The Board of St. John of God School hereby detail the Enrolment Policy pertaining in the school as of 4th December 2018. This is in accordance with the provisions of the Sections of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 commenced on 3rd October 2018 and Section 11 – Amendment of the Equal Status Act 2000.
St. John of God Convent School is a Catholic Primary School under the patronage and trusteeship of the Bishop of Ferns. It was established in 1875 under the trusteeship of the Sisters of St. John of God.
At present Staff is comprised of the Principal, the Home School Community Liaison Teacher, Learning Support Teachers and Mainstream Class teachers, SNAs, secretary, cleaner and cleaner / caretaker.
All classes from Junior Infants to Sixth are taught in mixed groupings of boys and girls.
While every effort is made to keep classes in single grade settings, on occasion there are multi-grade classes in the Faythe School. The formation of multi-grade classes is at the sole discretion of the teaching staff.
The school operates under the direction of the Department of Education & Science (D.E.S.) from which grants and resources are received annually.
The school curriculum followed is the Revised Curriculum for Primary Schools (1999) produced by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in conjunction with D.E.S. This curriculum may be amended from time to time in accordance with sections 9 & 30 of the Education Act (1998)
