Saint Conleths National School Kilconly
Tuam, Galway
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 90 smaller than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 55 girls, 35 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 15475I the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
St. Conleth's National School is a co-educational Catholic primary school in the village of Kilconly, a rural area of North Galway near Tuam. It is the larger of the two schools in the parish. Enrolment in September 2025 was 90 pupils, taught by 4 mainstream teachers and 2 special education teachers. The school is named after Conleth, the patron saint of the parish, who is reputed to have been a follower of Beningus and to have built a small church in the locality, giving the area its name, Kilconly or "Cill Chonla", church of Conleth. The school's stated mission is to provide a caring and secure environment where each child is cherished equally and nurtured to personal, intellectual, moral and spiritual maturity, and to prepare children for the opportunities and responsibilities of adult life while embracing diverse cultural backgrounds and faiths.
Applying to Saint Conleths National School Kilconly
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 Saint Conleths National School Kilconly. 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 Saint Conleths National School Kilconly
How many pupils attend Saint Conleths National School Kilconly?
Saint Conleths National School Kilconly has 90 pupils enrolled, 55 girls and 35 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Saint Conleths National School Kilconly a DEIS school?
No. Saint Conleths National School Kilconly 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 Saint Conleths National School Kilconly?
Saint Conleths National School Kilconly has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.