School Closures

School Closures

2026-2027

St. Oliver's will re-open on Thursday, August 27th 2026

  • 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 26th to Friday 30th October 2026
  • December: Christmas Holidays Tuesday 22nd December 2026 (School closes @ 12 noon)
  • January:  School Return Wednesday 6th January 2027
  • February:  Bank Holiday  Monday 1st February 2027
  • February:  Mid Term Break Thursday 18th and Friday 19th February 2027
  • March:  St. Patrick's Day Wednesday 17th March 2027
  • March:  Easter Holidays, Friday 19th March 2027 (Closing @ 12 noon)
  • April:  School Return Monday 5th April 2027
  • May: Bank Holiday -  Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th May 2027
  • June:  Bank Holiday - Monday 7th & Tuesday 8th June 2027

SCHOOL CLOSES ON  Wednesday, 23rd June 2027.

ALL THE ABOVE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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Our Pupils

Resources to help our pupils
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General Knowledge 1

  1. Who was the first Christian martyr? St. Stephen.
  2. How many edges and sides has [a] Cone [b] Cylinder [c] Pyramid with a square for a base? [a] One edge and two sides[b]Two edges and three sides [c]Eight Edges and five sides.
  3. Who was the first man and woman mentioned in the Bible?Adam and Eve
  4. Who built the Ark? Noah
  5. Who had a coat of many colours? Joseph
  6. Who led the Israelites out of Egypt? Moses.
  7. Who was the first King of the Israelites? Saul.
  8. Name the three penninsulas that stretch southwards from Europe into the Mediterranean sea?
    A) The Iberian Penninsula of Spain and Portugal. B) Italy C) The Balkan Penninsula of Greece, Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
  9. Who was the cook on the Hispaniola? Long John Silver.
  10. Who sailed in the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece? Jason and the Argonauts.
  11. What Centigrade temperatures correspond to 32° and 212° Fahrenheit? 0° and 100° Centigrade.
  12. When and in what country was the metric system first introduced? In December 1799 in France. It became compulsory in France in 1801.
  13. How many squares are there on a chess board? 64
  14. How many men in a game of draughts? 12 each. Total 24.
  15. Where would you expect to find the line letters QWERTY in an office? On a computer keyboard.
  16. From which animals do we get [a] beef [b] mutton [c]veal [d] venison [e]pork? Answer: [a] Cattle [b] Sheep [c] Calves [d] Deer [e] Pigs
  17. On a pencil what do the letters HB stand for? Hard Black.
  18. What is the proper name for the lead in a pencil? Graphite
  19. What are the first and last books of the Old Testament? The first book is Genesis. The last book is Malachi.
  20. What are the first and last books of the New Testament? The first book is the Gospel according to St. Matthew. The last is the book is the Relevations of ST. John the Divine.
  21. In what language was the Old Testament written? Hebrew
  22. In what language was the New Testament first written? Greek.
  23. How many notes on a piano? There are 85 notes. Fifty white and thirty five black.