St. Killian's Vocational School
Ballinasloe, Galway
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 168 smaller than the median Irish post-primary school (585 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 74 girls, 94 boys
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Roll number
- 71310P the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
St. Killian's Vocational School in Ballinasloe, County Galway, is a mixed secondary school operating under multi-denominational ethos. Enrolment is 168 students. The school is part of the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) network. It presents itself as a small school where class sizes allow for individual attention and close student-teacher relationships. Pastoral care is described as central to school life, with a Care Team supporting student progress monitored by Year Heads. The curriculum covers the Junior Cycle, including Classroom-Based Assessments and the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement, and the Senior Cycle with the established Leaving Certificate. Subject options at senior level include Irish, English, Mathematics, Business, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Home Economics, Engineering, Construction Studies, Geography, Music, French, History, and Design & Communication Graphics. The LCVP programme is also available, as is Transition Year. Extra-curricular activity includes hurling, football, basketball, athletics, ladies Gaelic football, camogie, and chess.
Applying to St. Killian's Vocational 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 St. Killian's Vocational 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 St. Killian's Vocational School
How many pupils attend St. Killian's Vocational School?
St. Killian's Vocational School has 168 pupils enrolled, 74 girls and 94 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish post-primary school, which has 585 pupils.
Is St. Killian's Vocational School a DEIS school?
No. St. Killian's Vocational 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 St. Killian's Vocational School?
St. Killian's Vocational School has a Multi Denominational ethos. It is a mixed post-primary school.