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Welcome from the Headmistress

“Thank you for your interest in The King’s Hospital and I trust that in the following pages on this website you will find all the relevant information you need. As you will discover, our School is a long-established one with a reputation for giving a well-rounded education and a way of life that inspires confidence and a mature independence in our pupils.

At The King’s Hospital, we offer them a comprehensive and progressive curriculum and a staff dedicated to their personal welfare, development, motivation and happiness so that they reach their true potential”.

Frances Hill, Headmistress
Headmistess, The Kings Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin 20
      
      
The King’s Hospital
      
One of the oldest secondary schools in Ireland, The King’s Hospital – established nearly 340 years ago – is a fee-paying co-educational, boarding and day school with over 700 pupils.

Founded in 1669 as The Hospital and Free School of King Charles II, the School carefully maintains its traditional values and combines them with modern, cutting-edge education and facilities to create a welcoming environment that enhances pupils’ academic, cultural, creative, sporting and social development.

Set on a scenic 80-acre campus on the banks of the River Liffey at Palmerstown, just eight kilometres west of Dublin city centre, The King’s Hospital attracts pupils from all over Ireland as well as from overseas, so adding to its multi-national and cosmopolitan appeal.

Worship, according to the rites of the Church of Ireland, is an integral part of the school and while priority is given to those of the main Protestant traditions, as a Christian school we welcome those of other faiths.
      
      
      
Co-Educational Boarding School
      
      
Green Flag for Schools
International Green Flag awarded to The King's Hospital
The King's Hospital has been rewarded for its initative in promoting an environmental programme in the school. The Green Schools Evaluation Committee decided to award the International Green Flag to KH and the flag was presented to represenatives of the KH Committee at the Green Schools National Awards ceremony on 5th March in the Croke Park Conference Centre. There was a presentaion award of the flag to the school body in the school chapel on Tuesday 5th May 2009. Many congratulations to all those involved in organising & promoting the Green School initative in KH, and to all the school community for playing their part in achieving this distinguished award .... Well done ! The school is now aiming for a second green flag in the area of energy conservation ... please help in every way that you can .... !

Click on the Green Flag above to learn more about the Green Flag for schools .....
Climate Change
In November 2009 Ten students from Form 5 were selected to travel to Denmark to work with our partner school on projects dealing with climate change ... Click logo above to read about their work and view more photos ...
      
      
      
      
      
      
The King's Hospital is a member of the Headmasters' & Headmistresses' Conference (HMC)
HMCThe Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) represents the Heads of some 250 leading independent schools in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

HMC exists to serve and support its members, to represent their views and to exemplify excellence in education.
      
      
      
      
      
      
The King's Hospital is a member of the Independent Schools Council (ISC)
ISC

‘ Independent Schools Council is a politically independent, not-for-profit organisation representing 1,280 independent schools educating more than 500,000 children. It exists to promote choice, diversity and excellence in education, developing talent at all levels of ability and from all backgrounds.’

      
      
Kings Hospital Facebook Page

Click on the Coat of Arms to link to a King's Hospital Facebook Page to catch up on Past Pupils from recent years. The page currently has 764 members. Why not join yourself .... ?

      
      
      
      
      
Click here to read the February Edition of KeepintoucH

SPREAD THE WORD
Please tell your fellow parents, classmates, fellow past pupils and friends of KH, who you know are interested in our school, to register their email address and mobile number with us:
KH.KeepintoucH@gmail.com

      
      
      
PPU Newsletter (April 2009)The April 2009 Edition of the PPU Newsletter is now available ...

To download Form to provide your details to The King's Hospital PPU ... click on the Newsletter ....
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
Contact the website Co-ordinatorIf you wish to contact the co-ordinator of The King's Hospital website - please e-mail
website@kingshospital.ie
Monday 8th February 2010

      
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Important Announcements
      
      
SCHOOL VIDEO
To see a video tour of our school... Click on the link below ...
School Video
      
      
CHAIRMAN'S LETTER TO PARENTS - 1ST FEBRUARY 2010

Click here to read Chairman's letter to parents (1st Feb 2010) ....


