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.[2]
When it originally opened in 1959,[3] forty students were enrolled and there were just two classrooms. Students were accepted to study for their Group Certificate Examination.[citation needed]
Originally known as Ballyhale Vocational School, the school was opened/reopened, as Scoil Aireagail, in October 1999.[4]
As of 2019, the school had 199 students enrolled and it was offering Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Leaving Certificate programmes.[2]
Alumni
- Robert Aylward (1955-2022) - Fianna Fáil politician[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Scoil Aireagail". gov.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b Whole School Evaluation Management, Leadership and Learning Report - Scoil Aireagail (Report). Department of Education. 14 January 2019. p. 3.
- ^ "History - Scoil Aireagail Ballyhale Co.Kilkenny". Scoil Aireagail Ballyhale Co.Kilkenny. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Annual Report 2016 (PDF). kcetb.ie (Report). Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board. p. 35.
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