Kilkenny School Project
Kilkenny School Project is a primary school in Kilkenny. 236 pupils, Multi-denominational ethos, 2.68 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Multi-denominational |
| Patron | Kilkenny School Project |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 236 (116 boys, 120 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 19905E |
| Eircode | R95VX31 |
| Address | Springfields, Waterford Road, Kilkenny |
Getting in
Hard. 67 applications for 25 places in 2025/26 — 2.68 applicants per place, and 6 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 25 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 25 |
| Applications last year | 67 |
| Waiting list | 6 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
The school received 90 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 67 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2026/27)
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Kilkenny. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district R95 (Kilkenny) was €350,000 in 2025. That is up 62.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Kilkenny Rural at 0.53 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 46% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Ann Marie O'Keeffe |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0567751407 |
| office@kilkennyschoolproject.ie | |
| Local authority | Kilkenny County Council |
Other schools in Kilkenny
- Bennettsbridge National School Primary school, Kilkenny
- Church Hill Mixed N S Primary school, Kilkenny
- City Vocational School Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Coláiste Pobail Osraí Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Gaelscoil Osrai Primary school, Kilkenny
- Kilkenny College Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Kilkenny Mixed N S Primary school, Kilkenny
- Loreto Secondary School Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Meánscoil Na Mbráithre Criostaí Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Mother Of Fair Love Spec School Special school, Kilkenny
- Presentation Secondary School Secondary school, Kilkenny
- S N Muire Primary school, Kilkenny
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.