Photo: Peter Craine · CC BY-SA 2.03 of the secondary schools in and around Gurranebraher charge fees
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 55% of the schools around Gurranebraher, above both Co. Cork’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (35%). 35 of its 64 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.
Schools in the town or within 3 km of its outline, Department of Education lists for 2025/26; the Ireland figures cover all schools listed.
What stands out about Gurranebraher’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 Oilibheir (511) and Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal B (403), and 31 more. Who runs them ↓
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: North Monastery Secondary School (0.6 km), St Vincent's Secondary School (0.6 km) and Gaelcholáiste Mhuire (0.7 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 64 schools in and around Gurranebraher
Every school in Gurranebraher or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Show all 35 primary schools
Who runs Gurranebraher’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
50 of Gurranebraher’s 64 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Bishop of Cork & Ross (32), CEIST (5) and Edmund Rice Schools Trust (4). 35 of the 64 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 64 schools in and around Gurranebraher 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 Gurranebraher’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 Gurranebraher
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
6 of Gurranebraher’s 64 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers and Coláiste Daibhéid.
Who Gurranebraher’s schools serve
How the area’s pupils divide, against 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 Gurranebraher | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 47% | 18% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 10% | 8% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 56% | 33% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 19% | 7% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 47% of the pupils around Gurranebraher, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Cork: 18%). Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at single-sex schools stand out most: 56% against 29%. The largest DEIS school here is Coláiste Éamann Rís, with 811 pupils.
Each of the 64 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincents Convent N.S.Primary | 208 | 71% | ✓ | |
| Scoil ColmcillePrimary | 264 | 32% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorPrimary | 207 | 33% | ✓ | |
| North Presentation Primary SchoolPrimary | 288 | 52% | ✓ | |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 271 | 14% | ✓ | |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 283 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Padre Pio N.S.Primary | 264 | 48% | ✓ | |
| Gaelcholáiste MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 690 | 47% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cork Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 193 | 54% | ||
| Presentation Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 692 | 0% | ||
| S.N. Iosef NaofaPrimary | 215 | 0% | ||
| Scoil IosagainPrimary | 222 | 0% | ✓ | |
| St. Angela's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 606 | 100% | ||
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 302 | 52% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Aiseiri ChriostPrimary | 232 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Gaelscoil Peig SayersPrimary | 280 | 58% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nano Nagle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 161 | 51% | ✓ | |
| Christian Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 919 | 0% | ||
| Scoil MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 432 | 100% | ||
| St Aloysius SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 323 | 100% | ||
| Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoinePrimary | 195 | 51% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Naomh MhuirePrimary | 312 | 55% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Barra NaofaPrimary | 75 | 47% | ||
| S.N. Bhreanndain CPrimary | 115 | 92% | ✓ | |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 403 | 47% | ||
| Greenmount Monastery N.S.Primary | 240 | 45% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste DaibhéidPost-primary · ETB | 151 | 54% | ✓ | ✓ |
| St Kevins SchoolSpecial | 10 | 10% | ||
| Coláiste Éamann RísPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 44% | ✓ | |
| St Lukes Mxd N.S.Primary | 96 | 55% | ||
