St Joseph's N.S.
St Joseph's N.S. is a primary school in Wexford. 79 pupils, Catholic ethos, DEIS Rural.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Ferns |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 79 (40 boys, 39 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Rural |
| Roll number | 17638U |
| Eircode | Y21V091 |
| Address | DONARD, POULPEASTY, CLONROCHE, ENNISCORTHY, CO WEXFORD |
What DEIS means here
DEIS Rural. This is the rural strand: extra literacy and numeracy support, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation. It does not carry reduced class sizes.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: New Ross. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district Y21 (Enniscorthy) was €290,000 in 2025. That is up 75.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Clonleigh at -7.97 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 29% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | SINÉAD PARNELL |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0892102800 |
| donardns@live.ie | |
| Local authority | Wexford County Council |
Other schools in New Ross
- Bunscoil Nic Amhlaidh Primary school, Wexford
- Bunscoil Ris Primary school, Wexford
- Christian Brothers Secondary School Secondary school, Wexford
- Good Counsel College Secondary school, Wexford
- Kennedy College Secondary school, Wexford
- New Ross Educate Together National School Primary school, Wexford
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Secondary School Secondary school, Wexford
- Rathgarogue N S Primary school, Wexford
- S N Baile An Fhasaigh Primary school, Kilkenny
- S N Baile Cuisin Primary school, Wexford
- S N Raithin Primary school, Wexford
- S N Rath An Iubhair Primary school, Wexford
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.