The Heath National School
  • About Us
    • Home
    • Our School
    • Our Beliefs & Values
    • Board of Management
    • Staff
    • Parents Council
    • Local History >
      • The Rock of Dunamase
      • Killenny Church
      • Emo Court
      • The Heath House
  • Current News
    • Weekly Top 5 Events
    • Newsletters
    • Board of Management News
    • Parents Council News
    • Students Council News
  • School Information
    • Application & Enrolment >
      • Annual Admissions Notice
      • Junior Infant Application 25/26
      • Application Form Senior Infants - 6th
      • Admission Appeals
    • Calendar2024/2025
    • Calendar 2025/2026
    • Primary Maths Curriculum
    • Resources and Stationery List 2024
    • School Information Booklet
    • Standardised Testing
    • School Self Evaluation
    • Whole School Evaluation
    • School Policies >
      • Adminstration of Medicine
      • Admissions Policy
      • Anti Bullying
      • Assessment & Evaluation
      • Attendance
      • Child Protection
      • Code of Behaviour
      • Learning Support & Special Educational Needs
      • Data Protection Policy
      • Parental Complaints Policy
  • School Activities
  • Classes
    • Junior Infants
    • Senior Infants
    • First Class
    • Second Class
    • Third Class
    • Fourth Class
    • Fifth Class
    • Sixth Class
  • Covid Updates
  • Gallery
Our school is a Catholic school under the patronage of the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Bishop Denis Nulty. The Bishop devolves responsibility for the running of the school to a local Board of Management. This Board serves a term of four years after which elections take place. The Board is made up of eight individuals, 2 bishops nominees, 2 parental representatives, 1 teacher's representative, 2 community representatives and the school principal. The Board meets once every six weeks during the school year. The Board can be contacted in writing through the Board secretary.

The current Board was elected in December 2023 and will serve until November 2027.
The members of the Board are as follows:
​
Chairperson: Mrs Dolores Booth
Secretary: Mr. David O'Brien
Treasurer: Mr. Seamus McGrath
Fr. Simon Jin
Mr. Eoin Delaney
Mrs. Emma Cullinan
Mrs. Catherine Whelan
Ms. Roisin Ging


Scoil an Fhraoich Mhóir, The Heath, Portlaoise, Co. Laois            Phone:  057-8646658                   Email: [email protected]                    
Proudly powered by Weebly