Kilkenny College Girls Residence

Head of Residence:  Katherine Crampton

Assistant Heads of Residence:  Ruth Cahalan, Rachel Ni Neill, Breda Duggan 

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Kilkenny College Girls’ Residence is a community of over 200 boarder girls from Kilkenny’s surrounding counties and beyond. It is their home away from home. Dorms, tuck rooms, locker areas, changing rooms, music practice areas, sickbay and a multi-purpose hall make up the Boarding Residence. It is a busy place full of activity.  Class is only one part of the school day for boarders with most girls involved in training after school – hockey, badminton, aerobics, gym, running. An evening study programme of Prep takes place every evening from 6.40-8.40 / 9.10pm.

Dorm Prefects are integral members of the Boarding community. These are 5^th Year students who are appointed to have responsibility over a dorm of junior girls by living with them in their dorm, setting a high standard of behaviour, tidiness and responsibility and caring for the needs of the younger girls. Weekly Prefect meetings are held with boarding staff so that there is constant feedback.

Three main boarding buildings each with residential staff make up the Residence: The modern, state of the art Yates Block opened in 2006 is home to the most senior students in 6^th Year. These purpose built four-bed dorms provide a comfortable haven for work, rest and play, with a study room, common room and piano in-house. Ms Breda Duggan resides here and oversees the 6^th Year students.

The Garden Dorms are home to 2^nd Year girls and houses six dorms each of six or seven beds. Ms Ruth Cahalan is resident here along with the GAP student who with the Dorm Prefects mind and keep a watchful eye over the energetic second years.

The main dorm block is made up of the old Celbridge House, New Haven, and Upper and Lower Ossory and is home to 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th years. These dorms come in all shapes and sizes to accommodate the range of ages as well as the sociable and the more quiet alike! The tuck rooms are located in the basement where the all-important lunchtime viewing of Home and Away takes place and the ever reliable toasted cheese sandwich is made to accompany a cupa soup or pot noodle. Some just prefer a mug of hot chocolate! Ms Katherine Crampton and Ms Rachel Ni Neill live in the midst of this hub!

Periodic special evenings and events take place in the Residence, the most regular being a pizza night for each year about twice a term. Last year’s events included a Halloween Fancy Dress Disco, the Talent Show before Christmas and a summer term Friday Fun Day. The Boarding House Committee, made up of volunteer representatives from each year help plan these events.