St Canices Central N S
St Canices Central N S is a primary school in Kilkenny. 648 pupils, Catholic ethos, 4 special classes, oversubscribed last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Ossory |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 648 (321 boys, 327 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 19626A |
| Eircode | R95PK80 |
| Address | Granges Road, Kilkenny |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 75 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 77 |
| Applications last year | 129 |
| Waiting list | 30 |
| Applications open | 05 January 2026 |
| Applications close | 13 February 2026 |
check the notice — it lists more than one intake.
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
4 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 3 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 1 × Autism Inclusion Class
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 3 classes last year.
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
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 No. 1 Urban at -4.29 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 37% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Andy Hanrahan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0567762150 |
| mail@stcanicesschool.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
- Kilkenny School Project 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
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.