Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, has officially opened four new classrooms at St. Mochuo's NS, Rathcoffey, Donadea, Naas, Co Kildare.

Rathcoffey NS was one of the beneficiaries of the pre-fab replacement initiative 2012. Funding from the Department, with a grant in excess of €450,000, enabled them to build a permanent extension with four additional classrooms.

Speaking at the school, Minister Quinn said: "The school now has a beautiful new extension with attractive learning spaces for all pupils in the school. I am sure it is with a great sense of pride that the teachers, principals and of course the pupils now look out and where there were prefabs before there are now these wonderful permanent classroom. These enhanced facilities should improve teaching and learning for all."

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The building project consisted of the removal of prefabs and the construction of four mainstream classrooms. There are 201 students enrolled at the school with a total of 16 staff, consisting of eight class teachers and three Resource/Learning Support Teachers, two Special Needs Assistants, two Secretarial and one Cleaner.

The Minister thanked the Principal, Eugene Riordan, and Eamonn Cunningham, Chairperson of the Board of management for their invitation to celebrate the official opening of the new classroom extension.

(CD/JP)