St Anne's National School
Duncormick, Wexford
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 235 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 110 girls, 125 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 19317K the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
St Anne's National School is a Catholic primary school in Rathangan, Duncormick, Co. Wexford, under the patronage of the Bishop of Ferns. There are 240 pupils enrolled for the 2023/24 school year, taught by 9 class teachers and supported by 3 full-time and 1 part-time resource or learning support teachers, along with 4 special needs assistants. The school day runs from 9:20 am to 2:00 pm for Junior and Senior Infants and to 3:00 pm for classes from 1st to 6th. An after-school facility operates from 2 pm to 6 pm daily. The school has received the Award for Science and Maths Excellence, and pupils participate in debating, Scór, quizzes, chess and draughts. Sports teams compete in hurling, football, camogie, rounders, athletics and equestrianism. The school also runs Green School, Active School and Health Promoting School committees.
Applying to St Anne's 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 Anne's 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 Anne's National School
How many pupils attend St Anne's National School?
St Anne's National School has 235 pupils enrolled, 110 girls and 125 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is St Anne's National School a DEIS school?
No. St Anne's 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 Anne's National School?
St Anne's National School has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.