Kilkenny City Vocational School

KCVS is resolute in ensuring that a high-quality, enabling, caring and inclusive learning environment is provided for all our students.

Instalaciones

Fully equipped classrooms for each subject include specialist rooms for each of the following:

• Material Technology (Metalwork)
• Art, Craft & Design
• High Tech Information Technology Room
• Language Rooms
• State of the art Design and Communication Graphics Room
• Home Economics Room
• Construction
• Ingeniería
• Science Laboratories
• Library

Other facilities include:

• SUAS (ASD Class)
• LEAP (Wellness Support Room)
• Parents Room
• Counselling Room
• Learning Support Room
• Canteen
• Small Personalised Gym equipped with state of art equipment
• Basketball Court
• Playing fields

Asignaturas

English, Maths, Irish Cultural Studies, Religion, Wellbeing (Including RSE), Work and Future, Portfolio, I.T Skills, Physical Education, Sports Leadership.

Extracurricular

Art/Engineering/Ag Science, French/Science/Graphics, Life Skills/ Manual Craft/ History, Music/Debating Development/Media Studies, Junk Kouturex2/ Enterprise/School Magazine.

Transition Year Highlights

• Work experience (3 one-week blocks)
• Junk Couture
• Enterprise competition
• SCIFEST
• Various leisure trips (for example: Tayto Park, Cool planet, Dunmore East activity centre, Castlecomer Zip lining, Ice skating, Go Quest and lots more).
• Educational Trips
• Historical trips around Ireland (national museum of Ireland, Glasnevin Cemetery, Seamus Heaney museum, Medieval mile museum, Kilkenny Castle).
• College Open Days
• Certified Professional Coffee Barista training
• Certified First Aid course
• Certified Sports Leadership Level 1 certificate
• Future Leaders GAA Programme
• Drugs Awareness Programme
  Self Defence (4 week training block)
  End of year trip to DELPHI (2 nights and 3 days of fun filled activities).