The best start in life

Welcome to Scoil Mhuire Junior School. We are a girls only, private, primary, Catholic school. Our rich, broad and balanced curriculum gives each girl the opportunity to reach her full potential.

Welcome to Scoil Mhuire Junior School  
It is my great pleasure, as Principal, to welcome you to Scoil Mhuire Junior School, situated in the heart of Cork City on Wellington Road.  At Scoil Mhuire, we are immensely proud of our school, our girls and the warm, caring community we have created. We believe that every girl is unique, and our aim is to provide a happy, supportive and stimulating environment where each girl is encouraged to learn, grow and reach her potential.  Our holistic approach to education places the individual child at the centre of school life. Through hands-on learning, exploration, creativity and discovery, our girls develop confidence, curiosity and a genuine love of learning. Alongside the core curriculum, we offer a wide range of opportunities and experiences designed to help every girl discover her interests, develop her talents and shine in her own way.
 One of the strengths of Scoil Mhuire is our small class sizes, which allow our teachers to really get to know each child and provide greater individual attention and focused support. Our teaching staff also have experience in supporting children with specific learning difficulties, enabling us to respond sensitively and effectively to different learning needs.
 We place great importance not only on academic progress, but also on each girl's social, emotional and personal development. We want our girls to leave Scoil Mhuire as confident, kind and capable young people who believe in themselves and are ready for the next stage of their educational journey.  I hope our website gives you a glimpse into the life of our school – from learning in our classrooms to the many activities, experiences and opportunities that make Scoil Mhuire such a special place. We look forward to welcoming you to our school community.
Katie O’Leary
Principal

Katie O Leary

Principal

Open Day and Admissions

30 Sept 9.30am

13 October 7.30pm

Your Child’s Journey Starts Here

Latest News

Congratulations to Emerson from 2nd class who achieved highly commended in the Pat Egan writing competition at the Cork City Library. Here she is with her beautiful poem.

CONGRATULATIONS to SMJS!

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Congrats to our very own Oscar winner Ms. Riordan for being the force behind this fantastic award.

Scoil Mhuire Junior School has been awarded first place in the S.T.E.M. South West of Ireland Competition in the Primary School Education Category! Congratulations to all the girls in all classes, from Junior Infants to Sixth, who have worked hard in all scientific subjects, and to Ms Riordan, for her never ending encouragement and her contagious enthusiasm for the field.

Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.

The Green School Committee had a follow up meeting to discuss their findings on the walkabilty audit that they carried out before Christmas.

They found mostly positives in terms of walking to school. They complied a comprehensive report including some challenges, such as cracked pavements and faded signage which the will send into the City Council.

The girls from Junior & Senior Infants had a great time studying geology with the Transition Year students.

Lovely to see some of our past pupils there!

Christmas in SMJS

Posting letters, singing for our elderly neighbours and looking at the lovely wall that a parent and the Infant classes helped to decorate. We are definitely on the GOOD LIST!!!!

Space Week 2025!

On Saturday, October 4th, pupils from 5th & 6th class attended a presentation by Former NASA Astronaut Dan Tani at the Cork School of Music. Astronaut Dan spoke about his early life growing up in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dan Tani completed two space flights during his career as a NASA astronaut, logging over 131 days in space across these missions. At the end, he answered many wonderful and interesting questions that the girls had prepared. Astronaut Dan Tani promotes STEM + Arts education to foster a deeper understanding of our universe and cosmos.

Dan Tani’s wife is a past pupil from Scoil Mhuire!!!