Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.03 of the secondary schools in and around Glasheen charge fees
Around Glasheen, 50% of schools are in DEIS, above both Co. Cork’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (35%). 33 of its 66 schools are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, against 30% across Ireland. These schools are described rather than graded, because Ireland publishes no school results and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
Every school in the town or within 3 km of its outline, from the Department of Education’s lists for 2025/26; Ireland’s figures are every school in the lists.
What stands out about Glasheen’s schools
Fee-paying secondary schools
Several of the secondary schools within reach charge fees; the others are free. Fee-paying schools are listed with the rest below, each with its own page. Fee-paying: Christian Brothers College (919), Presentation Brothers College (692) and Scoil Mhuire (432). Every school ↓
Extra support for many schools
Many schools here are in DEIS, which gives schools in disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and help; across Ireland, 30% of schools are. In DEIS: Coláiste Éamann Rís (811), Gaelcholáiste Mhuire (690), Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal B (403) and Scoil Naomh Mhuire (312), and 29 more. Who runs them ↓
Mostly single-sex at secondary
Most secondary schools here take only boys or only girls; the mixed ones are marked on the cards below. Single-sex: Christian Brothers College (919), Mount Mercy College (811), Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh (715) and Christ King Girls' Secondary School (700), and 8 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 35 post-primary schools within 10 km of the town, of more than one kind; each admits on its own published policy, so applying to more than one is common. The nearest: Presentation Secondary School (1.1 km), St Aloysius School (1.2 km) and Presentation Brothers College (1.3 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 66 schools in and around Glasheen
Here are the schools in Glasheen or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
Show all 39 primary schools
Who runs Glasheen’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
54 of Glasheen’s 66 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Bishop of Cork & Ross (37), CEIST (5) and Edmund Rice Schools Trust (4). 33 of the 66 are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas (30% across Ireland).
Department of Education school lists: ethos 2025/26, patron 2024/25 (the 2025/26 lists don’t give it). DEIS list 2025/26.
Where the 66 schools in and around Glasheen are
Each school where the official list places it, shaded by who runs it and sized by pupils; squares are secondary schools, triangles special schools. The dashed shape is Glasheen’s outline; schools within 3 km of it count.
Places from the Department of Education’s school lists (its own coordinates for all but a handful); map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Teaching through Irish in and around Glasheen
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
6 of Glasheen’s 66 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Ui Riada, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa and Coláiste Daibhéid.
Who Glasheen’s schools serve
The pupils at the area’s schools by share, beside Co. Cork’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26
Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.
DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools
| Share of pupils | Around Glasheen | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 39% | 18% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 9% | 8% | 6% |
| Girls | 51% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 64% | 33% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 18% | 7% | 6% |
39% of the pupils around Glasheen are at a DEIS school, more than the 27% across Ireland (18% in Co. Cork). The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 64% here, 29% there. Of the DEIS schools here, Coláiste Éamann Rís is the biggest: 811 pupils.
Each of the 66 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal BPrimary | 403 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Muire Gan Smal CPrimary | 297 | 99% | ✓ | |
| Greenmount Monastery N.S.Primary | 240 | 45% | ✓ | |
| Cork University Hos SchoolSpecial | 17 | 47% | ||
| Scoil Naomh MhuirePrimary | 312 | 55% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Barra NaofaPrimary | 75 | 47% | ||
| Scoil Maria AssumptaPrimary | 168 | 100% | ✓ | |
| St Aloysius SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 323 | 100% | ||
| Presentation Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 190 | 87% | ✓ | |
| Gaelscoil Ui RiadaPrimary | 254 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste Éamann RísPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 44% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Iosef NaofaPrimary | 215 | 0% | ||
| Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh NaofaPrimary | 193 | 53% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Presentation Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 692 | 0% | ||
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 715 | 0% | ||
| Scoil Naomh CaitrionaPrimary | 414 | 100% | ||
| Realt na MaidinePrimary | 107 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Mount Mercy CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 100% | ||
| South Lee Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 162 | 56% | ||
| Cork Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 193 | 54% | ||
| S.N. B Togher CorkPrimary | 252 | 0% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Athair Maitiu CPrimary | 252 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste DaibhéidPost-primary · ETB | 151 | 54% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scoil ColmcillePrimary | 264 | 32% | ✓ | |
| St Kevins SchoolSpecial | 10 | 10% | ||
| Bunscoil Chriost RiPrimary | 453 | 47% | ||
| Coláiste Chríost RíPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 502 | 0% | ||
| Bishopstown Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 306 | 49% | ✓ | |
| St. Angela's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 606 | 100% | ||
