Kildare Town Community School
Kildare Town, Kildare
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 1,014 larger than the median Irish post-primary school (585 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 520 girls, 494 boys
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Roll number
- 91530S the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Kildare Town Community School is a co-educational, multi-denominational post-primary school in Kildare Town, County Kildare. Enrolment is approximately 1014 students. The school operates under the joint trusteeship of Kildare & Wicklow Education and Training Board and the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. It offers the Junior Cycle, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate Applied, Leaving Certificate Vocational and Leaving Certificate Established programmes. Core Junior Cycle subjects include Irish, English, Mathematics, History, Geography, Science, Religious Education, CSPE, SPHE and Physical Education. Students also choose French or Spanish and two option subjects. Extracurricular activities include drama, music, the Young Scientist competition, Junk Kouture and Erasmus projects. The school has a student council, a parents association and a school completion programme.
Applying to Kildare Town Community School
For a September 2027 place, a school's formal admissions process cannot begin before 1 October 2026. The school sets its own opening and closing dates in its annual admission notice.
National term dates 2026/27
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide post-primary school dates apply broadly to Kildare Town Community School. Individual schools set their own discretionary closure days, confirm exact dates with the school.
- October Mid-Term Break: Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct 2026
- Christmas Holidays: Wed 23 Dec 2026 – Tue 5 Jan 2027
- February Mid-Term Break: Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (primary schools: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027)
- Easter Holidays: Mon 22 Mar – Sun 4 Apr 2027
Primary schools close for the last two days of the February mid-term week and may use discretionary days to take the full week, so their break can be shorter than post-primary schools'.
Frequently asked questions about Kildare Town Community School
How many pupils attend Kildare Town Community School?
Kildare Town Community School has 1,014 pupils enrolled, 520 girls and 494 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish post-primary school, which has 585 pupils.
Is Kildare Town Community School a DEIS school?
No. Kildare Town Community School is not part of DEIS, the Department of Education programme of additional supports for schools serving communities at risk of educational disadvantage. Not holding DEIS status says nothing about how good a school is, only about the profile of the community it serves.
What is the ethos of Kildare Town Community School?
Kildare Town Community School has a Multi Denominational ethos. It is a mixed post-primary school.