Irish Academic Curriculum
Beautiful parkland campus in Dublin
More than 11 sports activities
school facts
The School:
Founded……………………………………………..1669
Gender……………………………………………..Co-ed
Location………………………………Dublin, Ireland
Website………………….https://kingshospital.ie
Demographics
Students enrolled.……………………………….700
Age range………………….………………………12-18
International students..……………………….N/A
Number of boarders…………………………….250
Academics & Practical Info
Programs……………..Irish TY, Leaving Certificate
Average class size……………………………………….16
Student:teacher ratio……………………………….15:1
Tuition & Boarding……………………..€22,063/year
BOARDING SCHOOL EXCHANGE AT
King’s Hospital school
The King’s Hospital School is a co-educational secondary school for boarders and day students, which offers an Irish national academic curriculum and an extensive range of extracurricular activities.
Located on a beautiful campus of over 80 acres, close to Dublin City and within easy reach of motorways and transport links, King’s Hospital offers unrivalled sporting and performing arts amenities combined with modern boarding suites and social spaces.
While instilling traditional values such as self-discipline, commitment and respect for others, school creates an open, inclusive culture that encourages strong friendships and contributes to a warm, welcoming community, on and off campus.
The King’s Hospital School is truly a caring community. School welcomes all faiths and, as a multicultural, co-educational environment, fosters inclusiveness and promote cultural diversity.
Student are leaving school with a love of learning, a strong sense of integrity, passion, responsibility, independence and an enthusiasm for life.
The King’s Hospital School is a member of the HMC, BSA, and Aegis organisations among many other professional collaborations, which benefit students and staff, reinforcing commitment to continuous development and best practice.
ACADEMICS
The King’s Hospital School aims to provide a learning environment in which students can achieve their personal best appropriate to their potential and ability.
School team believe that education should be less about memorising and more about evaluating information and critical thinking. The King’s Hospital offers a comprehensive and progressive range of subjects, extensive specialist facilities and a highly qualified teaching staff.
Students that enter Junior Cycle in Form 1 (at 12-13 age) are staying for six years, as Transition Year is mandatory for all students. The King’s Hospital do not accept student transfers from Form 3 into Form 5, who wish to skip Transition Year, as it is a vital stepping stone for students from the Junior to Senior Cycle.
Junior Cycle
In Form 1– there are nine core subjects: Irish, English, Maths, Geography, French/German/Spanish, Civic, Social and Political Education, History, Science and Religious Education. Then students will choose two additional subjects to continue into Form 2. At the end of Form 3, they sit exams for their Junior Certificate examination.
Transition Year
Transition Year (TY) – in Form 4 – provides a bridge to help students make the transition from a highly structured environment to one where they will take greater responsibility for their own learning and decision making. Students participate in learning strategies which are active and experiential and which help them to develop a range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
All TY students are also required to complete a Work Experience Programme
Senior Cycle
The Senior Cycle – begins in Form 5 and ends with the Leaving Certificate exam, which is taken at the end of Form 6.
In KH most students begin by taking eight subjects in Form 5. The highest grades achieved in the Leaving Cert exams, in six subjects, are then converted into points, for Irish university entrance. The subjects KH offers reflects the high abilities, and aspirations of a typical KH student, to follow their dreams in 3rd level education and beyond.
THE BOARDING EXPERIENCE
International boarding students are offered cozy rooms with amenities for 2-6 people in the boarding residences located directly on the campus: For high school students, there are two double bedrooms in a separate building of Bluecoat House. There is a cleaning service in the residences, access to the laundry (on request), and psychological assistance.
Almost half of the teachers and administrative staff of the school also live on campus with their families: they are always ready to help students to solve any problems, help them organize leisure or educational process.
Board meals are served in the general school cafeteria on the principle of self-service: every day students are provided with a wide choice of mouth-watering, healthy dishes, including for vegetarians and students with special nutritional / medical needs.
There is a medical center on the territory of the school, a qualified nurse is on duty around the clock.
ATHLETICS
The King’s Hospital School’s sports programme is one of the best in Ireland. A significant reason for this is due to the range of sports students can sample and participate in throughout their six years here. The King’s Hospital school is really proud of this diversity as it allows students to find at least one sport they are passionate about.
Hockey | Rugby | Basketball | Athletics | Badminton | Tennis | Soccer | Cricket | Rowing | Swimming | Yoga
EXTRACURRICULARS
Maths Club | Chess | Scrabble Club | Creative Writing | Spelling Bee | Maths & Science Olympiads | SciFest | Debating
Students of Speech and Drama department perform in competitions around the country and showcase their talents in plays, musicals and concerts performed in our on-campus Wilson-Wright Centre for Performing Arts.
Many past-pupils of The King’s Hospital School have gone on to work in the film and music industry, theatre and musical theatre, daytime television and much more.
Music department offers expert tuition across eleven instruments from Classical and Jazz to Rock and Hip-Hop. Teaching staff prepare students for the Royal Irish Academy Music grade examinations in instruments, singing, musical theatre and music theory as well as the Rock School Music Exams.
Music students perform in concerts, competitions and choral recitals throughout the year and entertain the entire King’s Hospital School community in Chapel and 300-seat Wilson-Wright Centre for Performing Arts.
Other performing arts activities included in school fee:
Choir | Jazz Band | Dance | Orchestra | Artistic Performance |‘Behind the Scenes’ for musicals, plays and concerts
SCHOOL LOCATION
The King’s Hospital Boarding School is located in the Palmerstown, which is very well located suburb of west Dublin. Located just 8 km from Dublin city center and 18 km from Dublin International airport, Palmerstown offers all local amenities with churches, supermarkets and shops.
