St Andrews National School
Dublin
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 374 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 179 girls, 195 boys
- Ethos
- Church Of Ireland
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 12014D the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
St. Andrew's N.S. is a Church of Ireland primary school on the Lucan Road in St. Edmundsbury, Lucan, Co. Dublin. It is co-educational, with 374 pupils enrolled. The school has 16 mainstream classes from Junior Infants to Sixth Class, plus two ASD classes. Teaching staff numbers 22, supported by 14 special needs assistants. The grounds include an indoor sports hall, a library run by parent volunteers, an astro turf pitch, two basketball courts, an outdoor classroom and a grass playing field used for soccer and GAA. Pupils visit the library weekly. The school holds an Active School Flag and a Green Flag, and participates in the Amber Flag programme. After-school clubs and a students' council operate. The school moved to its present St. Edmundsbury site in September 2015.
History
The original St. Andrew's School was founded in 1827 in the centre of Lucan village, opposite St. Andrew's Church. It operated as a one-teacher school for 127 years. Records date from 1940, when 18 pupils were enrolled. A second teacher was added in 1954, and a third in 1971. In 1972 the school relocated to a new building at the top of Chapel Hill, officially opened on 3rd November 1972 by the Minister for Education. The school moved again in 2015 to its current location in St. Edmundsbury, with the new building officially opened on 29th April 2016.
Applying to St Andrews 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
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide primary school dates apply broadly to St Andrews National 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 St Andrews National School
How many pupils attend St Andrews National School?
St Andrews National School has 374 pupils enrolled, 179 girls and 195 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is St Andrews National School a DEIS school?
No. St Andrews 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 St Andrews National School?
St Andrews National School has a Church Of Ireland ethos. It is a mixed primary school.