| Scoil MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 432 | 100% | ||
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 700 | 100% | ||
| S N an Spioraid Naomh CPrimary | 258 | 100% | ||
| North Presentation Primary SchoolPrimary | 288 | 52% | ✓ | |
| St Vincents Convent N.S.Primary | 208 | 71% | ✓ | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys)Primary | 398 | 0% | ||
| Christian Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 919 | 0% | ||
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 283 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorPrimary | 207 | 33% | ✓ | |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 302 | 52% | ✓ | |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 271 | 14% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Padre Pio N.S.Primary | 264 | 48% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoinePrimary | 195 | 51% | ✓ | |
| Our Lady of LourdesPrimary | 215 | 100% | ||
| Gaelcholáiste MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 690 | 47% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scoil AislinnSpecial | 36 | 19% | ||
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 403 | 47% | ||
| Ashton SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | 539 | 52% | ||
| Scoil IosagainPrimary | 222 | 0% | ✓ | |
| St Gabriels Special SchoolSpecial | 54 | 30% | ||
| St Lukes Mxd N.S.Primary | 96 | 55% | ||
| Gaelscoil Peig SayersPrimary | 280 | 58% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scoil Aiseiri ChriostPrimary | 232 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Nano Nagle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 161 | 51% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Bhreanndain CPrimary | 115 | 92% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Naomh AntainePrimary | 581 | 0% | ||
| St Patricks B N.S.Primary | 152 | 0% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig NaofaPrimary | 86 | 40% | ✓ | |
| St Patricks CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 218 | 80% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa CPrimary | 128 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid CPrimary | 374 | 100% | ||
| S.N. Mharcuis BPrimary | 99 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Regina Mundi CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 564 | 100% | ||
| Scoil NioclaisPrimary | 714 | 54% | ||
| Ballintemple N.S.Primary | 250 | 53% | ||
| Scoil an Athair Tadhg O MurchuPrimary | 424 | 50% | ✓ | |
| Douglas Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 605 | 0% |
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary): enrolments by sex and the DEIS list. Shares are of pupils, not of schools; a county’s are the schools listed with its towns.
The 17 patrons of Glasheen’s schools
Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.
Bishop of Cork & Ross is patron of 37 of the 66 schools around Glasheen, which teach 46% of their pupils; 17 patrons run them in all. 5 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 2.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop of Cork & RossScoil Nioclais, S.N. Naomh Antaine, Bunscoil Chriost Ri, Scoil an Athair Tadhg O Murchu, Scoil Naomh Caitriona, Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal B, Scoil an Spioraid Naomh, Scoil Naomh Brid C, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Muire Gan Smal C, North Presentation Primary School, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers, Scoil Colmcille, Scoil Padre Pio, S N an Spioraid Naomh C, Gaelscoil Ui Riada, S.N. B Togher Cork, S.N. Athair Maitiu C, Ballintemple, Greenmount Monastery, Scoil Aiseiri Chriost, Scoil Iosagain, St Patricks College, S.N. Iosef Naofa, Our Lady of Lourdes, St Vincents Convent, Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior, Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoine, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Scoil Maria Assumpta, St Patricks B, S.N. Padraig Naofa C, S.N. Bhreanndain C, Realt na Maidine, S.N. Mharcuis B, S.N. Padraig Naofa, St Kevins School | Catholic | 37 | 9,742 |
| CEISTMount Mercy College, Christ King Girls', St Aloysius School, Presentation, Nano Nagle College | Catholic | 5 | 2,185 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustChristian Brothers College, Coláiste Éamann Rís, Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, North Monastery | Catholic | 4 | 2,691 |
| Presentation Brothers Schools TrustColáiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Presentation Brothers College, Coláiste Chríost Rí | Catholic | 3 | 1,909 |
| Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and RossDouglas, Bishopstown | Inter-denominational | 2 | 911 |
| Educate TogetherCork Educate Together, South Lee Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 2 | 565 |
| Cork ETBTerence Mac Swiney, Coláiste Daibhéid | Inter-denominational, Multi-denominational | 2 | 453 |
| Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COISt Lukes Mxd, S.N. Barra Naofa | Church of Ireland | 2 | 171 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt. Angela's College | Catholic | 1 | 606 |
| Regina Mundi (Cork) LtdRegina Mundi College | Catholic | 1 | 564 |
| Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI/ Cork ETBAshton School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 539 |
| Named IndividualScoil Mhuire | Catholic | 1 | 432 |
| Religious Sisters of CharitySt Vincent's | Catholic | 1 | 283 |
| Cork School ProjectCork Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 1 | 193 |
| Brothers of Charity (Southern Services) Brother John O'SheaSt Gabriels Special School | Catholic | 1 | 54 |
| COPE FoundationScoil Aislinn | Other | 1 | 36 |
| CEO of Cork University HospitalCork University Hos School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 17 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Glasheen
Starting primary school
Children can start primary school once they are four, and must be in school by six. Families apply to each school directly. Every school publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice; a school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its policy. Since the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, a Catholic or other majority-faith primary school can’t put baptised children first; a school of a minority faith still can, to keep its ethos.
