Board of Management

The Board of Management is a dynamic and unifying force which manages the school on behalf of the patron. The Board must uphold the characteristic ethos of the school and is accountable to the patron for so doing, under the Education Act 1998.

Principal

Pádraig Conaty (Secretary to the Board of Management) Please click here for further details

Deputy Principal

Mick Heffernan (in attendance) Please click here for further details

Patron Appointees 

Sarah Hogan (Chairperson, appointed 2020)

Sarah Hogan is from Kenilworth Park, Harold's Cross. She is a mum of three boys and holds the position of Chair on the Board of Management for Harold's Cross Educate Together Secondary School. Sarah worked for 15 years as a HR Manager for several multinationals and also worked as a Business Executive and Life Coach. Currently, Sarah is studying a higher diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Noel Kelly 

Noel Kelly is a BSc Applied Chemistry graduate and completed his Master is Education - School Leadership in 2010. For five years Noel was the Director of CAST, a youth mental health initiative. Noel has 21 years of teaching experience and has served on a number of Boards of Management. Noel has 5 years of Senior Management experience through his positions of Deputy Principal (Greenhills College and then Colaiate Pobail Setanta) and now Principal in Griffeen Community College.

Community Nominees

Christine West

Ruth Glennon

Ruth is the principal of Harold's Cross Educate Together National School. The Educate Together ethos is central to Ruth's values and she has a wealth of experience in global and development education.

Staff Nominees

Lorraine Galvin

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Ciara Mealy

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Parent Nominees

Cathal O’Toole

Cathal O'Toole has a son and daughter attending HCETSS. A Board Director of BT Ireland, he holds a degree in Engineering and an MBA from Smurfit Business School. Passionate about lifelong learning, he was recently conferred as a Chartered Director and is currently studying Italian at the Istituto Italiano and visual arts at NCAD. 

Niamh Shine

Niamh is a mother of four children, the eldest of whom is currently a second year in HCETSS. She is also a secondary school teacher, teaching in Collinstown Park Community College in Neilstown, Clondalkin. In addition to her teaching qualifications, Niamh has a Master of Studies in Special Education from Trinity College Dublin and while originally a Music and English teacher, now mainly works with  students  with special educational needs. She is very interested in and committed to the Educate Together ethos, and was part of the start up group for Canal Way Educate Together National School, where her younger children attend. Niamh served as the Chair of the Board of Management for Canal Way ETNS and is currently co-chair of the Parents Association for that school . Niamh has always been interested in the running and development of schools in general and looks forward to being part of the development of Harold’s Cross ETSS at a very exciting time for the school

Student Council Nominees

Darragh Dwyer

Alfie O'Clery