Fáilte go Lurga
Welcome to Lurga National School’s website.
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On our site we will share information and photographs that will give you a flavour of life in Lurga National School.

Lurga NS is one of the most southerly schools in Co. Galway, located south of Gort in the parish of Beagh. The school currently has an enrolment of 90 pupils along with four Mainstream Class teachers, one Special Education Teacher, two
​part-time Special Education Teacher and a part-time secretary.
Our school officially opened in 1884, the same year that the GAA was founded and it was to this parish that Michael Cusack came to teach at the turn of the last century.  


We are enrolling for 2021/2022
 Our Enrolment form is available here
or on request by emailing 
lurgaschool@gmail.com
For more details contact:
​091-633118

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RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS
On Monday 1 March – Junior and senior infants, first and second class – and final year Leaving Certificate students will return to in-school provision. This phase will also see a return to full attendance for children in special schools, as well as children in early start pre-school classes and early intervention special classes for children with autism or hearing impairment.

Monday 15 March is the target date for the return to in-school provision of the rest of primary school children – third to sixth class, and fifth year Leaving Certificate students. This date will be reviewed during the period following 1 March.

​Monday 12 April, following the Easter break is the target date for the return to in-school education of the rest of post-primary students – first to fourth year students.
​NEWS
Welcome back to Mrs Fogarty’s Junior and Senior Infants and Ms Lynch’s First and Second Classes who as you can see are having a great day back at school.
Reminder - Parents it is of vital importance to not congregate at or near school (at the school wall or in the car park at any time) and that communication with the school must take place by phone or online as per government guidelines

For up to date information regarding Back To School advice and Covid19 please check our Covid19 Information Page
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Lots more information on World Book Day can be found here
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STEPS Engineers Week is from 27 February – 5 March 
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Take the Wind Energy Challenge: Primary school students take on the Pinwheel Challenge and explore sustainability in engineering. Available free to download, this can be carried out with materials found in the home.
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Lots more activites etc can be found on our Remote Learning Page

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