We are inviting applications for enrolment to Ballyadams N.S for the 2022-23 School Year for Junior Infants.
We are also opening a new class for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in the 2022 / 23 School Year and inviting applications for our new ASD Class.
Enrolment is now open and the closing date for enrolment is the 11th February.
You can download an enrolment application form on the following link https://www.ballyadamsns.com/enrolment.html.
Alternatively please contact secretary.ballyadams@gmail.com or call our school on 059 8627226 for an application form for the 2022/23 School Year.
Ballyadams National School – About Us
We celebrate togetherness in Ballyadams N.S. Our school motto is ‘Together We Are Stronger’ or as we like to say and practice ‘Ní neart go cur le chéile’.
We are a Catholic co-educational school located in the Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin in the idyllic country surrounds of the parish of Ballyadams, Co Laois located just over the Windy Gap between the town of Stradbally and Ballylinan.
Our school teaching staff numbers seven teachers.
We have four mainstream class teachers and three special education teachers, our Special Needs Assistant alongside our school ancillary staff.
Our dedicated and caring school staff in Ballyadams N.S are the heartbeat of our vibrant school community.
Ballyadams NS – Our Values & Mission
It is our aim to provide all children in Ballyadams N.S with a positive learning experience and facilitate each child realising their full educational potential.
Ballyadams NS – School website & Twitter
We love to showcase whole school events and topical school news and our student achievement’s on our school website www.ballyadamsns.com and you are very welcome to follow our school’s progress and news of our school life on our school Twitter @ballyadamsns
Ballyadams NS – School Accomplishments
We are one of three Laois schools who were taken on board the Creative Clusters Schools Excellence Programme for 2021 – 2023 which promotes innovation and creativity in schools through learning.
Read more about the Creative Clusters Schools Of Excellence Programme here
As part of the Schools Of Excellence Programme we are currently using V.R or Virtual Reality in our classroom to allow the children learn in a way they find engaging, fun and enjoyable! We were delighted to welcome RTÉ to Ballyadams N.S in December to showcase the creative learning taking place by the boys and girls in our classrooms.
Have a look at the RTÉ News2Day report on this link.
We are a proud Green School. Our Green School motto is ‘Show your worth, be good to the earth’. We have a number of Green Flags earned as part of our Green School initiatives and we look forward to continuing our engagement with Green School projects in the future.
In 2021 we were delighted to take part in a Gardening Project in conjunction with Laois Education Centre which promoted diversity.
We have installed new raised beds in our school garden and our green fingered students have planted and cultivated a host of colourful vegetables and edible flowers.
We take great pride in our status as an Active School Read – view all about our Active Flag journey here.
In Ballyadams there is a wonderful tradition in Gaelic Games. We celebrate participation and developing the abilities of all our children and take great pride in their efforts and successes. We look forward to our boys and girls taking part in Cumann Na Mbunscol competitions when they are allowed to resume.
Read and see pictures from a proud day in our school’s history. The following link is an article and pictures which details our Boys Division 1 C.M.N.B Final victory on a wonderful day for our school in 2018 here
We look forward to accepting enrolment applications for the 2022/23 School Year.
