Firies National School is a rural 19 teacher school with 8 special needs assistants, in the village of Firies situated midway between the hub towns of Killarney (14.5Km), Tralee (16km), Castleisland (16km) and Killorglin (13km).
Located on the N591 the school was opened in 1991 and is situated on a site of 2.57 acres, offering extensive playground space.
Firies National School offers a broad and balanced curriculum as well as many extra-curricular activities including Football, Basketball, Soccer, Tag Rugby, Gymnastics, Aquatics, Athletics, Mountaineering, Set Dancing, Hurling, Cycling, Olympic Handball, Quizzes and Music/Choir.
Our students have taken part in many events both in and out of school and we have always been proud of their behaviour, attitude and level of positive participation.
We are a ‘Green School’ and a ‘Health Promoting School’. We were delighted to achieve our ‘GAA Flag’ in 2019 and our first 'Active School Flag' in 2021.
We have achieved ‘Awards of Excellence’ in Science and Maths. We currently have both a STEM Cluster and an Art and Animation Cluster within the school.
In 2019 we were amongst the first in the county to be awarded the ‘Digital Schools Award for Excellence’ Digital Flag.
Our school garden provides opportunities for children to learn about native woodland species as well as grow their own vegetables.
Parental involvement is important in our school. We have a very active Parents’ Association that is involved in the day to day life of our school.
There are Pre-schools and After Schools services located adjacent to our building which offer collection from school. Furthermore, there are a variety of after school clubs that children can access. These include Brickx Club, Taekwondo, Football, Hurling and Irish Dancing to mention a few.