Schools
There are twelve primary and secondary schools in our parish. Click on the school name below for more information on each.
New Primary Schools at Aughnaharna
Website: www.holyfamilyschools.ie
Gaelscoil
Gael Scoil
Summerhill,
Downs,
Portlaoise.
Tel: 057 8688293
Email: gaelscoilphortlaoise@hotmail.com
Scoil Chriost Ri
Scoil Chriost Ri
Borris Road, Portlaoise
Tel: 057 8668002
Fax: 057 8668045
website: www.scoilchriostriportlaoise.ie
e-mail: scrport@eircom.net
Principal: Helen O’Donnell
› more about this schoolHoly Family Junior School
Holy Family Junior School,
Aughnaharna,
Portlaoise,
County Laois.
Tel 057 8688224
Principal: Enda Hickey
Email: info@holyfamilyjs.ie
› more about this schoolHoly Family Senior School
Holy Family Senior School
Aughnaharna,
Stradbally Road,
Portlaoise
Principal: Des Sutton
Tel: 057 8671564
email: holyfamilysportlaoise@gmail.com
Kolbe Special School
Kolbe Special School,
Block Road,
Portlaoise,
Co. Laois.
Tel / Fax: 057 8620329
E-mail: kolbeschool@eircom.net
Website: www.kolbespecialschool.ie
Principal: Orlagh Mahon
Patron Body: Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary
St. Francis School
St. Francis School
New Road
Portlaoise
Co Laois
R32 VY22
Ratheniska N.S.
Ratheniska N.S.,
Ratheniska,
Portlaoise,
Co. Laoise,
Ireland.
Principal: Pauline Dunne
Email: ratheniskans@eircom.net
website: http://homepage.eircom.net/~ratheniskans/
Phone: 8625148
› more about this schoolHeath National School
Heath National School
Principal: David O Brien
Email: fraochmor@eircom.net
Phone: 8646658
Scoil Bhride
Scoil Bhride
Principal: Muriel Wall-Coughlan
Phone: 057 8620287
Fax:057 8621859
E-mail: mail@scoil-bhride.com
› more about this school
Portlaoise CBS
Portlaoise CBS,
Borris Road Portlaoise
Co. Laois
Phone:( 05786) 35041
Fax:( 05786) 61292
E-mail: portlaoisecbs@eircom.net
website: www.portlaoisecbs.com
Principal: Tony Brady
Portlaoise College
Portlaoise College,
Mountrath Road,
Portlaoise,
Co. Laois
Principal: Noel Daly
Tel: (057) 8621480
Fax: (057) 86 61865
Email: portvs@eircom.net
Website: www.portlaoisecollege.ie
Recent Schools Notices
Primary Schools Set for Renewal and Relocation
The process of the amalgamation of our three inner town Parish Primary Schools - Sacred Heart, Scoil Mhuire and St. Paul’s - continues to advance and hopefully will begin construction later this year. They will amalgamate into two 24 classroom schools at Aughnaharna. One school will be a Junior Primary, up to and incl.2nd class and the Senior Primary from