Welcome to St. Aidan’s National School, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
As we begin the 2026/27 school year, we are delighted to welcome our pupils and families back to St. Aidan’s National School. With 78 pupils in our school, we are proud of the warm, welcoming and close-knit school community we have here in Bawnboy.
St. Aidan’s is a school where every person is a valued member of a happy, vibrant and inclusive learning community. Tá gach dalta, tuismitheoir agus ball foirne lárnach i bpobal foghlama bríomhar, fáilteach agus cairdiúil anseo i Scoil Náisiúnta Aodáin.
We strive to provide a safe, caring, positive and stimulating learning environment where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential. Our dedicated staff are committed to the holistic development of our pupils, supporting their academic, social, emotional, spiritual and physical development while fostering confidence, creativity, curiosity, resilience and kindness.
Déanaimid ár ndícheall timpeallacht shábháilte, shona agus spreagúil a chruthú ina mbíonn deis ag gach páiste foghlaim, fás agus forbairt. Cuirimid béim ar mheas, cineáltas, muinín agus folláine i ngach gné de shaol na scoile.
As a Catholic school, we are guided by our Christian values while warmly welcoming and respecting children of all faiths and none. We value diversity and inclusion and encourage our pupils to develop respect for themselves, for others, for our environment and for the wider community.
We are extremely fortunate to have the support of our parents, Board of Management and wider local community. We believe that strong partnerships between home, school and community play an important role in helping every child to flourish.
Táimid an-bhródúil as ár scoil agus as an spiorad pobail atá againn anseo i mBunbhó. Oibrímid le chéile chun na deiseanna is fearr a thabhairt dár ndaltaí agus chun grá don fhoghlaim, don Ghaeilge agus dár gcultúr a chothú iontu.
At St. Aidan’s, we aim to prepare our pupils for their place in a modern and changing world while ensuring that their primary school years are filled with learning, friendship, opportunity, fun and happy memories.
Tá súil againn go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh as ár suíomh gréasáin agus go bhfaighidh sibh léargas ar an scoil bhríomhar, dhearfach agus fháilteach atá againn anseo i mBunbhó.
Le gach dea-ghuí,
James Rudden
Principal
Child Safeguarding
The Board of Management’s annual review of the school’s Child Safeguarding Statement and Child Protection procedures took place at the Board of Management meeting on 7th September 2026.
Our Child Safeguarding Statement can be found here under Policies.
The Designated Liaison Person (DLP) is James Rudden and the Deputy Designated Liaison Person (DDLP) is Juliana Doherty.
As we begin another exciting school year at St. Aidan’s N.S., we would like to once again celebrate the official opening of our wonderful new school playground at the end of the last school year.
Our school community raised an incredible €20,817 towards the project. A few months on, we remain extremely grateful to everyone who donated, fundraised or supported the project in any way. Our sincere thanks to our pupils, parents, Board of Management, Parents’ Association, staff, local businesses, sponsors, volunteers and the wider community. Your generosity has created a lasting legacy for the children of St. Aidan’s.
A special thank you also to Mary Fitzpatrick for officially opening the playground, Gareth Maguire for joining us as our special guest and Fr. Seán Maguire for blessing the new playground.
We were delighted to have the occasion featured in The Anglo-Celt, with a wonderful article written by our past pupil Róisín McManus. We are also extremely grateful to Isabel Duggan Rofe for capturing the day so beautifully through her photographs.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this fantastic new facility possible for our pupils.
On 6th June, 2nd – 6th Class headed off to Shannon River Adventure. A fun, action-packed day was planned and the weather did not dampen the pupils’ enthusiasm and determination.
Please read Kate’s review below:
“This year we went to Shannon River Adventure Centre (BEST SCHOOL TRIP YET!) We did archery, rock climbing, team games, obstacle course, kayaking, mud slide and jumping into the water. My favourite was either the mudslide (which was really fun especially the end when you went flying into the mud) or jumping into the water (which was great because you don’t get a chance to jump into the Shannon every day. I’d recommend everyone to go there.”
Check out the gallery below to see some photos from our recent Sports’ Day.
Pupils in Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class went to Kidz Kingdom in Carrick-on-Shannon for their end of year trip. Everyone had a great time as you can see from the photos below.
As part of Junior Achievement Ireland Ms Patricia Shannon visited our school to do a Science Workshop with Fifth and Sixth Class pupils. They looked at the human skeleton and solved a crim using paper chromatography. They also looked at mirror writing and made a periscope.
We were over the moon to receive our Blue Star Flag and Certificate today.
It marks the culmination of a very successful year’s whole-school initiative, based around the Blue Star Programme, which is aimed at fostering a sense of ‘what it means to be European.’
Well done to all! We will proudly fly our Blue Star Flag!
A happy end to a happy year on an exciting, colourful and interactive big red bus!
Pupils in all classes received a very informative talk from Emma Clerkin, RSA Officer when she visited our school on Tuesday 12th January. She talked to the pupils about road safety, in particular how the children could keep themselves safe when travelling to and from school. She spoke to the children about the importance of wearing seatbelts in cars and buses, making themselves as visible as possible when walking and cycling and wearing a helmet correctly when cycling. She also explained to the younger children how important it was to hold an adults hand when walking along and crossing the road.
Thanks to the pupils from St. Mogue’s College, Bawnboy who surprised us with delicious, chocolate apples which they made as part of their fundraising activities for the year. Yummy!
“A week to inspire young people to take an interest in science and technology and to promote the relevance of science in our everyday lives.”
As part of Science Week, pupils from 5th and 6th class attended a science workshop in the Marble Arch Geopark. Pupils had an opportunity to participate in different experiments eg. making fossils, volcanoes, caves, meteorites and earthquakes.
Whilst back in the classroom, Mrs. West and Mrs. Boyle conducted a series of fun science experiments with their pupils.
We hope these activities have inspired our own Einsteins!
Congratulations to all our winners in the Credit Union Art Competition.
