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ADMISSIONS NOTICE 2025-2026
ADMISSIONS NOTICE 2025-2026
St Patrick’s BNS Ringsend will accept applications for admission to the school for the academic year 2025-2026 from October 1st 2024 until October 25th 2024. Late applications will be accepted after this date. We have 24 places available in our Junior Infants class. Our admissions policy, enrolment forms and admissions notice are available on our website www.stpatricksbnsringsend.ie or by emailing ringsendbns@gmail.com
Visit from An Gardaí
Garda Visit Makes School Day Extra Special!
We had a super exciting day at St. Patrick’s BNS! The Gardaí came to visit us, and it was awesome!
The officers showed us their cool uniforms which was really fun and they talked about what they do to keep us safe and answered all our questions.
We played some games where we learned about making smart choices and staying safe. It was great to see how the Gardaí help our community and how we can all work together to stay safe.
A big thank you to the Gardaí for visiting us and making our day so special! We can’t wait to see them again!
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The boys had a great day taking in the wonderful artwork on display during their visit to the National Gallery of Ireland.
St Patrick’s BNS is a proud DCU Changemaker School.
Nominated in 2022, our school is a member of the DCU community.
We work with other schools in the DCU Changemaker Schools Network, engage in research and
enhance our pedagogy and practice with support from the University.
To learn more about the DCU Changemaker Schools Network please visit:
Visit to Ringsend Library
We were lucky to have Gerard Siggins, author of the Rugby Spirit book series visit Ringsend Library. The boys were invited to listen to Gerard talk about his inspiration when it comes to writing books, how he goes about starting a story and the pleasure that all the hard work gives him. There were plenty of questions from the boys and they were given a great insight into what it takes to become a published author.
Marathon Kids
The boys in 5th and 6th Class have been taking part in Marathon Kids. Over the space of 8 weeks, they will have run a total of 42km, a full marathon. Exercise is key for both our physical and mental health and the boys are really feeling the benefits of taking part in their daily runs.
This week, Irish Olympian and former European Gold Medalist David Gillick came by to see how the boys were getting on. He was very impressed by what he saw and was delighted to see how much work has been done.
Well done lads.
Minister of Education visited our school.
Norma Foley visited our school recently to present our teachers with Kinia Credentials for completing training in digital learning. She also visited a Be Internet Legends workshop in the school hall featuring children from schools in the locality.
We were delighted to welcome Minister Foley and she very kindly gave the children homework passes. it was great to have the opportunity to discuss the various challenges facing us at the moment in terms of recruiting teachers in the midst of a cost of living and housing crisis, finding substitutes and the usual 
funding issues.
Building Computers
The boys in Sixth Class had great fun coding, problem solving and discovering how computers function using Turing Tumble. It was great to see them putting their heads together to come up with solutions and enjoying learning as they tried to get through the different tasks. Brilliant fun.