CAREERS EVENING FOR FORM 5 - CHANGE OF DATE
The Form 5 Careers Evening has been changed to Tuesday 9th February 7-9pm

All students must attend in full school uniform
      
      
CHARTER DAY 14TH DECEMBER 2009
To read the full report by the acting Headmaster from Charter Day 2009.... Click on the illustration below ...
      
Charter Day Report 2009
      
      
SCHOOL FEES
For detailed information on school fees, click on the school crest below ... the information can also be downloaded ... simply go to the Downloads page ...
      
School Fees
      
      
      
      
      
Upcoming Events
      
Friday 12th February
Half Term - 12.35pm
Parent / Teacher Meeting (Form 1) - 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Thursday 11th February
TCH Irish Schools' Quiz Championship, Bewley's Hotel Ballsbridge
Wednesday 10th February
Form 5 Centigrade Test - 9.45am - 11.15am
2nd XI (Girls) v Mt Temple (A)
JCT XI (Girls) v Mt Temple (A)
Minor XI (Girls) v Mt Temple (A)
Tuesday 9th February
Academic Council - 1.15pm
JCT XI (Girls) v St Joseph's Cluny (CUP) (H) 4pm
Form 5 Careers Evenimg
      
Recent Events
Thursday 4th February
Visit & Talk by Holocaust survivor, Tomi Reichental - 11.15am (Wilson Wright Hall)
Tomi Reichental
Holocaust survivor, Tomi Reichental, with Form 4 & 5 students after his talk in the Wilson Wright Hall
U13 XI (Boys) 1 v Sutton Park 2 (CUP) (H)
Leinster Schools Junior Cup
JCT XV 3 v Blackrock College 10
JCT v Blackrock College
Action from the Leinster Schools Junior Cup game with Blackrock College at Donnybrook. The JCT XV led 3-0 at half-time, but eventually lost out to two second half tries in a very close encounter.
More photographs to follow soon .....
Wednesday 3rd February
SCT XI (Boys) v St Marks (A) 2pm
3rd XV 0 v Castleknock 20 (LEAGUE) (H)
U13 XV 57 v St Columba's 5 (H)
Monday 1st February
Effort Marks (All Forms)
Leinster Schools Senior Cup
SCT XV 5 (Des Merry , try) v Clongowes 13 (Barnhall)
Click here to read a report of the game .....
SCT v Clongowes
Action from the Leinster Senior Schools' Cup game against Clongowes Wood College in Barnhall
Saturday 30th January
3rd XV 15 v Clongowes 24 (LEAGUE) (A)
JCT B 6 v Clongowes 5 (LEAGUE) (A)
3rd XV
The 3rd XV after their narrow defeat to Clongowes in the league
Friday 29th January
STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS
Tuesday 26th January
Form 2 Library Visit (Award Winning author, Mary Finn)
Form 2 Library visit
Members of Form 2 with Mary Finn, award winning author, on her visit to the school library. Her first novel 'Anila's Journey' was critically acclaimed and won the 2009 Ellis Dillon Award.
Monday 25th January
Subject Choice Week (Form 4)
HTAI Table Quiz - St Conleth's College
HTAI Table Quiz
Enjoying the History Table Quiz in St Conleth's !
Thursday 21st January
Senior Boys Basketball All-Ireland Play-offs, University of Limerick
Action from the All Ireland Senior Boys Basketball play-offs in the University of Limerick
Wednesday 20th January
Leinster Schools Senior League Final
SCT XV 13 v St Gerard's Bray 14
Action from the Senior League Final
Lineout action from the Leinster Schools Senior League Fial at Donnybrook - unfortunately the SCT lost by a single point - 14-13
      
      
      
      
      
Recent Achievements & News
      
      
      
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS


Evan O'Brien in Engineering

Maxwell Potterton in Agricultural Science

SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP

Peter du Toit in Rugby
      
TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

ENTRANCE EXHIBITIONS


Siofra Bennett in Philosophy, Political Science, Economics & Sociology

Sinead Gleeson in Law & German

Victoria Larragy in Business Studies & French

SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP

Derek Whiston DUFC Rugby Scholarship











      
        
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