Welcome to our School
Killoughteen N.S. is a rural, mixed, catholic school just outside Newcastle West town. Our 243 pupils range in age from 4 to 13 years. The atmosphere in our school is a very happy one enhanced by a supportive parent body. We opened our first Special Class (ASD) and a pre-school on the school premises called Killoughteen Kids in September 2018. In September 2022 we opened our second Special Class.

Latest News

Split the Pot
We begun 'Split the Pot' here in Killoughteen NS to raise funds to upgrade and install the best play and recreational areas possible for our pupils. The draw is on weekly on Thursdays and the winners are posted here on the website and on our school Facebook page....

Science Blast
On Wednesday our 5th and 6th class pupils traveled to the University of Limerick to participate in Science Blast. The children had a great day presenting their projects, visiting other schools project stalls and attending some interesting science experiment...

Grandparents Day 2025
On May 9th we held Grandparents day at the school as part of Catholic Schools week. The children's grandparents came to the school, visited their grandchildren's classes and met their friends and teachers. We hope everyone had as great a day as we had! ...
School Calendar 2024-25
First Day of School | Wednesday 28th August |
Halloween Mid Term | Closed on Monday 28 October & re-opening Monday 4th November |
Christmas Holidays | Closed 20th Friday December & re-opening Monday 6th January |
St. Brigid’s Day | Closed Monday 3rd February |
Mid Term Break | Closed Thursday 20th & Friday 21st February |
St. Patrick’s Day | Closed Monday 17th March |
Easter Holidays |
Closed Monday 14th April & re-opening Monday 28th April |
May Bank Holiday |
Closed Monday 5th May . |
June Bank Holiday |
Closed Monday 2nd June |
Summer Holidays |
Closing on Friday 20th June |
