Mercy Convent Killaloe
KILLALOE, CO CLARE · V94 D328 · Roll number 18624O
Mercy Convent Killaloe is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Killaloe. Every school in and around Killaloe →
What stands out about Mercy Convent Killaloe
- 97 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 97 pupils, 16% fewer than the 115 of 2019/20.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Killaloe.
- 95 girls and 2 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Mercy Convent Killaloe had 97 pupils in 2025/26, down from 99 in 2015/16 (−2%). Girls are 98% of them. Its largest roll was 124, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Mercy Convent Killaloe
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Mercy Convent Killaloe is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Mercy Convent Killaloe
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Mercy Convent Killaloe
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Mercy Convent Killaloe directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Mercy Convent Killaloe has shrunk by 16% since 2019/20. All the schools around Killaloe together changed by +9%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 5 have more pupils than Mercy Convent Killaloe. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −16%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Convent Killaloe | 97 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Killaloe Boys N.S. | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.3 km |
| S.N. Baile an Atha | 404 | −5% | Catholic | English | 0.6 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 113 | −7% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| S N Baile na hInse | 95 | −23% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Birdhill N.S. | 104 | −26% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Ogonnelloe National School | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km |
The other 106 primary schools in Co. Clare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Baile an Droichid | 107 | +2% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Raheen Wood Community National School | 102 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Seanain Naofa | 276 | −12% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Tomgraney N.S. | 47 | −27% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Broadford & Kilbane National School | 136 | +16% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Bodyke N.S. | 27 | −13% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scariff Central N.S. | 142 | +1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Inis Cealtrach | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| O Callaghans Mills N.S. | 29 | −52% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. an Phairtin Mixed | 317 | −3% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Lakyle N.S. | 47 | −41% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Miliuc | 84 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Kilkishen N.S. | 134 | +2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Mochullas N.S. | 259 | −2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Cill Muire | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Sixmilebridge N.S. | 423 | −21% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Cratloe N.S. | 278 | −2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Flagmount Central N.S. | 35 | +21% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ballycar N.S. | 34 | +13% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach Quin Dangan | 331 | +14% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Dromindoora N.S. | 23 | −43% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Cluain Muinge | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Clooney N.S. | 48 | −41% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 260 | +3% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Conaires N.S. | 338 | −19% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 238 | −1% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil Donncha Rua | 68 | +3% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. Dubh Rath | 113 | +28% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Naomh Tola | 218 | −4% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Shannon Airport 1 N.S. | 113 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Shannon Airport No 2 NS | 51 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| Stonehall N.S. | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Ein | 262 | −8% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Inchicronan Central N.S. | 158 | +10% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Barefield Mixed N.S. | 390 | +1% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Clarecastle National School | 362 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Bunscoil na mBraithre | 643 | −4% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 167 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Holy Family Snr | 306 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Tubber N.S. | 40 | +67% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog | 451 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Ennis Educate Together NS | 144 | +125% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Chriost Ri | 226 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Ennis N.S. | 615 | −4% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Ruan Central N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Ballyea Mixed N.S. | 212 | +2% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Toonagh N.S. | 75 | −27% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Boston N.S. | 24 | −29% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Inch N.S. | 104 | +13% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S N Baile na Cailli | 52 | −5% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Kilnamona N.S. | 85 | −21% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta | 102 | −11% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S N Chathair Aodha | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Kilmaley N.S. | 88 | −18% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Cluain Draigneach | 5 | – | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Kilnaboy N.S. | 80 | −5% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Kildysart N.S. | 122 | −9% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Nfa an Carn | 15 | – | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Connolly N.S. | 27 | −36% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Lissycasey N.S. | 167 | −7% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Eidhneach N.S. | 150 | −1% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| SN na Crannaighe | 32 | – | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Coolmeen N.S. | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| S.N. Colm Cille | 58 | +16% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| St Fachnan & St Attractas N.S. | 57 | +12% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S.N. Cluain an Atha | 19 | −37% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| New Quay N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Forgleann N.S. | 7 | −68% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| Labasheeda Central N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 58 km |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 42 | +40% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Mol an Óige Community National School | 158 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Ennistymon National School | 64 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Kilmihil N.S. | 96 | +0% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Kilmurry McMahon National School | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 66 | +43% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| S N Iosef Naofa | 29 | −15% | Catholic | All in Irish | 61 km | |
| S.N. Aibhistin Naofa | 21 | −30% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Coore National School | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 61 km |
| Rockmount Mixed N.S. | 23 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 61 km |
| Lisdoonvarna N.S. | 143 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 62 km |
| Saint Marys N.S. Lahinch | 166 | +26% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| Rineen N.S. | 35 | −19% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| Miltown Malbay B N.S. | 128 | +20% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| Burrane N.S. | 17 | −39% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| Annagh N.S. | 81 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| S.N. Liosceanuir | 105 | +46% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Mullach N.S. | 53 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 66 km |
| S.N. Padraig Nfa Fanoir | 25 | −14% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Doire | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Doolin Mixed N.S. | 93 | −5% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| St. Josephs National School Cree | 38 | – | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Cooraclare B N.S. | 78 | −20% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Quilty N.S. | 49 | +81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| Clohanes N.S. | 22 | −24% | Catholic | English | 70 km | |
| Scoil an Sraith S.N. | 15 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 72 km |
| Gaelscoil Ui Choimin | 61 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 73 km |
| Convent of Mercy National School | 329 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 73 km |
| Doonbeg N.S. | 63 | +13% | Catholic | English | 74 km | |
| S.N. Ma Sheasta | 37 | −30% | Catholic | English | 75 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 7 | −78% | Catholic | English | 78 km | |
| Scoil Realt na Mara | 134 | +86% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 82 km |
| Doonaha N.S. | 21 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 84 km |
| Moveen N.S. | 39 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 86 km |
| Carrigaholt Mixed N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 88 km |
| S.N. Cuan | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 99 km |
Living in Killaloe
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V94 Eircode area
Housing in Killaloe →The median sale price rose from €275,000 in 2023 to €351,500 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Killaloe
Cost of living in Killaloe →New tenancies in Killaloe averaged €1,319 a month in 2025, against €1,218 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Killaloe, V94 D328
Primary schools near Mercy Convent Killaloe
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Mercy Convent Killaloe
Is Mercy Convent Killaloe a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Mercy Convent Killaloe have?
97 pupils in 2025/26. That is −16% since 2019/20.
Does Mercy Convent Killaloe teach through Irish?
No: Mercy Convent Killaloe teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Mercy Convent Killaloe?
Mercy Convent Killaloe has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.
How do pupils get a place at Mercy Convent Killaloe?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Mercy Convent Killaloe?
The nearest are Killaloe Boys N.S. (0.3 km), S.N. Baile an Atha (0.6 km) and Boher N.S. (5 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Killaloe; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).