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Principal’s Address
Welcome to Cloonakilla NS.
Cloonakilla N.S. is a Catholic co-educational school
situated in south Co. Roscommon on the outskirts of
Athlone. It is a mainstream school with 17 class teachers
and an administrative Principal. It also has 6 SEN teachers,
and 6 Special Needs Assistants. The school also has a
caretaker and secretary.
A skilled staff provides a broad curriculum and wide range
of activities. In addition to the curriculum children also take
part in the following: Gaelic football, soccer, tag rugby,
swimming, tin whistle, choir, quiz teams, Discover Primary
Science, Green-Schools Programme, Active Schools
Programme, Amber Flag Programme, JEP and STEAM
Programmes and liturgical services. All children are
encouraged to reach their full potential in a happy and safe
environment that is conducive to learning. The staff, Board
of Management and Parents Association work closely
together to ensure that all pupils are cherished equally in an
atmosphere of openness and freedom. Our learning
environment is child-centred where each child is valued,
cared for and respected.
Kind regards,
Mary O’Rourke (Principal)

Green Space Awards

A huge congratulations to all of the pupils and staff of Cloonakilla NS! They were awarded a “Best First Impressions Award” at the Roscommon Arts Centre on Tuesday December 12th. We are delighted to have received this special award and are very proud of our beautiful school grounds.

Christmas in Cloonakilla !

Art Exhibition at Cloonakilla NS

Science Week in Cloonakilla 2023

A Spooktacular Halloween 2023!

Cross Country Running 2023

A Busy Month of June!

Sports Day 2023

Active Snap

Seachtain Na Gaeilge 2023

Tháinig an scealaí Jack Keating isteach chun scéal a rá do rang a sé. D’imir na paistí o ranganna 5 & 6 cluiche trí Ghaeilge le na naonáin. Bhi Tráth na gCeist ag ranganna a 3-6 ar Zoom. Rinne gach duine iarracht Gaeilge a labhairt agus cluichí a imirt tri Ghaeilge agus bronnfar duaiseanna ar Ghaeilgeoir na Seachtaine i ngach rang – teastas agus pas obair bhaile

First Class Visit Derryglad Folk Museum

Our Art Gallery

World Book Day 2023

Christmas 2022

Halloween 2022