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St Joseph’s Secondary School, Rush
Europe's first CFES School of Distinction

Board of Management

Board Of Management

Role of the Board of Management in a CEIST school:

  • duty of care for all students in the school
  • public trust function e.g. delivery of quality education, disbursement of funds
  • responsibility for maintaining and promoting the ethos of the school
  • responsibility for compliance with legislative requirements :SDP, expulsions/dropout and as employer
  • commitment to partnership with trustees, parents, staff and wider community
  • commitment to openness, transparency and accountability
  • The agenda should facilitate the Board in discharging these obligations

The Guiding Principles of the Board are:

  • CEIST Charter
  • Articles of Management
  • Blue JMB Manual for Boards of Management- procedural matters
  • Overall framework of legislation, Education Act 1998, Education Welfare Act etc.

The current Board of Management was convened in October 2024 and will serve for 3 years. The Board consists of:

Chairperson: Ms Susan Duffy

Secretary: Mr. Daragh Nealon

Teacher Representatives:

Ms. Emer Kiely

Ms. Roisin McGowan

CEIST Representatives:

Mr. David Clarke

Ms. Elizabeth Murphy

Mr. Ciaran McCormack

Parents Representatives:

Ms. Colette Cleary

Ms Margaret Lynch

Report: Board of Management Meeting 21 Oct 2021

Dec 05
2025
School closed
Dec 22
2025
Christmas Holidays
Jan 22
2026
2nd Yr Parent Teacher Student Meeting
Feb 02
2026
Bank Holiday
24-Nov-2025
Thirty of our Coding and Computer Science students were fortunate to receive a tour of the AWS offices and site, and a series of career talks delivered by members of the AWS team.
24-Nov-2025
Thanks to Dublin Airport's Elevate'25 school support programme St Joseph's has been awarded a grant for the purchase of a Cubbie Sensory Unit.
Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin
01 843 7534
One Good School Award 2022-2023
FUSE
Digital Technology Awards
One Good School Award 2022-2023
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