Rahara National School is a two-teacher school situated in South Roscommon nine miles north of Athlone. There are 28 pupils on roll at present. The school was refurbished in 1996 and transformed into a modern, comfortable building. The school is the hub of the area. It has some community uses outside school hours.The First Communion party is held in the school every year. The present members of the Board of Management are: Canon P. Lavin, Fr Donal Morris, Mrs A. Connaughton, Ms M. Harlow, Mr. Willie Fallon, Mrs Mary Murray,Mrs Pauline Bliss and Mr. Dermot Connaughton. We are very proud of our Green Flag.
External View of our School
Many young families have settled in the area in recent times. The Curriculum of the school consists of Irish, English, Mathematics, Religion, S.E.S.E. (Social, Environmental & Scientific Education including History, Geography). S.P.H.E. (Social, Personal , Health Ed.) Art, Music, Drama, Physical Education, Computer Studies.
 External view from the Ring Fort |
There are 8 classes and 2 classroom teachers, Mrs. Anne Connaughton, Ms. Marian Harlow. Ms Eimear Timothy is our shared learning support teacher. Ms Mar Kelly is our shared resource teacher. School opens at 9.20a.m.and finishes at 3.00p.m. The school is wheelchair accessible. We have a large tarmacadamed yard where the children can play basketball, tennis and yard soccer. We also have a large playing field. Here the children play hurling, football and soccer. |