The School is the second state-funded Muslim school in Dublin and Ireland and it is a co-educational school under the Trusteeship and Patronage of the Islamic Foundation of Ireland.
The School is the second state-funded Muslim school in Dublin and Ireland and it is a co-educational school under the Trusteeship and Patronage of the Islamic Foundation of Ireland.
The North Dublin Muslim School (NDMS) was opened in September 2001 with 3 classrooms and 3 teachers. The School is the second state-funded Muslim school in Dublin and Ireland and it is a co-educational school under the Trusteeship and Patronage of the Islamic Foundation of Ireland.
It has started as a response to the growing need of the Muslim community in Ireland. The large numbers on the admission waiting lists of the Muslim National School in Clonskeagh have confirmed a need for additional Muslim national schools in the greater Dublin area, especially in the north Dublin area.
North Dublin Muslim National School has grown immensely since 2001, and now caters for over 370 pupils from Dublin city and its suburbs. The school is continuing to grow and currently has sixteen mainstream classes, one ASD class and eight special education teachers.
There are a number of buses to transport the children to the School; from Lucan, Blanchardstown and the city.
The Co-Managers, Teachers, Religion Department, SNAs, Parents and Pupils of the North Dublin Muslim National School seek to:
Primary schools in Ireland are managed by a group of volunteers who have a particular interest in the provision of primary schooling in their area. This team is made up of parents’ nominees, teachers' nominees, the principal, nominees of the patron and community nominees who have a particular interest or expertise.
The responsibilities of the board include:
Board members for 2023-2027 are:
Patron Nominee: Brian Doyle (Chairperson)
Patron Nominee: Waheed Uddin
Principal: Eoin Walsh (Secretary)
Teacher Nominee: Olivia Roe
Parent Nominee: Aisha Imran
Parent Nominee: Mohammed Anas Mahdi
Community Nominee: Shadi Kalash
Community Nominee: Caoimhe McCarthy Said
In keeping with the Primary School Curriculum (1999) and the Primary Language Curriculum, the school follows a well balanced and broadly based curriculum, which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, intellectual and physical development of all pupils.
It is the policy of the management of the school, that the school will follow curricular programmes prescribed by the Department of Education, insofar as practical, possible and compliant with the distinctly Islamic Ethos of the school, which may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 9 and 30 of the Education Act (1998). In addition to the National Primary School Curriculum, a Religion and Arabic curriculum is also taught in the school.
The full curriculum can be viewed here.
The school application form and all information relating to enrolment can be accessed on the School's website.
The information from the above has been taken from the school's website
