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

Grandparents Day 2025

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!        ...

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Farm Visit

Farm Visit

Kerry Dairy Ireland are spearheading a schools’ initiative that aims to increase the number of school children visiting local dairy farms annually. The idea behind this initiative is to help children understand more about what happens at farm level, where the food...

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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