School Closures

School Closures

2025-2026

St. Oliver's will re-open on Thursday, August 28th 2025

  • Doors Open at 8:40 am
  • Classes commence at 8:50am
  • Junior and Senior Infant classes finish at 1:30 pm
  • 1st to 6th Classes finish at 2:30 pm

The school will be closed on the following dates

  • October Mid-term  -  Monday 27th to Friday 31st October 2025
  • December Church Holiday - Monday 8th December 2025
  • Christmas Holidays  -  Friday 19th December 2025 to Friday 2nd Jan 2026 (School closes on Friday 19th @ 12 noon and re-opens on Monday 5th of January 2026)
  • February Bank Holiday:  Monday 2nd of February 2026
  • Mid Term Break- Thurs 19th and Friday 20th February 2026
  • St. Patrick's Day  - Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th March 2026
  • Easter Holidays - Monday 30th March to Friday 10th April inclusive. (Closing on Friday 27th April @ 12 noon and re-opening on Monday 13th April 2026)
  • May Bank Holiday -  Monday 4th May 2026
  • June Bank Holiday - Monday 1st June 2026

SCHOOL CLOSES ON  Wednesday, 24th June 2026.

ALL THE ABOVE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

 Download School Calendar 2025-2026

School Projects

St. Oliver's is an active school who are involved in many school projects
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The history of the Christmas Pudding

We in St Olivers have made our Christmas plum puddings using a secret ingredient . Traditionally people in Ireland make all their puddings together 6 to 8 weeks before Christmas . People keep one pudding to be eaten around St. Patricks Day or Easter Sunday. As so much fruit is used in the pudding and long before Electric mixers it was the custom for everyone in the house to stir the mixture. On doing so they made a wish so this pudding has 28 wishes stirred into it. The longer you keep the pudding the more the taste matures. In fact it can last up to 1 year some people believe.We got 3 and a half puddings out of this mixture. Mr . Horgan got one as he supplied the magic ingredient , We experimented with steaming one in the microwave and one is on its way to one of you who loves your food and I am sure will appreciate the magic ingredient. Enjoy and as they say in Ireland Nollaig Shona.