About our school
St. Francis N.S. is situated in Donohill village in the Parish of Annacarty Donohill in Tipperary. The school operates under the patronage of the Catholic Bishop of Cashel-Emly, Dr Kieran O’Reilly. Donohill village is located 8 kilometres from Tipperary Town. It is a co-educational school for children from Junior Infants to 6th class and has a special class which caters for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Within the school there are four classrooms, three of these are used for class teaching and one is used for support teaching. All three teaching classrooms are spacious and have interactive whiteboards. The school has a playing field to the rear and basketball court at the front. Within the school building there is also a Sensory/Exercise room.
School Information
Staff 2023 - 2024
Jane O’Neill (Principal/Special Education Teacher)
Brenda O’Connor (Deputy-Principal (acting)/Autism Class Teacher)
Éadaoin White (Assistant principal (acting)/ Senior Room Teacher)
Katelynn Power (Junior Room Teacher)
Edel Fanning (Career Break)
Pádraic O’Dwyer (Career Break)
Mary Shanahan (Special Needs Assistant) (career break)
Joan Breen (Special Needs Assistant)
Bernie Ryan (Special Needs Assistant)
Catherine Ryan (Special Needs Assistant)
Larina Downey (Special Needs Assistant)
Shelley McCarthy (Secretary)
Mary O’Connor (Bus Escort)
Cecilia Ryan (Bus Escort)
Catherine Barry (Cleaner)
Opening Times
School starts at 9:10 am for all classes.
School Finishes at 1:50pm for Junior and Senior Infants and 2:50pm for all other pupils.
Yard is supervised in the morning from 9:00 am.
Break Times
Break: 11:00 - 11:10
Lunch: 12:30 - 13:00
Uniform
Navy tracksuit pants
Navy jumper / School half-zip
Red polo shirt