Stair Ghaelscoil na Cruaiche

D’oscail Gaelscoil na Cruaiche, bunscoil Chaitliceach, don gcéad uair i Meán Fómhair 1995 agus seachtar dalta a bhí ar an rolla ar an gcéad lá.

Fuair an scoil aitheantas sealadach ón Roinn Oideachas i 1996 agus chuaigh sí faoi Phátrúnacht an Fhorais. Mairéad Ní Ruáin a bhí roghnaithe ag an mBord don bpost mar Phríomhoide na Scoile agus cuireadh tús leis an scoil go hoifigiúil ar an 1ú Meán Fómhair 1996.

Fuair an scoil aitheantas buan i 2000 agus tá fás agus forbairt do-chreidte tagtha ar an scoil ó shin. Faoi láthair, tá trí mhúinteoir déag ar an bhfoireann, ochtar múinteoir ranga, beirt mhúinteoir tacaíocht foghlama, beirt mhúinteoir ar an bpainéal soláthair agus príomhoide riaracháin san áireamh. Tá cuntóir riachtanaisí speisialta amháin ag obair sa scoil. Tá 198 daltaí ag freastal ar an scoil anois, ó Naíonáin Shóisearacha go dtí Rang a Sé.

History of Gaelscoil na Cruaiche

Gaelscoil na Cruaiche, an all-Irish Catholic Primary School was first opened in September 1995 with seven pupils on its roll on the very first day.

The school received temporary recognition from the Department of Education and Science in 1996 and the Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoile Lán Ghaeilge Teo was requested to become Patron of this new developing school. Mairéad Ní Ruáin was selected by the Board of Management to become Principal and the school was officially opened on the 1st September 1996, under the direction of the Department of Education and Science.

Gaelscoil na Cruaiche received permanent recognition in 2000 and the school has grown and developed beyond belief from then forward. At present, there are thirteen teachers on staff, which consists of eight class teachers, two learning support teachers, two supply panel teachers and an administrative principal. One Special Needs Assistant works in the school.

The school received planning permission to construct a permanent school building in 2007, and we moved into this new building in June 2011. At present, there are 198 pupils attending the school, from Junior Infants to Sixth Class, and there are 22 pupils attending the Naíonra (the pre-school year) which is facilitated within the school building.