Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0Knocknaheeny has 3 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
The DEIS programme includes 59% of the schools around Knocknaheeny, above both Co. Cork’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (35%). DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, reaches 35 of its 59 schools; across Ireland, 30%. Nothing here grades or ranks these schools: Ireland publishes no results school by school, 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 Knocknaheeny’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 ↓
One school growing fast
Of the schools here, Terence Mac Swiney Community College has grown fastest, from 167 in 2019/20 to 302. Getting a place ↓
A wide choice at twelve
35 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Terence Mac Swiney Community College (0.5 km), Nano Nagle College (1.1 km) and North Monastery Secondary School (1.3 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 59 schools in and around Knocknaheeny
Here are the schools in Knocknaheeny or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Show all 34 primary schools
Who runs Knocknaheeny’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
47 of Knocknaheeny’s 59 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Bishop of Cork & Ross (31), CEIST (5) and Edmund Rice Schools Trust (4). 35 of the 59 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 59 schools in and around Knocknaheeny 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 Knocknaheeny’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 Knocknaheeny
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
5 of Knocknaheeny’s 59 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers and Coláiste Daibhéid.
Who Knocknaheeny’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 Knocknaheeny | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 50% | 18% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 9% | 8% | 6% |
| Girls | 52% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 58% | 33% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 20% | 7% | 6% |
More of the pupils around Knocknaheeny are at DEIS schools than across Ireland: 50% against 27% (Co. Cork: 18%). The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 58% here, 29% there. Of the DEIS schools here, Coláiste Éamann Rís is the biggest: 811 pupils.
Each of the 59 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 302 | 52% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Padre Pio N.S.Primary | 264 | 48% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoinePrimary | 195 | 51% | ✓ | |
| Nano Nagle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 161 | 51% | ✓ | |
| Scoil IosagainPrimary | 222 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Aiseiri ChriostPrimary | 232 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorPrimary | 207 | 33% | ✓ | |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 271 | 14% | ✓ | |
| Gaelcholáiste MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 690 | 47% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scoil ColmcillePrimary | 264 | 32% | ✓ | |
| St Vincents Convent N.S.Primary | 208 | 71% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Iosef NaofaPrimary | 215 | 0% | ||
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 283 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Gaelscoil Peig SayersPrimary | 280 | 58% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Presentation Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 692 | 0% | ||
| North Presentation Primary SchoolPrimary | 288 | 52% | ✓ | |
| Cork Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 193 | 54% | ||
| S.N. Barra NaofaPrimary | 75 | 47% | ||
| St Aloysius SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 323 | 100% | ||
| Scoil Naomh MhuirePrimary | 312 | 55% | ✓ | |
| St. Angela's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 606 | 100% | ||
| Greenmount Monastery N.S.Primary | 240 | 45% | ✓ | |
| Christian Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 919 | 0% | ||
| Scoil MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 432 | 100% | ||
| Mount Mercy CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 100% | ||
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal BPrimary | 403 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Muire Gan Smal CPrimary | 297 | 99% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Bhreanndain CPrimary | 115 | 92% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Naomh CaitrionaPrimary | 414 | 100% | ||
| Coláiste Éamann RísPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 44% | ✓ | |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 403 | 47% | ||
| Coláiste DaibhéidPost-primary · ETB | 151 | 54% | ✓ | ✓ |
| St Aidan's Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 309 | 46% | ✓ | |
| St Kevins SchoolSpecial | 10 | 10% | ||
| Cork University Hos SchoolSpecial | 17 | 47% | ||
| S.N. Mharcuis BPrimary | 99 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Maria AssumptaPrimary | 168 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Scoil OilibheirPrimary | 511 | 53% | ✓ | |
| Presentation Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 190 | 87% | ✓ | |
| St Lukes Mxd N.S.Primary | 96 | 55% | ||
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 715 | 0% | ||
| St Patricks CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 218 | 80% | ✓ | |
| St Patricks B N.S.Primary | 152 | 0% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa CPrimary | 128 | 100% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig NaofaPrimary | 86 | 40% | ✓ | |
| Bunscoil Chriost RiPrimary | 453 | 47% | ||
| Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh NaofaPrimary | 193 | 53% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coláiste Chríost RíPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 502 | 0% | ||
| S.N. MhuirePrimary | 316 | 48% | ||
| Bishopstown Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 306 | 49% | ✓ | |
| Gaelscoil Ui RiadaPrimary | 254 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Realt na MaidinePrimary | 107 | 0% | ✓ | |
| South Lee Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 162 | 56% | ||
| Scoil AislinnSpecial | 36 | 19% | ||
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 700 | 100% | ||
| Our Lady of LourdesPrimary | 215 | 100% | ||
| Ashton SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | 539 | 52% | ||
| S.N. Athair Maitiu CPrimary | 252 | 100% | ✓ | |
| S.N. B Togher CorkPrimary | 252 | 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 16 patrons of Knocknaheeny’s schools
Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.
The schools around Knocknaheeny answer to 16 patrons, and Bishop of Cork & Ross leads with 31 of the 59 schools and 40% of their pupils. Education and Training Boards run 5 of them. Educate Together runs 2.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop of Cork & RossScoil 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 Padre Pio, Scoil Colmcille, Gaelscoil Ui Riada, S.N. Athair Maitiu C, S.N. B Togher Cork, 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 | 31 | 7,254 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bishop of CloyneS.N. Mhuire | Catholic | 1 | 316 |
| Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and RossBishopstown | Inter-denominational | 1 | 306 |
| 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 Knocknaheeny
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
Since 2019/20, 10 of these 55 schools have grown by 5% or more and 26 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +5%.
