Our School

 Who we are

Teaching Staff

4th, 5th & 6th Class - Mr. Eamonn Power (Principal & Designated Liaison Person)

1st, 2nd & 3rd Class - Ms. Sonya Mulligan

Juniors & Senior Infants - Ms. Jennifer Lynch (Deputy Principal & Deputy Designated Liaison Person)

Special Education - Ms. Máire O'Gara (shared with Ballinree NS)

Secretary - Catherine Sherlock

Caretaker - Ger Ryan

Board of Management (2023-2027)

Mr. Pascal Gray (Chair)

Mr. Eamonn Power (Secretary)

Mr. Gerard Ryan (Treasuer)

Mr. Gerard Doyle (Parents rep)

Ms. Deirdre Hogan (Parents rep)

Ms. Jennifer Lynch (Teaching Staff rep)

Ms. Breda O'Brien (Parish rep)

Fr. Francis Xavier (Parish rep)

School Ethos:

“ …The School also has the critical, intangible character called ‘ethos’ which encompasses collective attitudes, beliefs, values, traditions, aspirations and goals” ...Charting Our Education Future, Department of Education and Skills, 1995

Our school’s aspirations and goals are to help the pupils to develop academically, emotionally, spiritually, socially and physically. Education is not just about academic excellence and learning skills. We aim to help the pupils to be of their best selves, to help them to learn about themselves, to help them to be more confident. We want to help them to live and work peacefully with themselves and others. We aim to help them to become competent, mature, self-motivated adults. Our traditions will be based on our country’s traditions. We aim to give the pupils a love and respect for all thing Irish i.e. our language, our games, our music, our dance, our poetry and literature, our flag and our National Anthem.

Pupils entering Kilkeary N.S are unique. They come from caring, loving homes and bring with them different interests, abilities, experiences and parental expectations.

The teachers will do their utmost to recognise this uniqueness and will strive to promote the physical, intellectual, emotional, artistic, social, moral and spiritual development of every pupil.

The school feels an obligation to promote the educational welfare of all its pupils. Areas of weakness will be identified and tended to. Likewise, teachers will strive to recognise talented or gifted pupils and stretch them accordingly. A high level of expectation is placed on each pupil and all are helped to realise their full potential. Each pupil’s contribution to school life is cherished and highly thought of. Interests are recognised and new talents nurtured and development. The achievements of all children are valued and opportunities for improvement are encouraged.

Our school’s attitudes, beliefs and values are based on traditional Christian values of honesty, justice, tolerance, respect and self-control. These Christian values and a caring ethos permeates the relationships between pupils, parents and teachers. There is a high expectation of pupils conduct and a strong code of discipline operates, where positive encouragement rather than criticism is the norm. There is a strong sense of community and a high level of co-operation among pupils, teachers and parents. Relationships are built on mutual trust and goodwill and pupils are given responsibility according to age and ability. Curriculum content will take into account local customs, traditions and outlooks.

• Ethos & Expectations

Pupils entering Kilkeary N.S are unique. They bring with them different interests, abilities, experiences and parental expectations. Our teachers strive to recognise this uniqueness and to promote the physical, intellectual, emotional, artistic, social, moral and spiritual development of every pupil.

The school feels an obligation to promote the educational welfare of all its pupils. Areas of weakness will be identified and tended to. Likewise, teachers will strive to recognise talented or gifted pupils and support them accordingly. A high level of expectation is placed on each pupil and all are helped to realise their full potential. Each pupil’s contribution to school life is valued. Interests are recognised and new talents nurtured and development. The achievements of all children are celebrated and opportunities for improvement are encouraged.

Our school’s ethos centres on traditional Christian values of honesty, justice, tolerance, respect and self-control. These values and a sense of care permeates the relationships between pupils, parents and teachers. There is a high expectation of pupils conduct and a strong code of discipline operates, where positive encouragement rather than criticism is the norm. There is a strong sense of community and a high level of co-operation among pupils, teachers and parents. Relationships are built on mutual trust and goodwill and pupils are given responsibility according to age and ability. We Value truthfulness, honesty, politeness and consideration towards others. We foster respect and tolerance of the opinions and beliefs of others.

Expectations in this School (provide link to PDF)

• Opening hours

School hours are between 9:00am and 1:40pm/2:40pm with infant classes finishing earlier. Pupils are supervised in the school from 8:50am until 2:50pm

• Uniform

The school uniform consists of a royal blue jumper (un-crested), grey trousers / pinafore / skirt, white shirt and black shoes. These are available from leading retail outlets. Tracksuits are used on P.E. days and are navy and turquoise / sky blue and are available from A Sportsman Dream, Kenyon St. Nenagh.

• Calendar

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• Policies & documents

The school has a number of policies and guidelines to safeguard the welfare of the children in the school and to ensure that a positive learning environment is maintained at all times. These include:

LIST POLICIES and provide Link to each

• Parents

The Parents' Association comprises all parents of children in the school. The main role of the Parent Association is to work in partnership with the Principal, Board of Management and the whole school community for the betterment of the children in the school.

The Parent Association committee works on its behalf on projects such as enhancing communications, organising social events and fundraising for the school. While the Parent Association Committee takes the lead on projects, it welcomes support and volunteering from other members of the Association.

Funds raised in recent years contributed to the purchase of school jerseys, sports and science equipment, additional readers, school lockers as well as subsidising dance classes, computer workshops, swimming lessons for pupils as well as bus trips to various events.

• Parents Committee Members 2025

Chairperson: Yvonne McNamara

Treasurer(s): Caroline Corcoran

Member(s): Lucy Bargiel, Mary Bourke Darcy, Deirdre Hogan, , add others

Parents can join the committee at any time by contacting any existing member.