Welcome to our school. We aim to make our school a happy, safe place where effective teaching and active learning take place within a Catholic ethos. We are a large, busy and happy school. We welcome children from a wide variety of religious and social backgrounds. We are proud of our school.

St. Oliver's Primary School has 642 pupils with a teaching staff of 61 teachers aided by 26 classroom assistants. The school also has two secretaries and a full-time caretaker.
There are:

• 24 Mainstream Classes.
• 1 Resource Teacher for Travellers.
• 2 Classes for children with a Mild General Learning Difficulty.
• 2 ASD Class.
• 2 Classes for pupils with Multiple Disabilities.
• 24 SET Posts.
• 1 Class for children with a Specific Learning Difficulty.
• 1 Class for children with Reading Difficulty.
• 2 Teachers assigned to the Teaching of English.
• Administrative Deputy Principal and Principal.
• The Language Class also benefits from the services of a Speech Therapist four days a week from 9.20 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. (Mon. – Thurs.).
• School starts at 8.50 a.m. and ends at 1.30 pm for Jnr & Snr Infants and 2.30 p.m. for 1st to 6th Classes.
• Lunch breaks are from 10.55 a.m. to 11.15 a.m. and from 12.55-13.15 p.m.  There are designated play areas for each class.
• We have an Infant Club which caters for Junior and Senior Infants from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm.
• A scheme of afternoon supervision is also based in this school.
• Under a scheme funded by Kerry County Council, breakfasts and lunches are provided to those who need them.
• Each class is timetabled for P.E. in the Halla every week.
• Religion Classes are timetabled for half an hour per day. Each class standard has a list of prayers. Each class is assigned a priest who visits the class occasionally during religion time. Each class has a number of pupils who do not partake in religious instructions. These pupils are assigned other work in the classroom at religion time.
• Assembly is held in the Halla at regular intervals.
• A student council is nominated from our 5th and 6th classes each year. (October each year)
• Swimming classes are organised for 3rd and 4th classes during school hours in the spring/summer term.