All 55 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 Knocknaheeny’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 59 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 Knocknaheeny
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in Knocknaheeny have 35 post-primary schools within 10 km: 24 voluntary secondary schools, 6 ETB schools, 4 community schools and one comprehensive school. 14 teach girls and boys apart: 8 girls’ and 6 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 3 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 0.5 km |
| Nano Nagle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 161 | 1.1 km |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 271 | 1.3 km |
| Gaelcholáiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 690 | 1.3 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 283 | 1.5 km |
| Presentation Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 692 | 1.5 km |
| St Aloysius SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 323 | 1.8 km |
| St. Angela's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 606 | 2.1 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 919 | 2.2 km |
| Scoil MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 432 | 2.2 km |
| Mount Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 811 | 2.3 km |
| Coláiste Éamann RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 811 | 2.6 km |
All 35 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 403 | 2.7 km |
| Coláiste DaibhéidETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 151 | 2.7 km |
| St Aidan's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 309 | 3 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 715 | 3 km |
| Presentation Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 190 | 3 km |
| St Patricks CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 218 | 3.1 km |
| Coláiste Chríost RíVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 502 | 3.1 km |
| Bishopstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 306 | 3.2 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 700 | 3.6 km |
| Ashton SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 539 | 3.7 km |
| Mayfield Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 362 | 3.9 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 564 | 4.7 km |
| Scoil Mhuire gan SmalVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 1,124 | 5 km |
| Douglas Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Boys | – | 605 | 5.1 km |
| Ursuline College BlackrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 352 | 5.9 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Irish stream | 1,357 | 5.9 km |
| Nagle Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 315 | 6.9 km |
| Colaiste An PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, Boarding | 578 | 7 km |
| Ballincollig Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 987 | 7.3 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary School BallincolligVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 254 | 7.3 km |
| Glanmire Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,141 | 8.3 km |
| Coláiste an Chroí NaofaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 461 | 8.8 km |
| St Francis Capuchin CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 730 | 9.5 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Knocknaheeny
3 special schools serve the area: St Kevins School, Cork University Hos School and Scoil Aislinn, 63 pupils between them. 26 of the 34 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.
Knocknaheeny beside the 96 other Irish towns of 3,900 to 7,500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkinstown | 7,442 | 91 | 27,293 | 3 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||||
| Carrick-on-Suir | 5,752 | 8 | 2,088 | 1 | 63% | 0.6 km |
| Carrickmacross | 5,745 | 6 | 2,352 | 1 | 17% | 0.2 km |
| Portobello | 5,732 | 110 | 29,104 | 7 | 46% | 0.4 km |
| Blessington | 5,611 | 6 | 1,711 | 1 | 0% | 0.2 km |
| Knocknaheeny | 5,592 | 59 | 18,265 | 5 | 59% | 0.5 km |
| Carrigtwohill | 5,568 | 6 | 2,782 | 0 | 0% | 0.2 km |
| Inishkenny | 5,552 | 43 | 16,164 | 4 | 35% | 1.4 km |
| Roscrea | 5,542 | 8 | 1,763 | 0 | 50% | 0.5 km |
| Ardee | 5,478 | 5 | 2,252 | 0 | 60% | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||||
| Castleblayney | 3,926 | 9 | 2,076 | 1 | 44% | 0.5 km |
Among the 96 other towns, 30 have more pupils at their schools than Knocknaheeny does. 82 of the 97 towns have an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Knocknaheeny
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 Knocknaheeny had 18,345 pupils in 2015/16 and 18,265 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Coláiste Éamann Rís grew most: +149% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Knocknaheeny
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 Knocknaheeny
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knocknaheeny | 59 | 18,265 | 5 | 59% | 0.5 km |
| Gurranebraher 1 km | 64 | 19,573 | 6 | 55% | 0.6 km |
| Sunday's Well 1.1 km | 69 | 20,909 | 6 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Shanakiel 1.1 km | 52 | 16,547 | 5 | 54% | 0.6 km |
| Hollyhill and Ballincolly 1.1 km | 84 | 27,337 | 7 | 43% | 1.1 km |
| Fair Hill 1.2 km | 58 | 17,368 | 5 | 55% | 0.4 km |
| Farranree 1.5 km | 57 | 16,957 | 5 | 56% | 0.4 km |
Hollyhill and Ballincolly has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 7. The roll around Knocknaheeny moved −0% since 2019/20; nearby, Hollyhill and Ballincolly grew most (+4%) and Farranree least (−1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Knocknaheeny 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 Knocknaheeny
How many schools are there in Knocknaheeny?
In Knocknaheeny or within 3 km of it: 34 primary schools, 22 secondary schools and 3 special schools, with 18,265 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Knocknaheeny that teach through Irish?
Yes, 5: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers and Coláiste Daibhéid teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Knocknaheeny?
3 of the 22: Presentation Brothers College, Christian Brothers College and Scoil Mhuire. The others are free.
What is the best school in Knocknaheeny?
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 Knocknaheeny?
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).