About our School

Scoil Naomh Gobnait Chaisleán an Droma or Castledrum NS as it’s known as locally is a 5 teacher co-ed Primary School located in the parish of Castlemaine. We are located at the start of the Dingle peninsula. We are nestled between the Sliabh Mish mountains to the North and Castlemaine Harbour to the South. We also have a beautiful panoramic view of the Magillycuddy Reeks and of course Ireland’s highest mountain Carrauntoohill. The school was originally located to the east of the current building (where Keel Community Centre is located). A new school was built in 1969 with 3 classrooms. In 2017 a fourth mainstream classroom was added. In 2021 we  moved into our newest classroom. The extra space was a welcome addition to the facilities of the school particularly the new computer room. In September 2023 we began life as a 5 teacher school. Over the years our playground and yard space has expanded to cater for the needs of the school.

Staff:

• Secretary: Katherine O’Connor
• SNA’s : Aisling Doody & Rachel Sheehan 

Teachers:

• Ciarán MacGearailt 6th (Principal)
• P.J. Ryan 5th (Deputy Principal)
• Aileen O’Carroll 3rd & 4th
• Ailís Murphy 1st & 2nd 
• Kate O’Leary Infants
• Pauline Griffin  SET (Assistant Principal)

Originally the school was located to the east of the current building (where Keel Community Centre is located). A new school was built in 1969 with 3 classrooms. In 2017 a fourth mainstream classroom was added. In 2021 we  moved into our newest classroom. The extra space was a welcome addition to the facilities of the school particularly the new computer room.

Initiatives that we participate in:

We received our 8th green flag in 2022.  We received our 4th Active (blue) flag for promoting games and physical activity in our school in 2022. We annually participate in the Blue Flag European Union initiative. We are a Health Promoting school since June 2018. We are also in year 10 of the Gaelbhratach. In June 2014 we were delighted to be awarded the Digital Schools of Distinction Award for promoting the use of ICT within the school. We also received the Discovering Maths and Science Award for the last 10 years running, this award is now known as the Curious Minds award.  We are also an Amber Flag school which is given to schools for the work completed on Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing. As you can see from the above list we are a busy school who cater for the interest and needs of our pupils.

Our School Policies

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