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Millstreet Town, Co Cork · P51 CA34 · Roll number 91390F
Millstreet Community School is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Millstreet. Every school in and around Millstreet →
What stands out about Millstreet Community School
- A small post-primary school: 359 pupils, against a typical 585.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+9%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- A community school: run by a board of the local Education and Training Board and the religious or other bodies that founded it.
- Its patron is Cork ETB & Bishop of Kerry; its ethos is inter-denominational.
- The only post-primary school in Millstreet or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Millstreet Community School had 359 pupils in 2025/26, against 280 in 2015/16 (+28%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 406, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Millstreet Community School
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 Millstreet Community School 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 Millstreet Community School
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 Millstreet Community School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Millstreet Community School 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Millstreet Community School has grown by 9% since 2019/20. All the schools around Millstreet together changed by +4%.
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.
Of the 6 nearest post-primary schools, 4 have more pupils than Millstreet Community School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +9%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millstreet Community School | 359 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | ||
| Boherbue Comprehensive School | 551 | +70% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra | 367 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Colaiste Ghobnatan | 212 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 271 | −7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Coláiste Treasa | 647 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| De La Salle College | 409 | +11% | Catholic | English | 19 km |
The other 79 post-primary schools in Co. Cork
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McEgan College | 289 | +60% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Mary'S Secondary School | 431 | +33% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Coachford College | 848 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 109 | +11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Davis College | 1,033 | +26% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 30 km |
| Patrician Academy | 568 | +1% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 749 | +6% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire | 589 | +34% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig | 254 | – | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Ballincollig Community School | 987 | +20% | Inter-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| Nagle Rice Secondary School | 260 | +39% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire gan Smal | 1,124 | +40% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Coláiste Choilm | 1,357 | −0% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 39 km | |
| Maria Immaculata Community College | 642 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| St. Brogan's College | 905 | +50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Árdscoil Uí Urmoltaigh | 399 | +1% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 322 | +10% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Coláiste an Chroí Naofa | 461 | −15% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí | 313 | +11% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Bishopstown Community School | 306 | +0% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Mount Mercy College | 811 | +2% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community College | 302 | +81% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 43 km |
| Bandon Grammar School | 712 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 43 km | |
| Coláiste na Toirbhirte | 456 | −8% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | 715 | +1% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Nano Nagle College | 161 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhuire | 690 | +20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 44 km |
| North Monastery Secondary School | 271 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Presentation Brothers College | 692 | −3% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Vincent's Secondary School | 283 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| St Aloysius School | 323 | +5% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Aidan's Community College | 309 | −23% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| St. Angela's College | 606 | +4% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Christian Brothers College | 919 | +1% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 432 | +2% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Coláiste Éamann Rís | 811 | +149% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 190 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary School | 403 | +54% | Multi-denominational | English | 45 km | |
| Coláiste Daibhéid | 151 | −28% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 45 km |
| St Patricks College | 218 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Coláiste Chríost Rí | 502 | −13% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 46 km | |
| Mayfield Community School | 362 | +28% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 46 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary School | 700 | −10% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Ashton School | 539 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 46 km | |
| Regina Mundi College | 564 | −0% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Douglas Community School | 605 | +19% | Inter-denominational | English | 48 km | |
| Ursuline College Blackrock | 352 | +45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Colaiste An Phiarsaigh | 578 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 49 km | |
| Glanmire Community College | 1,141 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 49 km | |
| Nagle Community College | 315 | +61% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Sacred Heart Secondary School | 568 | +7% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Clonakilty Community College | 696 | +17% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 50 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí | 752 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 50 km | |
| St Francis Capuchin College | 730 | −5% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin | 302 | +156% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 53 km | |
| Mount St Michael | 403 | +30% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Carrigaline Community School | 1,072 | −2% | Inter-denominational | English | 54 km | |
| Coláiste an Chraoibhín | 918 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Kinsale Community School | 1,450 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 54 km | |
| St Peter's Community School | 354 | −3% | Inter-denominational | English | 55 km | |
| Coláiste Cholmáin | 716 | +39% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Loreto Secondary School | 729 | +18% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Edmund Rice College | 580 | +73% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Carrigtwohill Post Primary | 912 | +237% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Coláiste Muire | 709 | +6% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| St Aloysius College | 765 | −1% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Skibbereen Community School | 956 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 58 km | |
| Carrignafoy Community College | 322 | +0% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 58 km |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 410 | +27% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 342 | +9% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Coláiste Fionnchua | 449 | +63% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Colaiste Muire | 523 | +16% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Midleton College | 498 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 64 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 957 | +13% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| St Mary's High School | 762 | +6% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| St Colman's Community College | 1,171 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Schull Community College | 359 | −7% | Inter-denominational | English | 68 km | |
| Beara Community School | 308 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 74 km | |
| Pobalscoil na Tríonóide | 1,086 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 83 km |
Living in Millstreet
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the P51 Eircode area
Housing in Millstreet →The median sale price rose from €230,000 in 2023 to €266,200 in 2025 (+16%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the P51 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Cork
Cost of living in Millstreet →New tenancies in Co. Cork averaged €1,542 a month in 2025, against €924 in 2024 (+0%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Millstreet, P51 CA34
Post-primary schools near Millstreet Community School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Millstreet Community School
Is Millstreet Community School 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 Millstreet Community School have?
359 pupils in 2025/26. That is +9% since 2019/20.
Does Millstreet Community School teach through Irish?
No: Millstreet Community School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Millstreet Community School?
Millstreet Community School has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Cork ETB & Bishop of Kerry.
How do pupils get a place at Millstreet Community School?
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 Millstreet Community School?
The nearest are Boherbue Comprehensive School (11 km), Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra (12 km) and Colaiste Ghobnatan (15 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 Millstreet; 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).