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Innishmore, Ballincollig · P31 A072 · Roll number 68385G
Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig is one of 8 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballincollig. Every school in and around Ballincollig →
What stands out about Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig
- A small post-primary school: 254 pupils, against a typical 585.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- On the lists since 2021/22: a new school, or a new roll after schools joined.
- The smallest of the 8 post-primary schools around Ballincollig.
- A voluntary secondary school: owned by its trustees, most often a religious order or its successor trust, and paid for by the State.
- Its patron is Le Chéile Schools Trust; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2021/22 to 2025/26Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig had 254 pupils in 2025/26, against 18 in 2021/22 (+1,311%). Girls are 48% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 4 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig
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 Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig 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 Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig
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 Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; 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.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Each of the 6 nearest post-primary schools has more pupils than Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig | 254 | – | Catholic | English | ||
| Ballincollig Community School | 987 | +20% | Inter-denominational | English | 0.1 km | |
| Coláiste Choilm | 1,357 | −0% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 1.6 km | |
| Bishopstown Community School | 306 | +0% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 5.3 km |
| Scoil Mhuire gan Smal | 1,124 | +40% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| Mount Mercy College | 811 | +2% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | 715 | +1% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km |
The other 78 post-primary schools in Co. Cork
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Mac Swiney Community College | 302 | +81% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 7 km |
| Presentation Brothers College | 692 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.1 km | |
| St Aloysius School | 323 | +5% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| Nano Nagle College | 161 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.4 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 190 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| North Monastery Secondary School | 271 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhuire | 690 | +20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary School | 283 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.7 km |
| Coláiste Éamann Rís | 811 | +149% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.9 km |
| St. Angela's College | 606 | +4% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Coláiste Daibhéid | 151 | −28% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 9.3 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 432 | +2% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Christian Brothers College | 919 | +1% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Coláiste Chríost Rí | 502 | −13% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 9.5 km | |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary School | 700 | −10% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary School | 403 | +54% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.9 km | |
| St Aidan's Community College | 309 | −23% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St Patricks College | 218 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Ashton School | 539 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Regina Mundi College | 564 | −0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Douglas Community School | 605 | +19% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Mayfield Community School | 362 | +28% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 11 km |
| Ursuline College Blackrock | 352 | +45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Coachford College | 848 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Nagle Community College | 315 | +61% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Coláiste an Chroí Naofa | 461 | −15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Colaiste An Phiarsaigh | 578 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin | 302 | +156% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Glanmire Community College | 1,141 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| St Francis Capuchin College | 730 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Carrigaline Community School | 1,072 | −2% | Inter-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| Edmund Rice College | 580 | +73% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St. Brogan's College | 905 | +50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Peter's Community School | 354 | −3% | Inter-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Árdscoil Uí Urmoltaigh | 399 | +1% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Coláiste na Toirbhirte | 456 | −8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Bandon Grammar School | 712 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Kinsale Community School | 1,450 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| Coláiste Muire | 709 | +6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Carrignafoy Community College | 322 | +0% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 22 km |
| Colaiste Muire | 523 | +16% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Carrigtwohill Post Primary | 912 | +237% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Aloysius College | 765 | −1% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Mary'S Secondary School | 431 | +33% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| McEgan College | 289 | +60% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| De La Salle College | 409 | +11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Davis College | 1,033 | +26% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 26 km |
| Patrician Academy | 568 | +1% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 749 | +6% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 957 | +13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Mary's High School | 762 | +6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Midleton College | 498 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| St Colman's Community College | 1,171 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Coláiste an Chraoibhín | 918 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Sacred Heart Secondary School | 568 | +7% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Coláiste Cholmáin | 716 | +39% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Loreto Secondary School | 729 | +18% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Clonakilty Community College | 696 | +17% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 35 km | |
| Nagle Rice Secondary School | 260 | +39% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Millstreet Community School | 359 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| Coláiste Treasa | 647 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Colaiste Ghobnatan | 212 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 271 | −7% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire | 589 | +34% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Maria Immaculata Community College | 642 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | 40 km | |
| Boherbue Comprehensive School | 551 | +70% | Inter-denominational | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 109 | +11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 44 km | |
| Mount St Michael | 403 | +30% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 410 | +27% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 342 | +9% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Coláiste Fionnchua | 449 | +63% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Pobalscoil na Tríonóide | 1,086 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 50 km | |
| Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí | 313 | +11% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 322 | +10% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Skibbereen Community School | 956 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 59 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí | 752 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 63 km | |
| Schull Community College | 359 | −7% | Inter-denominational | English | 77 km | |
| Beara Community School | 308 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 94 km |
Living in Ballincollig
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Homes in the P31 Eircode area
Housing in Ballincollig →The median sale price rose from €373,100 in 2023 to €442,000 in 2025 (+18%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the P31 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Ballincollig
Cost of living in Ballincollig →New tenancies in Ballincollig averaged €1,656 a month in 2025, against €1,558 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Ballincollig, P31 A072
Post-primary schools near Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig
Is Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig 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 Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig have?
254 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig teach through Irish?
No: Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig?
Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Le Chéile Schools Trust.
How do pupils get a place at Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig?
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 Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig?
The nearest are Ballincollig Community School (0.1 km), Coláiste Choilm (1.6 km) and Bishopstown Community School (5.3 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 Ballincollig; 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).