Welcome to St Finbarr’s Primary School

At the Heart of our School, the Gift of a Child. Welcome to St Finbarr’s Catholic Primary School. The school was opened in 1925 by the Sisters of Charity and the rich traditions and charism of the sisters continue to underpin school life.

One of the many blessings of the school is a strong partnership between home and school, which has at its’ core the children.

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Discover the St Finbarr’s difference

Our school

St Finbarr of Cork, whose Feast Day is kept on the 25 September, belongs to the sixth century. The name Cork means "a marsh". Finbarr chose for his abode an island in that marsh and there he founded a monastic school.

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Curriculum

We educate for learners who are successful, creative and confident, active and informed and empowered to share and enrich our world.

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Religious Education Program

Religious Education at St Finbarr's seeks to develop the religious literacy of students in light of the Catholic Christian tradition, so that they might participate critically and authentically in contemporary culture.

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