# St Brendan's National School > St Brendan's National School is a small Catholic co-educational primary school in the coastal village of Loughshinny, between Rush and Skerries in North County Dublin. One class for each level from Junior Infants to Sixth Class, in a village that has had a school in it since 1867. - **Roll number:** 16844S (Department of Education) - **Address:** Loughshinny, Skerries, County Dublin, K34 T853 - **Phone:** +353 1 849 0394 - **Email:** secretary@loughshinnyns.ie - **Patron:** Archbishop of Dublin - **School day:** doors open 8.50am, class begins 9.00am. Junior and Senior Infants finish at 1.30pm, First to Sixth Class finish at 2.30pm. ## Pages - [Home](https://loughshinnyns.ie/): A small Catholic co-educational primary school in Loughshinny, between Rush and Skerries. One class per year from Junior Infants to Sixth. Roll number 16844S. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/index.md - [Our school](https://loughshinnyns.ie/our-school/): One of the few remaining small rural schools in North County Dublin. Our ethos, our history since 1867, our grounds and the village of Loughshinny. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/our-school.md - [Our staff](https://loughshinnyns.ie/staff/): The teaching and support staff at St Brendan's National School, Loughshinny and its Board of Management. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/staff.md - [School day](https://loughshinnyns.ie/school-day/): Doors open 8.50am, class begins 9.00am. Infants finish at 1.30pm and First to Sixth at 2.30pm. Drop-off, uniform, absences and how we keep in touch. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/school-day.md - [Gallery](https://loughshinnyns.ie/gallery/): Photographs of school life at St Brendan's National School, Loughshinny and of the village and beach around it. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/gallery.md - [Clubs](https://loughshinnyns.ie/clubs/): The clubs, sports and activities children at St Brendan's National School, Loughshinny can take part in. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/clubs.md - [Calendar](https://loughshinnyns.ie/calendar/): Term dates, school holidays, closures and events for St Brendan's National School, Loughshinny, Co. Dublin. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/calendar.md - [News](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/): News, notices and updates from St Brendan's National School, Loughshinny, Co. Dublin. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/news.md - [Parents](https://loughshinnyns.ie/parents/): Aladdin Connect, payments, the Parents' Association and everything parents at St Brendan's National School, Loughshinny need day to day. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/parents.md - [Support the school](https://loughshinnyns.ie/support/): Brendan's voyage, our wishlist for 2026/27: what the children and teachers at St Brendan's, Loughshinny would love this year and how you can help. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/support.md - [Policies](https://loughshinnyns.ie/policies/): The Admissions Policy, Child Safeguarding Statement, Code of Behaviour, Bí Cineálta policy and every other published policy of St Brendan's N.S., Loughshinny. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/policies.md - [Links for learning](https://loughshinnyns.ie/links/): Learning resources and useful links for children and parents at St Brendan's National School, Loughshinny. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/links.md - [Joining us](https://loughshinnyns.ie/joining-us/): What St Brendan's, Loughshinny is like day to day: one class for each year, the school day, uniform, extra support and how to visit before you apply. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/joining-us.md - [Support for every child](https://loughshinnyns.ie/inclusion/): How St Brendan's, Loughshinny supports children with additional needs: our SEN team, a Sensory Room and Nurture Room and an Autism Class from September 2027. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/inclusion.md - [Enrolment](https://loughshinnyns.ie/enrolment/): How to apply for a place at St Brendan's, Loughshinny: the Admissions Notice, the Admissions Policy, the application form and how to arrange a visit. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/enrolment.md - [Contact](https://loughshinnyns.ie/contact/): Phone 01 849 0394 or email secretary@loughshinnyns.ie. St Brendan's National School, Loughshinny, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 T853. Roll number 16844S. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/contact.md - [Accessibility statement](https://loughshinnyns.ie/accessibility/): How this website meets WCAG 2.1 AA and S.I. 358/2020 and how to report an accessibility problem. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/accessibility.md - [Privacy notice](https://loughshinnyns.ie/privacy/): How St Brendan's National School, Loughshinny handles personal data on this website. - Markdown: https://loughshinnyns.ie/privacy.md ## Recent news - [School closed on 14 and 21 October for strike action](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/strike-closure-days/): St Brendan's will be closed to all pupils on Wednesday 14 October and Wednesday 21 October because of the INTO strike da - [After-school care is coming to St Brendan’s](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/after-school-care-september-2027/): From September 2027, BrightPath Academy will run after-school care here at the school, from 1.30 to 6.30pm, with food. - [Join us! Junior Infants, September 2027](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/join-us-junior-infants-2027/): Applications for Junior Infants, September 2027, open on Wednesday 6 January 2027, online through Aladdin. - [A new chapter for St Brendan's](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/new-chapter-for-st-brendans/): A new principal, a new outdoor classroom and big plans for the year, as featured on the cover of Skerries News. - [The pond and its new resident](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/the-pond-and-its-new-resident/): Our new outdoor pond area has been in a few weeks and the local wildlife has found it. One frog appears to have moved in - [New tables and chairs throughout the school](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/new-tables-and-chairs/): Thanks to a government grant, every classroom has new tables and chairs, replacing furniture that had served the school - [School closures for New Curriculum training](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/new-curriculum-training-closures/): The school will be closed on 9 December 2026, 8 April 2027 and 10 May 2027 for New Curriculum training. - [Confirmation and Communion dates](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/confirmation-and-communion-2027/): Confirmation is on Friday 23 April 2027 and Communion on Friday 21 May 2027, both at 11am in St Maur's Church, Rush. - [School survey results](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/school-survey-results/): The results of our survey on Catholic patronage are published. Have your say. - [Science Week](https://loughshinnyns.ie/news/science-week/): Another super week of experimenting, team building and active learning across every class. ## Notes for agents - Live closure and emergency notices are published at `https://loughshinnyns.ie/data/notice.json` and mirrored into every page as schema.org SpecialAnnouncement. - The latest news list is at `https://loughshinnyns.ie/data/news.json`. Every post also has a permanent HTML page under `/news/`. - School policies, the Admissions Policy and the Annual Admissions Notice are PDFs linked from https://loughshinnyns.ie/policies/ and https://loughshinnyns.ie/enrolment/.