The Primary school caters for children aged 6 to 11 and covers years 1 through 6. Class sizes are generally between 20 and 24. In addition to literacy and numeracy, the school focuses on language acquisition and creative activities in Music and Art. Sport features prominently, to counterbalance the lack of physical activity in the classroom.
Classes begin at 8.30 a.m. and finish at 12.55 p.m. From year 3, children will be offered voluntary afternoon activities, and from year 5 there will be afternoon classes twice a week until 2.50 or 3.30 p.m. in addition to the afternoon activities.
On Fridays the primary school closes at 12.55 p.m. However, afternoon supervision (crèche and Supervised Studies), tennis classes and music instruction are available.
Contact: Sarah Finnegan, Deputy Principal Primary School sarah.finnegan@kilians.com
| Period | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
| 1 (8.30) | |||||
| 2 (9.10) | |||||
| 3 (9.50) | |||||
| break (10.30) | |||||
| 4 (10.55) | |||||
| 5 (11.35) | |||||
| 6 (12.15) | |||||
| break (12.55) | |||||
| 7 (13.35) |
Afternoon classes from class 5 only |
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| 8 (14.15) | |||||
| 9 (14.55) | |||||
The hours, languages and introduction of subjects in the Primary School are as follows :
| Subject | Periods | Language | Comments |
| English | 5-6 | mother tongue & foreign language | Native in years 1,2; Mixed from year 3 |
| German | 5-6 | mother tongue & foreign language | |
| Mathematics | 5 | through English | |
| Environmental Studies | 2 | through English | |
| Sachkunde | 2 | through German | |
| Irish | 5 | From year 5 | |
| Religious Ed. | 2 | through German and English | Catholic / Protestant |
| Music | 2 | through German or English | |
| Art | 2 | through German or English | |
| Sport | 3-5 | through English | Daily in years 1-4 |
| Computers | 2 | through English | From year 5 |
St. Kilian's German School is in the unique situation that it has a sizeable number (about 30%) of German speaking students. This makes it possible to teach children in an environment in which foreign language learners and native speakers work and play together and learn each others’ languages.
In an English language environment like Dublin this is not only attractive for native English speakers but also for children whose first language is not English. Their language proficiency approaches fluency after a reasonably short time. Outside of a German speaking country, the language requires the controlled environment of the classroom. At St. Kilian's, the teaching of German follows these principles: