What is the pass rate at Kilkenny Government Buildings driving test centre?

50.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,731 car tests (1,369 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Kilkenny Government Buildings an easy test centre?

Kilkenny Government Buildings has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 43 of 56 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.

How long is the wait for a driving test at Kilkenny Government Buildings?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 9 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.

Kilkenny Government Buildings driving test centre

Government Offices, Hebron Road, Kilkenny, R95 WV59 · Co. Kilkenny

Pass rate, last 12 months

50.1%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

9weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

2,731

1,369 passed

Key facts

50.1% of car driving tests at Kilkenny Government Buildings were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.3 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Kilkenny Government Buildings number 43 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 9 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 6 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
2,731 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 36 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Kilkenny Government Buildings

5 loops from the centre, 56 km in all, with 46 roundabouts and 134 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Kilkenny Government Buildings, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Kilkenny Ring Road
10.8 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 15 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
10.8 km · 28 turns · 9 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Hebron Road
11.1 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 15 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Castlecomer Road.
11.1 km · 32 turns · 6 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Kilkenny Ring Road
11.2 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Johnswell Road.
11.2 km · 23 turns · 9 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Hebron Road
10.1 km loop with 11 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Kilkenny Ring Road.
10.1 km · 29 turns · 11 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Kilkenny Ring Road
12.6 km loop with 11 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Castlecomer Road.
12.6 km · 22 turns · 11 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Kilkenny Government Buildings, year by year

Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.

Month by month, last 12 months

By year

Year	Tests	Pass rate	Ireland
2026 (Jan–Aug)	1,938	50.9%	52.3%
2025	2,390	50.8%	51.8%
2024	1,949	51.0%	49.0%
2023	1,546	51.3%	50.6%
2022	1,756	52.8%	50.2%
2021	1,928	52.2%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Kilkenny Government Buildings

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in August 2026.

Month end	Weeks to invite
August 2026	9
July 2026	10
June 2026	11
May 2026	16
April 2026	16
March 2026	14

Getting there

Government Offices, Hebron Road, Kilkenny
Co. Kilkenny R95 WV59

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

Nearby test centres

Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)
Co. Kilkenny · 0.5 km
50.5%
-1.9 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Carlow (Graiguecullen)
Co. Carlow · 29 km
42.2%
-10.2 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Carlow (Talbot Hotel)
Co. Carlow · 29 km
48.2%
-4.2 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Thurles
Co. Tipperary · 39 km
65.9%
+13.5 vs IE
15 wks
to invite
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)
Co. Laois · 40 km
56.9%
+4.5 vs IE
13 wks
to invite
Clonmel
Co. Tipperary · 47 km
50.6%
-1.8 vs IE
14 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Kilkenny Government Buildings

What is the pass rate at Kilkenny Government Buildings driving test centre?: 50.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,731 car tests (1,369 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Kilkenny Government Buildings an easy test centre?: Kilkenny Government Buildings has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 43 of 56 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Kilkenny Government Buildings?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 9 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Kilkenny Government Buildings driving test centre?: Government Offices, Hebron Road, Kilkenny, R95 WV59, Co. Kilkenny.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.