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Meet and Greet Mornings
We are holding a series of 'Meet and Greet Mornings' for prospective pupils over the coming years. If your child is aged between 3-5 years old and you are interested in getting to know your local school, please mark these dates in your diary and let us know that you...
In November We Remember
Here in Kilnadur during the month of November we always decorate our classroom Sacred Spaces with the Remembrance Cards of our family and friends that have died. We include them in our prayers throughout the month and remember them especially fondly at this time....
Admissions Notice 2024/2025
Our Annual Admissions Notice has been posted in the Parents and Admissions section of this website. Please note that we will begin accepting applications for the coming school year from January 8th 2024. Application forms are available from the school office or to...
Debating
Well done to our 6th Class pupils who recently won their first round debate against St. James’ NS, Durrus. The motion on the day was, 'Homework should be a thing of the past’. This is the first time we have taken part in this competition and we are looking forward to...
Friendship Week
We celebrated FRIENDSHIP WEEK in school last week where pupils engaged in various activities around building and maintaining strong friendships. School can be a place where friendships can be made that will last a lifetime, and it is our hope that this will be the...
About Our School
St. Enda’s NS, Kilnadur is a mainstream co-educational school with classes from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. Set in the picturesque townland of Kilnadur, our primary school is beautifully nestled in the green West Cork countryside with the magnificent Derrynasaggart Mountains in view. St. Enda’s NS, Kilnadur is a Catholic Primary School in the Parish of Kilmichael.
The original school opened in 1865 but a wonderfully modern extension was added, and the old build refurbished, in 2012.
Our school comprises of 2 classrooms and 27 pupils. We have two mainstream classroom teachers (Mr. Cotter and Mrs. Dineen) one Special Education Teacher (Ms. Friel), two Special Needs Assistants (Bríd and Aisling) and one part-time Secretary (Siobhán).
Our school crest resembles our identity; heritage, learning, sport and community. Within St. Enda’s NS, Kilnadur we strive to establish an environment where each child is given an opportunity to learn and grow, academically, physically, intellectually, spiritually, socially and emotionally. This is reflected in our school ethos where pupils of all ages and abilities are encouraged to reach their maximum potential in all curricular, spiritual and extra-curricular areas.
Our school motto ‘Cairde ag foghlaim le chéile’ reflects the approach of inclusivity and friendship we instill in all aspects of school life in St. Enda’s, Kilnadur.
Our Facilities
School Building
We have 2 large Classrooms, 2 spacious SET Rooms, an Office, a Staffroom and a large Hallway which is used as an area to display our many talents.
Playground
We have lots of playground space here in St. Enda’s NS, Kilnadur. We are fortunate to have a large playing yard beside the school which affords plenty of space to all our pupils for running around, both at breaktimes and during PE classes.
Football Pitch
We are extremely lucky to have a large grass area beside the school yard which the pupils use during breaktimes as well as for curricular based learning.
Garden
We have a lovely garden area at the front of our school that is full of flowers and vegetables that our Gardening Committee look after. They also look after all our beautiful pots and window boxes, in conjunction with the Parent’s Association.
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