Scoil Aireagail
| Scoil Aireagail | |
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| Location | |
52°28′44″N 7°12′47″W / 52.4789°N 7.213°W | |
| Information | |
| Former name | Ballyhale Vocational School |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Established | 1959 (as Ballyhale Vocational School)[1] |
Principal | Helen McTighe[2] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | approx. 200[2] (2026) |
| Patronage | Kilkenny and Carlow ETB (Education and Training Board) |
| Website | http://scoilaireagail.ie |
Scoil Aireagail (formerly Ballyhale Vocational School) is a mixed-gender secondary school in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is in the patronage of the Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board.[3]
When it originally opened in 1959, forty students were enrolled and there were just two classrooms.[1] Students were accepted to study for their Group Certificate Examination.[1] Originally known as Ballyhale Vocational School, the school was opened/reopened, as Scoil Aireagail, in October 1999.[4]
As of 2025, the school had approximately 200 students enrolled and it was offering Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Leaving Certificate programmes.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "History - Scoil Aireagail Ballyhale Co.Kilkenny". Scoil Aireagail Ballyhale Co.Kilkenny. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- 1 2 "School - Scoil Aireagail". gov.ie. Department of Education. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- 1 2 Subject Inspection Report - Scoil Aireagail (PDF) (Report). Department of Education. September 2025. p. 3.
- ↑ Annual Report 2016 (PDF). kcetb.ie (Report). Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board. p. 35.
Scoil Aireagail was officially opened [..] in October, 1999. Formerly the school had been known as Ballyhale Vocational School, which had been opened [..] in 1959