| S.N. Mharcuis BPrimary | 99 | 0% | ✓ | |
| St Patricks B N.S.Primary | 152 | 0% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig NaofaPrimary | 86 | 40% | ✓ | |
| St Patricks CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 218 | 80% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal BPrimary | 403 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Muire Gan Smal CPrimary | 297 | 99% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa CPrimary | 128 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste Chríost RíPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 502 | 0% | ||
| Bunscoil Chriost RiPrimary | 453 | 47% | ||
| Mount Mercy CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 100% | ||
| Presentation Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 190 | 87% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Maria AssumptaPrimary | 168 | 100% | ✓ | |
| St Aidan's Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 309 | 46% | ✓ | |
| Scoil AislinnSpecial | 36 | 19% | ||
| Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh NaofaPrimary | 193 | 53% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ashton SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | 539 | 52% | ||
| Our Lady of LourdesPrimary | 215 | 100% | ||
| Scoil Naomh CaitrionaPrimary | 414 | 100% | ||
| Scoil OilibheirPrimary | 511 | 53% | ✓ | |
| Cork University Hos SchoolSpecial | 17 | 47% | ||
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 700 | 100% | ||
| Gaelscoil an Ghoirt AlainnPrimary | 393 | 51% | ✓ | |
| Scoil EannaSpecial | 66 | 48% | ||
| Mayfield Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 362 | 40% | ✓ | |
| Realt na MaidinePrimary | 107 | 0% | ✓ | |
| St Paul's SchoolSpecial | 92 | 43% | ||
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 715 | 0% | ||
| S.N. Naomh AntainePrimary | 581 | 0% | ||
| South Lee Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 162 | 56% | ||
| Gaelscoil Ui RiadaPrimary | 254 | 47% | ✓ | |
| St Bernadettes Spec SchSpecial | 132 | 39% | ||
| Ballintemple N.S.Primary | 250 | 53% | ||
| Bishopstown Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 306 | 49% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Athair Maitiu CPrimary | 252 | 100% | ✓ |
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 Gurranebraher’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
Of the 64 schools around Gurranebraher, 32 have Bishop of Cork & Ross as patron, teaching 40% of the pupils; 17 patrons in all. 6 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 2.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop of Cork & RossS.N. Naomh Antaine, Scoil Oilibheir, Bunscoil Chriost Ri, Scoil Naomh Caitriona, Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal B, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Muire Gan Smal C, North Presentation Primary School, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers, Scoil Colmcille, Scoil Padre Pio, Gaelscoil Ui Riada, 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 | 32 | 7,833 |
| 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 ETBSt Aidan's, Terence Mac Swiney, Coláiste Daibhéid | Inter-denominational, Multi-denominational | 3 | 762 |
| Bishop of Cork & Ross & COPE FoundationSt Bernadettes Spec Sch, St Paul's School, Scoil Eanna | Catholic | 3 | 290 |
| Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and RossMayfield, Bishopstown | Inter-denominational | 2 | 668 |
| Educate TogetherCork Educate Together, South Lee Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 2 | 565 |
| 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 |
| Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI/ Cork ETBAshton School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 539 |
| Named IndividualScoil Mhuire | Catholic | 1 | 432 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn | Multi-denominational | 1 | 393 |
| Religious Sisters of CharitySt Vincent's | Catholic | 1 | 283 |
| Cork School ProjectCork Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 1 | 193 |
| 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 Gurranebraher
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 57 schools, 13 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 25 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 57 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 Gurranebraher’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
Reports come from whole-school evaluations (teaching, learning, leadership and management), subject inspections and follow-through visits that check earlier advice; gov.ie publishes each one with the school’s response.
Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 64 schools below links its own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Gurranebraher
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
35 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Gurranebraher: 24 voluntary secondary schools, 6 ETB schools, 4 community schools and one comprehensive school. Of these, 14 are single-sex: 8 for girls and 6 for boys. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 3 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 271 | 0.6 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 283 | 0.6 km |
| Gaelcholáiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 690 | 0.7 km |
| Presentation Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 692 | 0.7 km |
| Nano Nagle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 161 | 0.9 km |
| St Aloysius SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 323 | 1 km |
| St. Angela's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 606 | 1.1 km |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 1.2 km |
| Scoil MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 432 | 1.3 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 919 | 1.3 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 403 | 1.8 km |
| Coláiste DaibhéidETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 151 | 1.8 km |
All 35 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Éamann RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 811 | 1.8 km |
| Coláiste Chríost RíVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 502 | 2.2 km |
| St Patricks CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 218 | 2.2 km |
| Presentation Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 190 | 2.3 km |
| St Aidan's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 309 | 2.5 km |
| Mount Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 811 | 2.6 km |
| Ashton SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 539 | 2.7 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 700 | 2.8 km |
| Mayfield Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 362 | 3.1 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 715 | 3.2 km |
| Bishopstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 306 | 3.5 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 564 | 3.7 km |
| Douglas Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Boys | – | 605 | 4.1 km |
| Ursuline College BlackrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 352 | 4.9 km |
| Nagle Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 315 | 5.9 km |
| Scoil Mhuire gan SmalVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 1,124 | 5.9 km |
| Colaiste An PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, Boarding | 578 | 6.2 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Irish stream | 1,357 | 6.6 km |
| Glanmire Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,141 | 7.6 km |
| Ballincollig Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 987 | 8.1 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary School BallincolligVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 254 | 8.1 km |
| St Francis Capuchin CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 730 | 8.5 km |
| Coláiste an Chroí NaofaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 461 | 9 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Gurranebraher
6 special schools serve the area: St Kevins School, Scoil Aislinn, Cork University Hos School, Scoil Eanna, St Paul's School and St Bernadettes Spec Sch, 353 pupils between them. 26 of the 35 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.
Gurranebraher beside the 95 other Irish towns of 3,200 to 6,100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passage West-Monkstown | 6,051 | 16 | 4,438 | 0 | 6% | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Athenry | 4,603 | 5 | 3,133 | 2 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| Saggart | 4,573 | 23 | 9,161 | 3 | 61% | 0.7 km |
| Kilcoole | 4,569 | 8 | 3,046 | 0 | 0% | 0.6 km |
| Newcastle | 4,526 | 11 | 5,403 | 2 | 0% | 2.4 km |
| Gurranebraher | 4,502 | 64 | 19,573 | 6 | 55% | 0.6 km |
| Glanmire | 4,454 | 27 | 7,395 | 5 | 26% | 0.9 km |
| Tivoli | 4,449 | 76 | 23,233 | 10 | 45% | 1 km |
| Courtown | 4,365 | 1 | 304 | 0 | 100% | 5.4 km |
| Castlegar | 4,315 | 32 | 9,971 | 4 | 34% | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Virginia | 3,211 | 3 | 1,430 | 0 | 0% | 0.7 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 19 of the other 95 towns than around Gurranebraher. An all-Irish school is within 3 km of 70 of the 96.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Gurranebraher
Pupils every September at the schools in or within 3 km of the town, each counted at today’s site.
The schools in and around Gurranebraher had 19,668 pupils in 2015/16 and 19,573 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Coláiste Éamann Rís grew most: +149% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Gurranebraher
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 Gurranebraher
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurranebraher | 64 | 19,573 | 6 | 55% | 0.6 km |
| Sunday's Well 0.7 km | 69 | 20,909 | 6 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Shandon 0.7 km | 63 | 19,030 | 5 | 52% | 0.4 km |
| Cork City Centre 0.8 km | 77 | 23,441 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Knocknaheeny 1 km | 59 | 18,265 | 5 | 59% | 0.5 km |
| Farranree 1 km | 57 | 16,957 | 5 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| Blackpool 1.2 km | 65 | 18,866 | 5 | 52% | 0.6 km |
Cork City Centre has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 7. Pupils around Gurranebraher: −0% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Cork City Centre led (+1%) and Farranree trailed (−1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Gurranebraher 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 Gurranebraher
How many schools are there in Gurranebraher?
In Gurranebraher or within 3 km of it: 35 primary schools, 23 secondary schools and 6 special schools, with 19,573 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Gurranebraher that teach through Irish?
Yes, 6: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers and Coláiste Daibhéid teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Gurranebraher?
3 of the 23: Presentation Brothers College, Christian Brothers College and Scoil Mhuire. The others are free.
What is the best school in Gurranebraher?
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 Gurranebraher?
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).