Kilkenny City Vocational School

State School – Mixed – Host Family

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

Facilities

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
  • 工学
  • 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
Subjects

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).
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