Scoil Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil
Craughwell, Galway
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 318 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 156 girls, 162 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 05754G the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
With 318 pupils, Craughwell National School is a co-educational Catholic primary school in Craughwell, Co. Galway. Class groups run from Junior and Senior Infants up to sixth class, with several levels split across more than one room and some combined classes. Sport covers Gaelic football and camogie in Cumann na mBunscoil competitions, athletics at City Sports in Dangan and at the Christy Kennedy Sports Day, and an annual sports day contested between colour teams. Chess players have reached All Ireland finals in Dublin, and pupils have competed in the national LERO Scratch finals held at the University of Limerick. The school works with 5 neighbouring schools in the Creative Clusters initiative, taking the local area as its theme. Forest school sessions run outdoors, a class visit to Killora Cemetery was arranged through the Heritage in Schools scheme, and the Amber Flag committee organised a day marking the countries and cultures represented among pupils. A sculpture was installed at the school and formally unveiled. Second class pupils make their First Holy Communion, and sixth class pupils graduate at the end of the school year.
Applying to Scoil Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil
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 Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil. 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 Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil
How many pupils attend Scoil Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil?
Scoil Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil has 318 pupils enrolled, 156 girls and 162 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Scoil Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil a DEIS school?
No. Scoil Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil 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 Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil?
Scoil Náisiúnta Creachmhaoil has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.