Moving to secondary school
Children move to post-primary school at about twelve, after sixth class. Again, families apply to each school, usually a year or more ahead, and an oversubscribed school admits on its published criteria, often brothers and sisters and its feeder primary schools. The 3 fee-paying schools here set their own fees and admissions.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; each school’s admission policy and notice are on its own website.
Which schools are growing
Of these 61 schools, 12 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 28 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 61 schools
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September, 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary). No capacity is published, so how full a school is can’t be shown.
Inspection reports for Glasheen’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
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.
The reports describe what inspectors saw and what each school should do next. They give no overall grade, so none is shown here; the 66 schools below each link their own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Glasheen
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Within 10 km of Glasheen there are 35 post-primary schools: 23 voluntary secondary schools, 7 ETB schools, 4 community schools and one comprehensive school. 14 of them are single-sex, 8 for girls and 6 for boys. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 4 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 190 | 1.1 km |
| St Aloysius SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 323 | 1.2 km |
| Presentation Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 692 | 1.3 km |
| Coláiste Éamann RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 811 | 1.4 km |
| Mount Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 811 | 1.7 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 715 | 1.7 km |
| Coláiste DaibhéidETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 151 | 1.9 km |
| Coláiste Chríost RíVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 502 | 2 km |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 2 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 700 | 2.1 km |
| Bishopstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 306 | 2.3 km |
| St. Angela's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 606 | 2.3 km |
All 35 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 283 | 2.4 km |
| Scoil MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 432 | 2.4 km |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 271 | 2.5 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 919 | 2.5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 690 | 2.6 km |
| Nano Nagle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 161 | 2.8 km |
| Ashton SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 539 | 2.9 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 403 | 2.9 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 564 | 3.4 km |
| St Patricks CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 218 | 3.5 km |
| Douglas Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Boys | – | 605 | 3.6 km |
| St Aidan's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 309 | 4.3 km |
| Mayfield Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 362 | 4.4 km |
| Ursuline College BlackrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 352 | 5.4 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Irish stream | 1,357 | 6 km |
| Nagle Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 315 | 6.2 km |
| Scoil Mhuire gan SmalVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 1,124 | 6.8 km |
| Colaiste An PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, Boarding | 578 | 7.3 km |
| Ballincollig Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 987 | 7.5 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary School BallincolligVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 254 | 7.6 km |
| St Francis Capuchin CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 730 | 8.3 km |
| Glanmire Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,141 | 8.9 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui LeighinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 302 | 9.2 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Glasheen
4 special schools serve the area: Cork University Hos School, St Kevins School, Scoil Aislinn and St Gabriels Special School, 117 pupils between them. 29 of the 39 primary schools have special classes for children who need more support. Their cards ↑
Special schools and primary schools with special classes as the Department lists them; the National Council for Special Education places pupils in special classes.
