St. Mary's Secondary School, Ballina

Principals Welcome

Principals Welcome

It gives us great pleasure to welcome all parents, teachers, pupils, past pupils and the members of the wider community to our school’s website. We hope that you will gain insight into our school and the wonderful education it offers.

St. Mary’s is an all-girls Secondary School, situated on Convent Hill, overlooking the town of Ballina. It is an outstanding school with a student population of almost 600 pupils. St. Mary’s has been synonymous with the education of young women since its foundation over 170 years ago by the Sisters of Mercy.

As a Catholic school, under the trusteeship of CEIST, the school works to create a caring school community based on respect, honesty, integrity and justice. St. Mary’s encourages the pursuit of excellence and a high standard of both academic and personal development. St. Mary’s students are enabled not only to achieve academically but are also offered many opportunities to take part in extracurricular activities including music, drama, public speaking, clubs and an extensive physical education programme.

Our goal is to ensure that all students become critical thinkers, active problem-solvers, inquisitive readers, diligent researchers and prolific writers. We do all of this to prepare your daughter for the demands of the real-world so they may become productive citizens, future leaders and contribute positively to the community.

The School’s continuing excellence in these areas is testament to the dedication of students, staff and parents who together continue to build a lively and vibrant learning community.

Mr. Robert O’Reilly - Principal
Ms. Margaret Burke - Deputy Principal

May 30
2023
End of Year House Exams
Jun 02
2023
Class end for Summer Holidays
Aug 28
2023
1st year students Mass of Welcomes & Induction Day
Aug 29
2023
5th year, 6th year & LCA students return
12-May-2023
Congratulations to the St.Mary's girls who were part of the U18 Ballina rugby team
10-May-2023
Well done to 2nd yr students Clodagh Cawley, Ashling Gilmartin and Anna Connolly who won the Smurfit Kappa award for Sustainability at SciFest in Sligo!
24-Feb-2023
St. Mary's Secondary School hope to join in the fun and is encouraging as many of our students and staff as possible to take part. Over the next week, girls wishing to take part will be provided with 8 week training plans to prepare them for the day.
Convent Hill, Ballina, Co. Mayo, F26 R928
353 96 70333
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