{"id":1882,"date":"2023-05-18T08:40:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T08:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.investkilkenny.ie\/?page_id=1882"},"modified":"2023-05-18T10:58:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T10:58:20","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.investkilkenny.ie\/life\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>EDUCATION<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The newly launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.setu.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>South Eastern Technological University (SETU)<\/strong><\/a> with campuses in Waterford and Carlow are both within a 40-minute commute<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Carlow and Kilkenny Education and Training Board (KCETB)<\/strong><\/a> offer education and training in 15 schools and colleges across County Kilkenny with more than 10,000 learners availing of training<\/li>\n<li>There are seven secondary schools in Kilkenny City, with a further 9 throughout the County. <em>See details and contacts below.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>There are 80 primary schools throughout the County and City servicing all towns, villages and communities within the county.<\/li>\n<li>There is a wide range of childcare facilities including Montessori, pre-school and day care across towns and villages in the County.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 505px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 65px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 100%; height: 65px;\" colspan=\"5\">\n<h3>Secondary Schools in Kilkenny City and County<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 80px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 80px;\" width=\"174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/st-kierans-college-rollnumber-61560J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>St Kieran&#8217;s College Secondary School<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 80px;\" width=\"124\">College Rd Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 80px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny City<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 80px;\" width=\"112\">056-7761707<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 80px;\" width=\"218\">Boys, &gt;750 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/city-vocational-school-rollnumber-70610W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kilkenny City Vocational School<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">New Street Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny City<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-7722108<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Mixed, &gt;260 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/presentation-secondary-school-rollnumber-61590S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Presentation Secondary School<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Loughboy Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny City<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-7765684<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Girls, &gt;800 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/me%C3%A1nscoil-na-mbr%C3%A1ithre-criosta%C3%AD-rollnumber-61550G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CBS Secondary School<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">James&#8217;s St<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny City<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">0567721402<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Boys, &gt;800 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/loreto-secondary-school-rollnumber-61580P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Loreto Secondary School<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Granges Road Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny City<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-7765132<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Girls, &gt;1,000 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/kilkenny-college-rollnumber-61570M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kilkenny College<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Castlecomer Road Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny City<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-7761544<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Mixed, &gt;900 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/colaiste-pobail-osrai-rollnumber-70641K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Colaiste Pobail Osrai<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Bothar Urmhumhan<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny City<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056 7764557<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Mixed, &gt;200 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/scoil-aireagail-rollnumber-70570N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Scoil Aireagail<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Ballyhale Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny County<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-7768632<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Mixed, &gt;200 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/col%C3%A1iste-eamann-r%C3%ADs-rollnumber-61510R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Col\u00e1iste Eamann R\u00eds<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Callan Co Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny County<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-7725340<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Boys, &gt;280 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/st.-brigids-college-rollnumber-61520U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>St. Brigid&#8217;s College<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Callan Co. Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny County<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-7725189<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Girls, &gt;250 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/community-school-rollnumber-91360T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Castlecomer Community School<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Castlecomer Co Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny County<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-4441447<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Mixed, &gt;570 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/duiske-college-rollnumber-70590T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Duiske College<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Graignamanagh Co Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny County<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">059-9724177<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Mixed, &gt;150 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/col%C3%A1iste-mhuire-rollnumber-70600T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Col\u00e1iste Mhuire<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Johnstown Co Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny County<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-8831135<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Mixed, &gt;590 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/grennan-college-rollnumber-70640I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grennan College<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Ladywell St Thomastown Co Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny County<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">056-7724112<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Mixed, &gt;310 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/col%C3%A1iste-cois-si%C3%BAire-rollnumber-70620C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Col\u00e1iste Cois Si\u00faire<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">Mooncoin Co Kilkenny<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"99\">Kilkenny County<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"112\">051-895112<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9304%; height: 24px;\" width=\"218\">Mixed, &gt;130 pupils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schooldays.ie\/school\/col%C3%A1iste-abhainn-r%C3%AD-rollnumber-68425P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Col\u00e1iste Abhainn R\u00ed<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0174%; height: 24px;\" width=\"124\">St. Brigid&#8217;s College, Callan, Co. 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