Welcome to Virgin Mary Boys National School
A note from the principal:
​We know how important an education is to every child so you can expect nothing but the best from our teachers when delivering that education. Whether you're new to the Virgin Mary or returning this year, we'd like to welcome you. Please see below for a snapshot of information that can be found across our website. We look forward to the year ahead!
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Warm regards
Aisling Cox and all the staff
REMINDER! The deadline for applications is this Friday, 9th January​

ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE in respect of admissions to the 2025/2026 school year
Admission Policy and Application Form
 A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2025/2026 is available
 as follows:
  • To download at: www.virginmarybns.ie
  • On request: By emailing [email protected] or in person at Virgin Mary BNS, Shangan Road, Ballymun, D09H2F2.
 Admissions to the 2025/2026 school year
Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2025/2026
The following are the dates applicable for admission for Early Start and Junior Infants.
The school will commence accepting applications for admission on 20/10/2025
 

The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on 09/01/2026
 

The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is 23/01/2026
 

The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is 30/01/2026

 
Note: the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.
Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn.
Number of places being made available in 2025/2026
  • Number of places being made available in The Early Start is 30.
There are 15 morning slots, from 08.50-11.20 a.m.
There are 15 afternoon slots, from 12-2.30p.m.
  • Number of spaces being made available in Junior Infants is 19.
The following are the dates applicable for admission for the ASD class.
The school will commence accepting applications for admission on 20/10/2025
 

The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on 09/01/2026
 

The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is 23/01/2026
 

The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is 30/01/2026

 
Note: the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.
Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn.
Number of places being made available in 2025/2026
Number of places being made available in the ASD class is currently 0 as there are 6 pupils enrolled. Any applications for 2025/2026 will be held on a waiting list for the 2025/2026 school year in the event that a place becomes available in the ASD class.

Aladdin
Dear parents, we will no longer be sending home paper notes. All communication and information about school closures, events in school and updates will be on ALADDIN. If you haven't signed up to Aladdin, please check your email for the link and sign up, it's so simple and saves so much time. If you are having trouble signing up, please call into the school and Lorna, our secretary or Siobhán, our home school will help you!!

Attendance
We love having your children in school and we hope they love being here, so please send them every day!! Our secretary Lorna along with our Home School Liaison teacher are here to help you with all things attendance related. Please use the Aladdin app or call us to notify if any absences. Thank you! You can check out our best attenders in the Celebrating our Students tab of the website.

If your child is unwell and cannot come to school have a look below for some helpful hints and fun activities you can do to ensure that nobody is bored!!
If they are able, you can ask your son's teacher for some work for home!

These following links and websites maybe helpful to you during this time. Please don’t get bogged down, pick and choose what your child may benefit from. Remember- play, talk and relaxation are helpful too, compliment yourselves as parents and what you are doing for your child.
1. Mental well-being: (a)Childline 1800666666 (b) Spunout text 18000280 (c) www.pietahouse.ie
2.Education:(a) bitesize.co.uk (b) scoilnet (worldbook link here too)  (d) studyclix.ie (e) Khanacademy.com (f) Scratchmit.ed (comic and animation) 
3. Play and relaxation: (a) Bike ride (b) Read together (books or make up stories, retell your child stories from the past, your own or their grandparents) (c) Ask your child to teach  you something they like to do (d) Cook /bake together 
(e) Ask your child what yoga they know from school, to teach you a move or sequence, if not watch YouTube yoga for kids. (f) cosmickidsyoga (age 3+) 
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