The Senior school was started in 1981 but it was not until June 1985 that the
present school building was occupied. At the start there were only three
third classes and one fourth class (aged 9 - 11). There was 64 girls and 64 boys.
The original St.Helen's Jnr. School started in 1977. It had 50 pupils at that time and
was called St.Helen's National School. It had 2 teachers, Mr.Lowe and
Mr. Griffin. They had 2 prefabs beside St. Marnock's School in Portmarnock village. They then
moved up the hill to the prefabs beside The Holy Family Church close to our present school site. In 1980 they moved into what is now called St Helen's Junior school. The number of pupils was growing rapidly and in 1981 it was divided into 2 schools under the one roof. A further 4 years passed before we occupied our new Senior school (28K JPEG) building shown above. Our numbers peaked at 640 and we currently have 270 children on roll and 16 teachers. Mr Lowe retired as principal in June 2005 and the new principal Ms. O'Leary was appointed as the new principal.
| Our Portmarnock Pages | All about our locality. |
|---|---|
| The Globe Program | Weather and Science project (Web Based). |
| Children's Art | Corridor and wall art |
| Children's Poems and Stories | From Third to Sixth Class. |
| Children's Computer Art | Our Annual Computer Art Competition |
| Our Parish | Churches, Clergy and Mass Times |
| Interview with our previous Principal (1977 - 2005) | By sixth class children. |
| Girls' Victory in Croke Park | Winners - Cumann Na mBunscol league |
| Parents' Association Newsletter | Published by the Parents |
| Photo of all our Children | Photo of our 370 Children (166K) |
| Some Great Links | Other Web Sites we use. |
| Interview with Pauric Mc Kinney | International Athlete and Staff member |
| Our European Partner Schools | Our Partners on the Comenius Program |
| Another Victory For Girls Team | Our Girls Make it a Historic Double |
| FANTASTIC - The Girls do it again | 3 Finals in a Row and 3 Wins!! |
| Interview with Aonghus Mc Anally | Local TV Parent/Personality |
Room 11 (2000) Web Pages | Class of 2000 Express themselves. |
| Room 11 (1999) Web Pages | Sixth class express themselves. |
| Should I Tell | A Great Poem about Bullying - Read it! |
| Vikings Attack Portmarnock | 4th Class Viking Art and Stories |
| Fifth Class Bog Tour - October 2000 | A Great Day Out On The Bog |
| Technology Survey by 5th Class | See the Graphs and Comments |
| Inventors and Famous People | Sixth Class Project - June 2002 |
Constructed by the Children, Parents and Teachers.
