St Marys National School
GOREY, Wexford
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 201 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 99 girls, 102 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 16409A the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Ballygarrett in Co. Wexford is home to St. Mary's National School, a co-educational Catholic primary school with an enrolment of 201 pupils. The Irish form of the name, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Baile Ghearóid, Guaire, Contae Loch Garman, is used alongside the English one. The school sets out student centred education and activity based learning as part of its mission, together with a role in the surrounding community. World Book Day was marked in March 2026 with a second hand book sale. The Team Hope Christmas shoebox appeal is a long-standing part of the school year, and senior classes made cards and gifts by hand for delivery around the village before Christmas. That project was featured on the RTÉ news programme News2Day.
Applying to St Marys 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 Marys 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 Marys National School
How many pupils attend St Marys National School?
St Marys National School has 201 pupils enrolled, 99 girls and 102 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is St Marys National School a DEIS school?
No. St Marys 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 Marys National School?
St Marys National School has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.