St Kevins School
The Rectory, Infirmary Road, Cork · T12 DH58 · Roll number 19788D
St Kevins School is one of 7 special schools in or within 3 km of South Gate. Every school in and around South Gate →
What stands out about St Kevins School
- A small special school: 10 pupils, against a typical 58.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- The smallest of the 7 special schools around South Gate.
- 1 girls and 9 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Cork & Ross; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Kevins School had 10 pupils in 2025/26, down from 12 in 2015/16 (−17%). Girls are 10% of them. Its largest roll was 21, in 2017/18. Its roll rose in 3 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 Kevins 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 St Kevins 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 St Kevins 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 St Kevins School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at St Kevins School follow a professional report on the child’s needs; the National Council for Special Education’s local special educational needs organiser helps families apply.
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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest special schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Each of the 6 nearest special schools has more pupils than St Kevins School.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kevins School | 10 | – | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Aislinn | 36 | +0% | Other | English | 0.9 km | |
| Scoil Eanna | 66 | −14% | Catholic | English | 2.2 km | |
| St Paul's School | 92 | −5% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa) | 46 | +28% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| St Bernadettes Spec Sch | 132 | +1% | Catholic | English | 2.5 km | |
| Cork University Hos School | 17 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 3.2 km |
The other 12 special schools in Co. Cork
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Killians Spec Sch | 106 | +31% | Catholic | English | 3.4 km | |
| Cara Junior School | 72 | +11% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| Scoil Triest | 72 | +1% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| St Gabriels Special School | 54 | +26% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Rochestown Community Special School | 66 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 5.4 km | |
| St Marys Spec Sch | 85 | +29% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Sonas Special Primary Junior School | 48 | +14% | Other | English | 8.8 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel N.S. | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Carrigaline Community Special School | 47 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 9.7 km | |
| East Cork Community Special School | 21 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| North Cork Community Special School | 19 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Holy Family S S | 87 | −1% | Catholic | English | 53 km |
Living in South Gate
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the T12 Eircode area
Housing in South Gate →The median sale price rose from €355,000 in 2023 to €412,200 in 2025 (+16%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the T12 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in South Gate
Cost of living in South Gate →New tenancies in South Gate averaged €1,701 a month in 2025, against €1,559 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗South Gate, T12 DH58
Special schools near St Kevins School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Kevins School
Is St Kevins 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 St Kevins School have?
10 pupils in 2025/26.
Does St Kevins School teach through Irish?
No: St Kevins School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Kevins School?
St Kevins School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Cork & Ross.
How do pupils get a place at St Kevins 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 St Kevins School?
The nearest are Scoil Aislinn (0.9 km), Scoil Eanna (2.2 km) and St Paul's School (2.3 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 South Gate; 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).