St Pauls Sen National School
Ayrfield,, Dublin
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 236 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 129 girls, 107 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 19618B the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
St Paul’s Senior National School is a co‑educational primary school situated on Clonrosse Drive in Ayrfield, Dublin 13. The school provides a nurturing environment for children from early years through to the senior classes, offering dedicated programmes for 3rd & 4th class and 5th & 6th class pupils. A strong emphasis is placed on a balanced curriculum that combines literacy, numeracy and creative subjects, encouraging curiosity and independent learning. The school benefits from modern infrastructure, including high‑speed broadband connectivity delivered through the Department of Education’s School Broadband Programme, part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan. This enables the integration of digital resources into everyday teaching and supports a range of e‑learning activities. Additional facilities cater to a variety of extracurricular interests, with dedicated spaces for class work, green‑school initiatives and community projects, fostering both academic and personal development. St Paul’s aims to create a supportive community where pupils develop confidence, social skills and a love of learning, preparing them for the transition to secondary education and lifelong participation in society.
Applying to St Pauls Sen 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
View St Pauls Sen National School's own calendar (2026/2027 school year)
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide primary school dates apply broadly to St Pauls Sen National School. The school publishes its own calendar, linked above, and that is the authoritative source for its reopening date and discretionary closure days.
- 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 Pauls Sen National School
How many pupils attend St Pauls Sen National School?
St Pauls Sen National School has 236 pupils enrolled, 129 girls and 107 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is St Pauls Sen National School a DEIS school?
No. St Pauls Sen 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 Pauls Sen National School?
St Pauls Sen National School has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.