Post Primary Schools

County Kilkenny VEC is responsible for eight second-level schools.  They are:

• Abbey Community College, Ferrybank
• Coláiste Cois Siúire, Mooncoin
• Coláiste Mhuire, Johnstown
• Coláiste Pobail Osraí, Cill Chainnigh
• Duiske College, Graiguenamanagh
• Grennan College, Thomastown
• Kilkenny City Vocational School, Kilkenny
• Scoil Aireagail, Ballyhale

The aims of the second level schools are to provide quality, inclusive, holistic education that will enable each individual to reach his/her full potential so that each learner may lead a fulfilling life and contribute to the development of society.

The schools are co-educational, non-denominational and are non-selective at entry.  The school communities strive to achieve these aims with professional, collaborative staff by offering:

• an extensive curriculum, catering for the spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, social, personal and aesthetic development of learners 
• a co-curricular education programme
• a pastoral care programme

All schools offer the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate Programmes and a range of the following:

• Junior Certificate Schools Programme (J.C.S.P.)
• Transition Year Programme (T.Y.)
• Leaving Certificate Applied (L.C.A.)
• Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (L.C.V.P.)
• Post-Leaving Certificate (P.L.C.)