Permission granted for the amalgamation of two Kilkenny schools
The news has been warmly welcomed in Castlecomer and surrounding areas
A single co-ed primary school is set to be established in Castlecomer with a fully mixed school to cater for students from junior infants to sixth class.
Earlier this year Castlecomer Presentation Primary School and Castlecomer Boys’ School jointly requested Bishop Coll, patron of both schools, to sanction the process of amalgamation of the two schools. This request followed consultation with the stakeholders – boards of management, teachers, pupils, and parents.
Bishop Coll replied to the boards earlier in March and granted this request, as has the Department of Education. Bishop Coll has also approved Scoil Íosagáin as the name for the proposed coeducational school which will emerge from the proposed amalgamation. The name will now be forwarded by the Patron to the Department of Education and the process will continue.