Saint Brigid’s National School, is a primary school situated in the centre of Greystones, Co. Wicklow. Our mission is to provide the highest quality education for all our children in a happy, safe and stimulating Christian environment, focusing on their academic, social, personal, moral and spiritual development to help them be the best they can be.

Updates from other organisations re changes as a result of COVID-19

Click on THIS link for ‘Back to School’ and COVID health advice videos in many languages including Cantonese, Catalan, English, French, Georgian, Irish, Italian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Ukranian and Yoruba. This is a initiative from COVID World Service, Nasc and Together Ireland.

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Is your child starting primary or secondary school? VACCINATIONS IN SCHOOLS were put on hold due to COVID-19. The HSE school vaccination teams have started contacting parents and guardians to offer vaccination appointments to students who are due 4 in 1 and MMR (Junior Infants) and HPV and Meningococcal ACWY (1st-year students). For more information contact your local immunisation office or read the information on the Citizens’ Information website

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This is a link to the HSE website with information about COVID-19 https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/

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It has been confirmed by the Department of Social Protection that the Covid Pandemic Unemployment Payment will be treated as a qualifying payment for the BACK TO SCHOOL CLOTHING and FOOTWEAR ALLOWANCE. (As long as claimants satisfy the other criteria.) You can read more about this payment on the Citizens’ Information website

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