoil Mhuire Muigheo?
Scoil Mhuire Muigheo has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.