St. Louis Infant School is a co-educational, Catholic, primary school, which strives to provide a well—ordered, caring, happy and secure atmosphere where the intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral, and cultural needs of the pupils are identified and nurtured. While St. Louis Infant School is a school with a Catholic ethos, it also enrolls pupils of other religions and none. The school encourages the involvement of parents through a range of contacts and their involvement in the St. Louis Parents’ Association, St. Louis Infant School endeavors to enhance the self-esteem of everyone in the school community, to imbue in the pupil's respect for people and property and to encourage them to be thoughtful, responsible and caring. St. Louis Infant School promotes gender equity amongst the staff and pupils.
St Louis Infant School is the Catholic parish school of Rathmines. It was founded by the Sisters of St Louis in 1940 and shares a campus with St Louis Primary School. Both schools share many facilities in common, including schoolyards, grounds, and the assembly/PE hall. The school shared the resident caretaker, Mr. Cullen, for 61 years until 2001.
St Louis Infant School accepts pupils from 4 years of age following the terms of the enrolment policy of the school. Parents of prospective pupils may register their interest by completing a pre-enrolment form. Pre-enrolment forms may be submitted to the school approximately two years in advance of entry to Junior Infants.
St Louis Infant School strives to provide an educational environment that is suitable for the education of young children. Over the years, successive Boards of Management have undertaken programs of maintenance and upgrade to ensure that pupils are educated in a clean, comfortable school environment.
