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Kilmacrennan National School
Contact Details Scoil Cholmcille,Kilmacrennan,Co. Donegal.
Telephone 0749139295; Fax 0749139125;
e-mail; kilmacns@gmail.com
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Kilmacrennan National School is a modern school building that first opened on 31st March 2008, replacing ‘The Old School’ located across the road from the present site. The facilities are impressive and include a gymnasium, computer suite and library. The 2010-11 school year saw the completion of our Sports Field Development, inclusive of an Athletics area, an Astro turf pitch, a long jump area and a grassed playing area. The 2020-21 school year saw the opening of a modular ASD Unit in our school for the first time and it caters for up to six pupils. This was expanded to include a Second ASD Suite in the 2021-22 school year.
A permanent Special Education extension project was completed in September 2024. We further installed 22 solar panels as part of our Energy Strategy. We have also added a School Garden/ Outdoor Classroom and polytunnel to the grounds.
We are a busy and active school. Continue reading for a flavour of activities underway at our school.
- Kilmacrennan National School participates in school debating leagues and competitions. In recent times, our school won the inaugural County Donegal School Debating Title (2016) and again in 2020 and 2021. We won the Letterkenny Debating Cup in 2017 and the Letterkenny Debating Shield Cup in 2019. We won the Concern All Ireland School’s Debating competition in 2021.
- Kilmacrennan National School is one of a select number of schools nationally to hold a National Digital Schools of Distinction Award
- Kilmacrennan National School has recently attained an Active School Flag (2023-24 School Year) for the third time
- Kilmacrennan National School has achieved Green Flag Status on six occasions, most recently undertaking the Global Citizenship> Waste and Litter programme.
- The school has obtained an Amber Flag.
- Is breá linn cúrsaí filíochta agus scríbhneoireacht Gaeilge. We participate too in ‘Scriobh Leabhar Gaeilge’ and ‘Guth Ghoill’ each year. Tá an-suim ag ár scoil i gcúrsaí Gaeilge agus i gcúrsaí Gaelach.
- Kilmacrennan National School has a Student Council and Green School Committee.
- Kilmacrennan National School has a proud record in quizzes. We won both the County Donegal Garda Quiz and the Cumann na mBunscol Ulster Quiz title in 2023. We have previously won the All Ireland Credit Union Quiz on two occasions (2003 and 2017). Our school has represented the county in the All Ireland Credit Union Quiz in twelve different years. Other recent wins include the Donegal Garda Quiz, the Letterkenny U-13 Credit Union quiz and a third successive Donegal Cumann na mBunscol quiz (2018). In 2017, we won the All Ireland Credit Union Quiz, the Garda Quiz and the Cumann na mBunscol quiz. In 2023, we won the County Garda Quiz Final and the Ulster Cumann na mBunscol Quiz title. In 2025, we won the u-13 Credit Union Quiz (Letterkenny) and represented Donegal in the Cumann na mBunscol Ulster Quiz
- Kilmacrennan National School has a School Music Group that regularly perform at school concerts, religious events and other occasions. We won Best Musical Primary School at Feis Loreto, Letterkenny in 2025 .
- Kilmacrennan National School participates in a range of other events and competitions. These include the Eason’s Spelling Bee competition. (A sixth class pupil from our school won the 2018 Donegal and Ulster Spelling Bee Contest. We were also All Ireland Runners Up)
- Kilmacrennan National School (Fifth Class) have set up a School Gardening Club, and have installed a new Polytunnel. We are busy at work each week.
- Kilmacrennan National School has a proud tradition in sporting competitions. We participate in school competitions in gaelic football, soccer, rounders and athletics annually. Recent successes include the County Donegal Primary Schools Rounders Cup, the Cumann na mBunscol GAA County Roinn 2 title, the Letterkenny Primary School Soccer Cup, the FAIS Boys 7 a side Soccer Cup, as well as the Donegal Primary Schools Senior Boys Cross-Country title
