Kiltegan National School
Wicklow
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 9 smaller than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 6 girls, 3 boys
- Ethos
- Church Of Ireland
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 12688K the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Kiltegan National School is a modern, rural, two‑teacher, co‑educational primary school operating under the patronage of the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory. The school benefits from high‑speed broadband connectivity provided through the Department of Education’s School Broadband Programme, part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) funded by the European Union’s NextGeneration EU. This digital infrastructure supports a contemporary curriculum that integrates technology into everyday learning while preserving the close‑knit, community‑focused atmosphere typical of a small rural school. The school’s vision is to nurture an environment of mutual trust and understanding where each child’s creative, cultural, emotional, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual development can flourish. Emphasis is placed on the virtues of equity and integrity, ensuring that every pupil is valued, respected and experiences a strong sense of belonging. Daily routines are clearly structured, with the school opening at 9:10 am, classes commencing at 9:20 am, and a balanced timetable that includes a short morning break, a lunchtime period and a full‑day schedule concluding at 3:00 pm (with a junior infants early finish in October). The uniform policy reinforces a sense of community and pride among the learners.
Applying to Kiltegan National 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 primary school dates apply broadly to Kiltegan National 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: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (post-primary schools: Mon 15 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 Kiltegan National School
How many pupils attend Kiltegan National School?
Kiltegan National School has 9 pupils enrolled, 6 girls and 3 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Kiltegan National School a DEIS school?
No. Kiltegan National 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 Kiltegan National School?
Kiltegan National School has a Church Of Ireland ethos. It is a mixed primary school.