Overview
St. Kilian’s Primary and Kindergarten welcomes children aged 4 to 12 years and covers Kindergarten (Junior Infants), Vorschule (Senior Infants) and Primary School from 1st to 6th class. We welcome children of all nationalities, cultures and religions.
Starting on the first day of school at the age of four, St. Kilian’s pupils learn German; however, prior knowledge of German or a German family background is not a requirement for any stage of entry to the Primary and Kindergarten School. Having started with German as their first foreign language, the children learn Irish from 3rd Class and optionally Spanish (for native speakers, 1st to 6th Classes) and French (for beginners from 6th class).
In St. Kilian’s Primary and Kindergarten School, we offer a dynamic mix of the Irish and German educational traditions, preparing children for a European and global future. Uniquely, our children have the opportunity to study Maths and Biology through German (Sek-l stream) from 5th Class in addition to continuing with the Irish curricula across all subjects.
All our language teachers (German, English, French) are native speakers. Unlike all other schools in Ireland, the diversity of staff in our Primary and Kindergarten school reflects that of the children.
Find out more about the Kindergarten here.
Find out more about Classes 1st to 6th Classes here.
We offer After School Care from Kindergarten to 6th class until 5.00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Find out more about Aftercare here.
St. Kilian’s is a multinational and interdenominational school and we aim to ensure that our classes include an even mix of children regarding sex, German mother and foreign tongue as well as nationality. Our German and Irish roots are important to us and we celebrate both cultures throughout the whole school year.
Our aim is for our students to be happy, confident Europeans with a love of learning.
