Church Hill National School

Church Hill National School Church Hill National School, Co. Kilkenny Church Hill NS is the oldest "functioning" school in the country, established in July 1833.

A pre-famine school set up to educate the children of English settlers. These settlers worked the lands of the Earl of Desart. Refurbishments were carried out in 1913 and also in 1992. Classes were conducted in the original building up to June 2004. In May 2005 we moved into our new building. The old building has been fully refurbished and contains staff room, learning support and resource rooms.

Office Hours: 9.30 -12.30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
9.30 - 11.00 Wednesday

31/08/2026

Welcome to the start of a magical year! ๐Ÿ’ซ

Our preschool classroom is officially alive with the sound of giggles and learning.

We are so proud of how brave and excited our new children who started last week, and of course last years afternoon crew ready for the โ€œbig class ๐Ÿฅนโค๏ธโ€

Let the adventure begin! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐Ÿ›

A very warm welcome to our wonderful Junior Infant Class of 2026! ๐ŸŒŸWe are so excited to begin this journey with them and...
28/08/2026

A very warm welcome to our wonderful Junior Infant Class of 2026! ๐ŸŒŸ

We are so excited to begin this journey with them and look forward to seeing all the wonderful things they will learn, achieve and accomplish during their time with us.

Have a lovely weekend!

21/08/2026
While the result didn't go Ms. Dowling's way today, we are incredibly proud of her. Ms. Dowling is a fantastic role mode...
25/07/2026

While the result didn't go Ms. Dowling's way today, we are incredibly proud of her.

Ms. Dowling is a fantastic role model to all the boys and girls in Church Hill NS, showing them the value of hard work, commitment, determination and representing her club and county with such pride.

We are so proud to have you as part of our team.

The very best of luck to Ms. Dowling who captains the Kilkenny Senior Camogie Team in the All-Ireland Semi-Final v Galwa...
24/07/2026

The very best of luck to Ms. Dowling who captains the Kilkenny Senior Camogie Team in the All-Ireland Semi-Final v Galway tomorrow in Thurles.

As always, we are very proud of you Ms. Dowling.

Kilkenny Camogie

Congratulations to Ms. Dowling & the Kilkenny Camogie team on a fantastic victory this afternoon. We are very proud of y...
04/07/2026

Congratulations to Ms. Dowling & the Kilkenny Camogie team on a fantastic victory this afternoon.

We are very proud of you Ms. Dowling.

Roll on the Semi-Final! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›

Wow! What a night! Take a bow 6th class! ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸผCongratulations to our 6th class children who had their graduation ceremony t...
23/06/2026

Wow! What a night! Take a bow 6th class! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Congratulations to our 6th class children who had their graduation ceremony this evening. ๐ŸŽ“ We at Church Hill couldnโ€™t be prouder of each and every one of you. You have been outstanding leaders, and friends to each other, and the younger children in our school community. You all have left such a mark on us all in Church Hill. โœจ

Wishing you all a lovely summer break! โ˜€๏ธ

Our final Assembly of the year!Well done everyone! ๐Ÿ‘
23/06/2026

Our final Assembly of the year!

Well done everyone! ๐Ÿ‘

We got there in the end!We welcomed James from Bravo Fitness  to our Active School Week on Thursday and Emily for Pilate...
22/06/2026

We got there in the end!

We welcomed James from Bravo Fitness to our Active School Week on Thursday and Emily for Pilates with the older classes on Friday. The children really loved the range of different activities every day.

The rain may have made us postpone our planned Sports Day on Friday but it was worth the wait as we finished up our Active School Week today in the sun!

Thanks to Evergreen Fc for the use of their immaculate facilities.

The children thoroughly enjoyed the day โ˜€๏ธ ๐ŸฅŽ ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐Ÿฅ‡

Thanks also to Foroige for organising a lovely, active morning for the 6th class in Fort Rangers.

Thank you to Ms. Mooney & staff for organising.

Well done everyone.

After running our inhouse Basketball Tournament during May, two of our teams took part in the Burnchurch Cup today Both ...
22/06/2026

After running our inhouse Basketball Tournament during May, two of our teams took part in the Burnchurch Cup today

Both of our teams reached the final and it was a very competitive game.

It was a great morning of fun and as always, a massive thank you to Burnchurch NS for hosting such a brilliant competition.

Thank you to Ms Hughes for organising.

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