St Colman's Community College
Youghal Road, Midleton, Co Cork · P25 W658 · Roll number 71050P
St Colman's Community College is one of 4 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Midleton. Every school in and around Midleton →
What stands out about St Colman's Community College
- One of the larger post-primary schools: 1,171 pupils, against a typical 585.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 1,171 pupils, 51% more than the 775 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.
- The largest of the 4 post-primary schools around Midleton.
- An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
- Its patron is the Cork ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Colman's Community College had 1,171 pupils in 2025/26, against 852 in 2015/16 (+37%). Girls are 43% of them. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Colman's Community College
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 St Colman's Community College 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 St Colman's Community College
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 St Colman's Community College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Colman's Community College 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Colman's Community College has grown by 51% since 2019/20. All the schools around Midleton together changed by +6%.
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 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.
St Colman's Community College has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest post-primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +51%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Colman's Community College | 1,171 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | |
| St Mary's High School | 762 | +6% | Catholic | English | 0.3 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 957 | +13% | Catholic | English | 0.4 km | |
| Midleton College | 498 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.6 km | |
| St Aloysius College | 765 | −1% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Carrigtwohill Post Primary | 912 | +237% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| Carrignafoy Community College | 322 | +0% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 10 km |
The other 78 post-primary schools in Co. Cork
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Muire | 709 | +6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Peter's Community School | 354 | −3% | Inter-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| St Francis Capuchin College | 730 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Glanmire Community College | 1,141 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Colaiste Muire | 523 | +16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Colaiste An Phiarsaigh | 578 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Nagle Community College | 315 | +61% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Ursuline College Blackrock | 352 | +45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Carrigaline Community School | 1,072 | −2% | Inter-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Edmund Rice College | 580 | +73% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin | 302 | +156% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Mayfield Community School | 362 | +28% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 19 km |
| Douglas Community School | 605 | +19% | Inter-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Regina Mundi College | 564 | −0% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ashton School | 539 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| St Patricks College | 218 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary School | 403 | +54% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| St Aidan's Community College | 309 | −23% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary School | 700 | −10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Coláiste Chríost Rí | 502 | −13% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 21 km | |
| Christian Brothers College | 919 | +1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Coláiste Daibhéid | 151 | −28% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 432 | +2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Pobalscoil na Tríonóide | 1,086 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 21 km | |
| St. Angela's College | 606 | +4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Coláiste Éamann Rís | 811 | +149% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary School | 283 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| North Monastery Secondary School | 271 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhuire | 690 | +20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 21 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 190 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| St Aloysius School | 323 | +5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Nano Nagle College | 161 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Presentation Brothers College | 692 | −3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Coláiste an Chroí Naofa | 461 | −15% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community College | 302 | +81% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 23 km |
| Mount Mercy College | 811 | +2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | 715 | +1% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Bishopstown Community School | 306 | +0% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Loreto Secondary School | 729 | +18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Coláiste Cholmáin | 716 | +39% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Coláiste an Chraoibhín | 918 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Mhuire gan Smal | 1,124 | +40% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Coláiste Choilm | 1,357 | −0% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 28 km | |
| Ballincollig Community School | 987 | +20% | Inter-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig | 254 | – | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Kinsale Community School | 1,450 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 34 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 410 | +27% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Coláiste Fionnchua | 449 | +63% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 342 | +9% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Davis College | 1,033 | +26% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 40 km |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 749 | +6% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Patrician Academy | 568 | +1% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St. Brogan's College | 905 | +50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Coachford College | 848 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 43 km | |
| Coláiste na Toirbhirte | 456 | −8% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Árdscoil Uí Urmoltaigh | 399 | +1% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Bandon Grammar School | 712 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| Nagle Rice Secondary School | 260 | +39% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire | 589 | +34% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| St Mary'S Secondary School | 431 | +33% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| McEgan College | 289 | +60% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| De La Salle College | 409 | +11% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Sacred Heart Secondary School | 568 | +7% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Coláiste Treasa | 647 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 58 km | |
| Clonakilty Community College | 696 | +17% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 59 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 271 | −7% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí | 313 | +11% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 322 | +10% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Millstreet Community School | 359 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 64 km | |
| Boherbue Comprehensive School | 551 | +70% | Inter-denominational | English | 67 km | |
| Colaiste Ghobnatan | 212 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 68 km | |
| Maria Immaculata Community College | 642 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | 69 km | |
| Mount St Michael | 403 | +30% | Catholic | English | 69 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 109 | +11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 74 km | |
| Skibbereen Community School | 956 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 85 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí | 752 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 92 km | |
| Schull Community College | 359 | −7% | Inter-denominational | English | 104 km | |
| Beara Community School | 308 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 124 km |
Living in Midleton
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Homes in the P25 Eircode area
Housing in Midleton →The median sale price rose from €320,000 in 2023 to €400,000 in 2025 (+25%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the P25 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Midleton
Cost of living in Midleton →New tenancies in Midleton averaged €1,374 a month in 2025, against €1,307 in 2024 (+5%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Midleton, P25 W658
Post-primary schools near St Colman's Community College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Colman's Community College
Is St Colman's Community College 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 St Colman's Community College have?
1,171 pupils in 2025/26. That is +51% since 2019/20.
Does St Colman's Community College teach through Irish?
No: St Colman's Community College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Colman's Community College?
St Colman's Community College has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Cork ETB.
How do pupils get a place at St Colman's Community College?
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 St Colman's Community College?
The nearest are St Mary's High School (0.3 km), Christian Brothers Secondary School (0.4 km) and Midleton College (0.6 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 Midleton; 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).