Mission Statement
The staff of this school want to create a climate of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual safety for students, teachers and parents so that teaching and learning can occur within relationships of mutual valuing and respect.
With this in mind, the teachers of the school see education not just as providing students with knowledge and skills but also as providing for the emotional, social, sexual, physical and spiritual development of students.
In this school we want students to be self-motivated and to be at peace with themselves, others and the world. Achievement of these aspirations by the school requires the help and co-operation of students, teachers and parents.
School Ethos
Our School
Ennis National School is a co-educational Catholic primary school under the patronage of the Bishop of Killaloe. The school models and promotes a philosophy of life inspired by belief in God and in the life of Jesus Christ. Our Catholic ethos represents the norms of behaviour which have emerged and continue to emerge gradually from the repeated interactions and relationships between people in the school community. While Ennis NS is a school with a Catholic ethos, it has due recognition for pupils of other faiths or no faith.
Our Catholic Ethos
Our Catholic ethos finds expression through the care values of our school and through our actions, attitudes and practices:
- The staff of this school want to create a climate of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual safety for students, teachers and parents so that teaching and learning can occur within relationships of mutual valuing and respect.
- With this in mind, the teachers of the school see education not just as providing students with knowledge and skills but also as providing for the emotional, social, sexual, physical and spiritual development of students.
- In this school we want students to be self-motivated and to be at peace with themselves, others and the world. Achievement of these aspirations by the school requires the help and co-operation of students, teachers and parents.
Of paramount importance is the happiness of each child under the care of the infant staff. On a daily basis we strive to cater for the physical, spiritual, emotional and educational welfare of each child.
In conjunction with parents and the wider community we hope to achieve all the goals set out above.
A Brief History of Ennis NS
1897: School opened at the corner of Carmody St. and Kilrush Rd.(now the present Youth Centre) as the Ennis Boys’ National School. The first pupil to enrol was Patrick McCallan from Doora.
1898: John Mackey appointed Principal.
1920: John Gordon appointed Principal
1946: Brian M. Kelly appointed Principal
1972: New school opened on Kilrush Rd. opposite the site of old school. New school built to cater for 16 classrooms
1981: Garry Stack appointed Principal
1988: Extension to school – new classroom, remedial room, school library and assembly hall
Additional facilities to school – playing field, handball and squash complex, new infant yard and dressing rooms
1992: Co-Education introduced to Ennis National School, starting at Junior infant level. The first girl to enrol was Fidelma Hanrahan from Ennis.
1997: School Centenary Celebrations (History Published)
1998: Computers introduced to every class in the school plus opening of a computer laboratory with 30 computers.
1999: Consideration of additional school classrooms to Ennis National School
2009: Staff-41 teachers; 11 SNA’S; 1 Secretary; 1 Caretaker;
2009: Ray McInerney appointed Principal.
2012: June – The first sod on the new school site at Ashline is turned by the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn
2013: September – New school in Ashline opened.