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Kilkenny Model
School
| 1856 |
The Model School
opened on the Ormonde Road. |
| 1860 |
The Inspector's
Report for the year was quite good. He mentioned the attendence
was low. |
| 1867 |
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Primary Education was
told that numbers in Kilkenny were the lowest of all Model
Schools. |
| 1894 |
The Kilkenny
Subscription School closed and children moved to the Model
School. |
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Around
the turn of the century the Technical School started
to have Secertarial Courses in the Model School.
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| 1936 |
The Technical
School took over the whole building and the Model School
moved to Newpark Drive. |
| 1946 |
There was a fire
in the school and Mr. Walker (The Principal) died the
next day. |
| 1974 |
Kilcooley School
closed. Some children came to the Model School. |
| 1977 |
Mrs. Brennan
became Principal (to date). |
| 1999 |
Moved to third
school on Kilkenny College grounds. |
| 2000 |
First school
website started. |
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: WHY IS THE CALLED THE
MODEL SCHOOL?
It
was called the Model School because teachers came to learn
how to be real teachers.
There were 4 men students and 1 lady.
At first they stayed 6 months. later it became a year.
The report from the Commissioners of National Schools in Ireland
1834-1836 said
"The Model Schools were to be under the direction of teachers
of superior attainment who would be specially paid for their
services".
WHERE IS THE MODEL SCHOOL?
The Model School opened on the
Ormonde Road.
The Old Model School opened in 1856. The
last Model School opened in 1936 on the corner of
the Castlecomer Road, Newpark Drive. The newest school
is on the Castlecomer Road on Kilkenny College Grounds.
The old building on the Ormonde Road is now the Technical
School.
WHO
WAS THE MODEL SCHOOL FOR?
Everybody came to the Model School.
Half the school was for the poor and the other half was for
the better-off people. The poor paid 1d (1/2p) a week, and
the better-off people paid 3 shillings (15p) for a quarter
year.
WHO STARTED THE MODEL SCHOOLS?
The government decided to start
an educational system in Ireland in 1831. They set up the
Commissioners of National Education. There were not enough
teachers. So they started Model Schools where student young
teachers would be trained. The inspector was asked to find
a suitable site and the Board of Works built the school. It
was paid for entirely by the government.
IN WHAT WAYS WERE MODEL SCHOOLS
DIFFERENT?
1. They had student teachers.
2. The Local Inspector was the
Manager. He visited once a week.
3. The teachers' salaries were
paid directly by the Commissiones of National Education.
4. The Local Community and Churches
had no say in the running of the school.
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