St Seachnall's National School
Dunshaughlin, Meath
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 622 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 278 girls, 344 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 17930Q the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath is home to St Seachnall's National School, a Catholic co-educational primary school with an enrolment of 622 pupils. The school holds Centre for European Schooling status and takes part in the Say Yes to Languages initiative. Sport occupies a large part of school life, with Gaelic games played through Cumann na mBunscol in Meath and the Fingal League, along with tag rugby, rounders, basketball, badminton, athletics, chess and swimming. Fourth class pupils attend swimming sessions at a pool in Trim as part of the aquatics strand of the physical education curriculum, and basketball training is held for fourth, fifth and sixth classes. The school runs a Green Schools programme that includes a school garden and recycling work, and it participates in Active Schools. Reading Recovery forms part of the approach to literacy. Music, art and outdoor learning also feature, and the school operates a school meals scheme. Pupils wear a uniform.
Applying to St Seachnall'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 Seachnall'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 Seachnall's National School
How many pupils attend St Seachnall's National School?
St Seachnall's National School has 622 pupils enrolled, 278 girls and 344 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is St Seachnall's National School a DEIS school?
No. St Seachnall'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 Seachnall's National School?
St Seachnall's National School has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.