St.Senan's National School
Kilkenny
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 176 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 84 girls, 92 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 20443W the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
About
St. Senan's National School is a co-educational Catholic primary school in Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny. Enrolment is 176 pupils. The school states its aim as enabling each child to realise their potential academically, spiritually, physically, emotionally and socially, and to foster a lifelong love of learning. The school community is made up of staff, parents, students, the parish team and management. The school has achieved the Digital Schools of Distinction award, a programme that recognises excellence in the use of technology in primary schools. Pupils are educated together from Junior Infants to 6th class. The school encourages healthy eating and provides policies on admissions, behaviour, anti-bullying, child safeguarding, and data protection, among others. A uniform of grey trousers, skirt or pinafore, white shirt, and bottle green jumper or cardigan is worn, with a school tracksuit also available.
Applying to St.Senan's 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 St.Senan's 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 St.Senan's National School
How many pupils attend St.Senan's National School?
St.Senan's National School has 176 pupils enrolled, 84 girls and 92 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is St.Senan's National School a DEIS school?
No. St.Senan's 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 St.Senan's National School?
St.Senan's National School has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.