Holywell ETNS is located in Holywell, Swords, Co.Dublin. Holywell was orginally named ‘Gorse Hill’, then ‘Feltrim Hall’ and is located in the town land of Nevinstown. Holywell is located between Airside and Kinsealy. It is an area of over 1,800 mixed housing units of apartments, duplexes and houses where there is a high volume of local authority housing and private rental. Pupils also come from the other surrounding areas of Melrose and Drynam, with some students travelling from Finglas, Santry and the greater Swords area. There are a large number of students who do not have English as their first language.
Enrolment has been growing since 2010 in HETNS, from 21 in its first year to the current 677 pupils. We are a 49 teacher school including 15 special education teachers and English as an additional language teachers. The school also has four special classes for children with autism, as well as a high volume of students with special educational needs in mainstream. These children are supported by 30 Special Needs Assistants throughout our school.
Huge support from all the staff at Holywell ETNS for our school secretaries and Caretaker - Martina, Leona and Tom, in their campaign for equal pension rights.
š¢ Join us in calling for pension parity! Letās ensure hardworking support staff receive the respect, recognition, and retirement support theyāve rightfully earned. Please take a moment to learn more and add your name in support:
https://act.forsa.ie/pensionparityschools
#PensionParity #EducationMatters #FairPensions #RespectOurStaff
Every signature counts - your support could make all the difference!
@forsa.schoolsecretaries
Senior Boys' GAA team had a fantastic win against Rush Gaelscoil in the Fingal League semi-final. It was a nail-biting match that was very close and competitive throughout. Thankfully, Holywell's persistence and hard work paid off and secured them a place in the Fingal League final. Well done to the whole squad on a brilliant and hard fought win.
Pension Parity in Schools for all staff.
Great support from teachers and SNAās for our secretaries Leona and Martina.
Please support the Forsa campaign for Pension Parity for Secretaries & Caretakers by signing the pledge :Ā https://act.forsa.ie/pensionparityschoolsĀ
#pensionparity
#badgeweek
A big shoutout to Swords & District Lions Club who sponsored our school with two new football kits. The jerseys look amazing and we are all very appreciative of their support. Thank you!!
Holywell ETNS - Art Exhibition April 8th&9th
Save the Date! šØ
We are 2 weeks away from our first ever Art Exhibition and the excitement is building. We look forward to displaying all of the children's wonderful art work!
All family & friends welcome to attend. Art work can be purchased on the day/night.
Happy St.Patticks day from all in Holywell ETNS š®šŖš¶š
Our senior girls soccer team ā½ļø A tough cup match ends in defeat for the girls. Very proud of their performance, well done girls šš
Holywell Art Exhibition - Coming April 8th/9th. See your children's masterpieces in a live exhibition! Save the date! More details to follow...
Please join us tomorrow morning as we wave 'slƔn' to Seachtain na Gaeilge with a little parade on the school astro. Children are welcome to wear green! Fingers crossed for nice weather. Looking forward to seeing you there.
A great start to the Soccer season for the boys & girls teams in Holywell ETNS. Looking forward to another busy week ahead next week with Soccer, GAA & Athletics events. Let's go Holywell š£ā½ļøš½š„
Richies 6th class during their 'Dragons Den' as part of their Junior Entrepreneur programme. Big thanks to Ronan Quinn from @amarestories for visiting the class today as our business visitor. The 'Bead Boutique' were the winners in the end š
Eileen's 6th class had a webinar today with Shamsun from Irish Aid as part of their preparation for the Irish Aid "Our World" competition. They learned a lot about the Global Development Goals and how Ireland is helping people in developing countries.
Richies 6th class enjoying a robotics workshop yesterday.
Friendship Week in HETNS š¬š«ā¤ļø
Holywell ETNS now collecting bottles and cans for the RE - Turn scheme. We will be working with Tesco and Spar to return the bottles and cans, and the money raised will be used to purchase items for use throughout the school.
All bottles & cans can be brought to Room 20 (Richie's 6th class). All help and support is greatly appreciated!! ā»ļø ā»ļø
A month of dancing, singing & treats š thanks to everyone for supporting all of our school events over the last few weeks. Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas!!!
Our big school raffle soon approaches with some amazing gifts up for grabs! (Including a brand new VR Headset for the 1st prize š).
Please click on the link in our bio! All money raised goes towards the construction of a new Astro Turf area on our school grounds š
Your contributions are greatly appreciated ššŖš
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