Our School Crest.
Our School Crest was developed by a committee of staff and pupils in 2013. It was inspired by Ms. O’ Sullivan, who was the Principal at the time and who felt it was very important for our identity to have a school crest. We are all very proud of our crest and what it represents.
The Scoil Mhuire crest is symbolic of the core beliefs and values that we have in the school. It takes the form of a shield. A shield is a symbol which represents protection.
The salmon represents the salmon of knowledge. It also represents the place name of Leixlip; Léim an Bhradáin.
The ball represents our love of sport and the harp represents our love of music in the school.
The celtic symbol in the centre of the crest is a symbol of friendship and loyalty. This represents our supportive, close-knit school community.
The colour blue on our crest represents the river. The River Rye meets the River Liffey in Leixlip. The colour blue on a crest represents truth and loyalty while gold represents generosity.
Our motto ‘Fás agus Foghlaim’ or ‘Growth and Learning’ represents lifelong learning. This motto not only symbolises education but also symbolises our students and how they grow and develop maturity and character while in our school.
The Scoil Mhuire crest is symbolic of the core beliefs and values that we have in the school. It takes the form of a shield. A shield is a symbol which represents protection.
The salmon represents the salmon of knowledge. It also represents the place name of Leixlip; Léim an Bhradáin.
The ball represents our love of sport and the harp represents our love of music in the school.
The celtic symbol in the centre of the crest is a symbol of friendship and loyalty. This represents our supportive, close-knit school community.
The colour blue on our crest represents the river. The River Rye meets the River Liffey in Leixlip. The colour blue on a crest represents truth and loyalty while gold represents generosity.
Our motto ‘Fás agus Foghlaim’ or ‘Growth and Learning’ represents lifelong learning. This motto not only symbolises education but also symbolises our students and how they grow and develop maturity and character while in our school.
Look at this beautiful drawing of our school crest
by one of our 6th class students
by one of our 6th class students
The History of Scoil Mhuire.
Scoil Mhuire, as we know it, is a continuation of what was the old Girls' School in Leixlip. This school was situated along with the old Boys' School on the Celbridge road, in the building which is now occupied by Scoil Uí Dhalaigh.
In the early 1970's with all the new building in Leixlip, the need arose to provide new schools to cater for the growing population. The first phase of the new Girls' School was opened on The Green Lane in September 1974. It consisted of eight classrooms, a library and an assembly hall. In 1976 the other eight classrooms were opened, along with the sixteen rooms of the new Boys' school.
Within a few years both schools were full. This gave rise to a new school being opened in 1979 - Scoil Eoin Phóil. This school was located in the old buildings which had been vacated by the boys and girls, i.e. what was to become Scoil Uí Dhalaigh. As the new school was co-educational, the Girls' and Boys' Schools also became co-ed with the 1979 intake. Leixlip Girls' School became Scoil Mhuire, Leixlip Boys' School became Scoil Bhride and the new school was Scoil Eoin Phóil.
In 1984 Scoil Eoin Phóil was replaced by a new building located on Green Lane in the same campus as Scoil Mhuire and Scoil Bhride. As there were three schools located on the same campus, a common enrolment system for enrolment of children was established. The system has operated successfully ever since.
Mrs. Christine Mc Gillicuddy was the Principal from 1975 to 2010. Ms. Noreen O’ Sullivan was the Principal from 2010 to 2015.The principal from 2015 - 2023 was Mrs. Nora Mescal. The current principal is Mrs. Áine Crotty
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Recent improvements to our school 2021 - 2023
We are delighted to inform you that we have had extensive work done to our building in the past two years:
- All floor covering on the corridors and in the school hall replaced
- School heating system upgraded
- New raised beds installed on the grass at the front of the school
- The school has been completely rewired
- New Fire Alarm system installed
- All ceilings replaced
- New playground markings in the yard
- An extra SET classroom created
- New staffroom
- 6 new interactive touchscreen TVs installed to replace older interactive whiteboards.
