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Enrolment for Junior Infant pupils takes place in the October/November of the school year before the child is due to start. See our information on enrolment and tips for parents who have a child starting school. You should ensure that … Continue reading

St. Kilian’s JNS held a virtual sports day during the week beginning 15th June 2020 as sports day could not take place in the usual way. Two teachers from Sligo Education centre put together a programme for all schools to … Continue reading

St. Kilian’s Junior School are absolutely delighted to announce that we have five winners this year in the annual Maths Eyes Competition. St. Kilian’s have enjoyed great success over the past five years in the competition as all children are … Continue reading

Late last year, Andy Dunne and Stephen Ellis, two local Kingswood men, ran the Petra Marathon in Jordan to support St Kilian’s Junior School. Both Andy and Stephen ran the marathon in temperatures above 30 degrees. The marathon took them … Continue reading

Due to the corona virus and the school closure, children engaged in Active Week in their own homes from 27th April to 1st May 2020. The children were given active tasks by their teachers and all children were sent active … Continue reading

Due to Covid-19, Tech Week 2020 at St.Kilian’s JNS could not got ahead. Tech Week 2019 Tech Week 2019 took place from 6th to 10th May and St. Kilian’s JNS got involved. The children were busy during the week using … Continue reading

Due to Covid-19, St Kilian’s JNS was closed during Seachtain Na Gaeilge 2020. Seachtain na Gaeilge2019 In 2019, the children of St. Kilian’s Junior School enjoyed a fun-filled, Seachtain na Gaeilge. We thank Elaine Byrne who provided very enjoyable Irish … Continue reading

Engineering Week 2nd to 6th March 2020 During engineering week, our visiting engineer Tom Murray worked with our second class children, rooms 9, 10 and 11. The children made St.Patrick’s Day cards which had a bulb on them powered by … Continue reading

Friendship Week 5th to 9th February 2020 Children from every class made their friendship tags and hung them on our Tree of Thankfulness in the hall. Children worked on the theme of compliments, how to give them appropriately to others … Continue reading

    Celebrating forty years St. Kilian’s Junior School has been open for forty years in January 2020. The first principal Martin Molamphy moved into the school building in January 1980. We celebrated the occasion with the Garda Band who … Continue reading

Buddy Bear paid a special visit to St.Kilian’s Junior School today with a very special delivery from the North Pole. She had a beautiful Santa list for every class in the school. She told every boy and girl to do … Continue reading