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Irish Times Article- Girls and boys cross decades-long gender divides as single-sex schools go mixed

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2023/09/01/girls-and-boys-cross-decades-long-gender-divides-as-single-sex-schools-go-mixed/ After 135 years of being a single-sex school for boys, St Joseph’s on the northside of Dublin was one of several schools that began welcoming girls as a newly co-educational school last week. Incoming first-year student Jack D’Arcy felt it would be “basically the same” though “because people are people”. D’Arcy attended an all-boys … Read more

Safe Routes to Schools -Consultation Phase

Dear all, A non-statutory consultation will be open for  proposed School Zones at St Joseph’s Secondary and St Joseph’s Primary from Monday May 29th to Friday June 16th 2023. School Zones are built infrastructural upgrades that are designed to give priority to students at the school gate by freeing up footpaths and reducing vehicle drop-offs, pick-ups and … Read more

Launch Celebration Day

Last Friday 5th May the school held an event to celebrate the induction of the first Co-Ed class in which the entire community; past, present and future, gathered together to mark the ushering in of this new era. The experience of the esteemed past pupils and the innovation and creativity of the current students welcomed … Read more

Recruitment of host homes for summer Erasmus students

We are planning on hosting Dublin Cultural Institute in a Summer Erasmus Programme during the month of July this year while the school is closed. They have offered that any homes interested in hosting students can contact now if available and interested. Please find details of homestay below, along with contacts for DCI. Please note, … Read more

Pancake morning for Parents

Please see flyer above for parents morning next Friday. This is open to all parents from both the secondary and primary school. If you are available, we would love to see you and have a chat!

Principal’s letter at Christmas

Scoil Iósiaf an Fhionnradharc – St. Joseph’s, Fairview 19th December 2022 Dear Parents/Guardians & Students,  I hope all is well with you and your loved ones. As we approach the Christmas break, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and the students for the ongoing support at the end of the longest … Read more

3rd Year Parent Teacher Meeting

Reminder that the Parent-Teacher meeting for 3rd years takes place tomorrow evening, Tuesday 15th. The meeting times run from 3.45pm – 6.15pm. We would ask any Parent(s)/Guardian(s) that are unable to attend to please inform the school/Year Head as soon as possible. This can be done by phone 01-8339779 or by email to Ms. Dowdall … Read more