Glasheen beside the 94 other Irish towns of 4,200 to 8,100 people
Towns of a similar size, with the schools in or within 3 km of each; ordered by population, never ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubber | 7,941 | 54 | 15,781 | 5 | 67% | 1.8 km |
| … | ||||||
| Lisduggan | 6,216 | 29 | 11,782 | 1 | 45% | 0.2 km |
| The Glen | 6,119 | 66 | 19,000 | 5 | 50% | 0.5 km |
| Passage West-Monkstown | 6,051 | 16 | 4,438 | 0 | 6% | 0.1 km |
| Kinsale | 5,991 | 5 | 2,264 | 1 | 0% | 0.5 km |
| Glasheen | 5,981 | 66 | 21,351 | 6 | 50% | 1.1 km |
| Ayrfield | 5,863 | 73 | 20,467 | 5 | 40% | 0.6 km |
| Gillabbey | 5,857 | 72 | 22,124 | 6 | 50% | 0.7 km |
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 5,851 | 33 | 11,082 | 5 | 33% | 1.5 km |
| Oranmore | 5,819 | 8 | 3,669 | 1 | 13% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| St Luke's | 4,278 | 70 | 20,531 | 6 | 51% | 0.1 km |
Of these 94 other towns, 21 count more pupils at their schools than Glasheen. An all-Irish school is within 3 km of 82 of the 95.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Glasheen
Each September’s pupils at every school in or within 3 km of the town, counted where the school stands today.
The schools in and around Glasheen had 21,595 pupils in 2015/16 and 21,351 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Coláiste Éamann Rís grew most: +149% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Glasheen
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year, 2015/16 to 2025/26 (preliminary), for every school placed in the area today; schools that have since closed or merged count where they stood.
Schools in the towns around Glasheen
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasheen | 66 | 21,351 | 6 | 50% | 1.1 km |
| Gillabbey 0.7 km | 72 | 22,124 | 6 | 50% | 0.7 km |
| Togher 0.9 km | 60 | 20,680 | 6 | 45% | 1 km |
| Sunday's Well 1.3 km | 69 | 20,909 | 6 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Turner's Cross 1.4 km | 77 | 24,127 | 7 | 44% | 0.3 km |
| South Gate 1.5 km | 75 | 23,775 | 7 | 47% | 0.3 km |
| Cork City Centre 1.7 km | 77 | 23,441 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
Turner's Cross has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 7. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Glasheen changed by −1%; among its neighbours, Cork City Centre’s grew most (+1%) and South Gate’s least (−1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Glasheen or within 3 km of its outline, as the Department places it: families here use them. Schools further out are on the map of each school’s own page.
- The kinds of school. Primary schools take children from junior infants to sixth class, about ages 4 to 12. Post-primary schools teach the Junior and Leaving Certificate, about ages 12 to 18: voluntary secondary schools (mostly with a religious patron), ETB schools and community colleges run by an Education and Training Board, and community and comprehensive schools. Special schools teach children with particular needs.
- Teaching through Irish. All-Irish: every subject taught through Irish, in the Gaeltacht or, outside it, a Gaelscoil or Gaelcholáiste. Partly in Irish: an Irish stream (some classes entirely through Irish) or some subjects through Irish. Every other school teaches Irish as a subject.
- 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.
- Ethos and patron. Most Irish schools are owned by a patron, mostly a church; the patron sets the school’s ethos. Multi-denominational schools (Educate Together, many ETB schools) teach children of every faith and none together.
- No grade. Section 53 of the Education Act 1998 lets the Minister refuse to release information that would allow schools’ exam results to be compared, and no results are published school by school. So Ireland’s schools have no letters and its towns no School Grade; nothing on this page ranks them.
- What isn’t here. What the UK and French pages show from results, these can’t: results charts, results against pupils’ backgrounds and towns ranked by their schools (no published results), and how full each school is (no capacity is published). Every post-primary school teaches to the Leaving Certificate, so there is no sixth-form split to show.
- Inspections. The Inspectorate’s reports are linked from each school’s page. They give no overall grade, so none is shown.
- The year. The 2025/26 lists are the Department’s preliminary release; numbers can change a little in the final lists.
Questions about schools in Glasheen
How many schools are there in Glasheen?
In Glasheen or within 3 km of it: 39 primary schools, 23 secondary schools and 4 special schools, with 21,351 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Glasheen that teach through Irish?
Yes, 6: Gaelscoil Ui Riada, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa and Coláiste Daibhéid teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Glasheen?
3 of the 23: Presentation Brothers College, Scoil Mhuire and Christian Brothers College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Glasheen?
We don’t say. Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them; a ranking would rest on guesses. Each school’s page has its own facts and a link to its inspection reports, and visiting the schools you are weighing is still the best guide.
How do I get a place at a school in Glasheen?
Apply to each school directly: every school publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates. If it has more applicants than places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · one school placed with OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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).