Cork Educate Together Secondary School
c/o Griffith College, Wellington Road, Cork · T23 DF3A · Roll number 68263P
Cork Educate Together Secondary School is one of 23 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of St Luke's. Every school in and around St Luke's →
What stands out about Cork Educate Together Secondary School
- 403 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 403 pupils, 54% more than the 262 of 2019/20.
- A voluntary secondary school: owned by its trustees, most often a religious order or its successor trust, and paid for by the State.
- Its patron is Educate Together; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2016/17 to 2025/26Cork Educate Together Secondary School had 403 pupils in 2025/26, against 45 in 2016/17 (+796%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 409, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 8 of the 9 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Cork Educate Together Secondary 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 Cork Educate Together Secondary 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 Cork Educate Together Secondary 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 Cork Educate Together Secondary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Cork Educate Together Secondary 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: Cork Educate Together Secondary School has grown by 54% since 2019/20. All the schools around St Luke's together changed by +1%.
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, 3 have more pupils than Cork Educate Together Secondary School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +54%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Educate Together Secondary School | 403 | +54% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| Christian Brothers College | 919 | +1% | Catholic | English | 0.5 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 432 | +2% | Catholic | English | 0.6 km | |
| St Patricks College | 218 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.6 km |
| St. Angela's College | 606 | +4% | Catholic | English | 0.7 km | |
| St Vincent's Secondary School | 283 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.2 km |
| Coláiste Daibhéid | 151 | −28% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 1.2 km |
The other 78 post-primary schools in Co. Cork
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton School | 539 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 1.4 km | |
| North Monastery Secondary School | 271 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.4 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhuire | 690 | +20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 1.5 km |
| Mayfield Community School | 362 | +28% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 1.5 km |
| Coláiste Chríost Rí | 502 | −13% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 1.6 km | |
| St Aloysius School | 323 | +5% | Catholic | English | 1.8 km | |
| Coláiste Éamann Rís | 811 | +149% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.8 km |
| Presentation Brothers College | 692 | −3% | Catholic | English | 1.8 km | |
| St Aidan's Community College | 309 | −23% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| Nano Nagle College | 161 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary School | 700 | −10% | Catholic | English | 2.2 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 190 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.6 km |
| Regina Mundi College | 564 | −0% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community College | 302 | +81% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 3 km |
| Douglas Community School | 605 | +19% | Inter-denominational | English | 3.1 km | |
| Ursuline College Blackrock | 352 | +45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.2 km |
| Mount Mercy College | 811 | +2% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Nagle Community College | 315 | +61% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 4.2 km |
| Colaiste An Phiarsaigh | 578 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.5 km | |
| Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | 715 | +1% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| Bishopstown Community School | 306 | +0% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| Glanmire Community College | 1,141 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 6 km | |
| St Francis Capuchin College | 730 | −5% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire gan Smal | 1,124 | +40% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Coláiste Choilm | 1,357 | −0% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 8.4 km | |
| Coláiste an Chroí Naofa | 461 | −15% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| St Peter's Community School | 354 | −3% | Inter-denominational | English | 9.3 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin | 302 | +156% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 9.6 km | |
| Ballincollig Community School | 987 | +20% | Inter-denominational | English | 9.8 km | |
| Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig | 254 | – | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Carrigaline Community School | 1,072 | −2% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Edmund Rice College | 580 | +73% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Coláiste Muire | 709 | +6% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Carrignafoy Community College | 322 | +0% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 13 km |
| Carrigtwohill Post Primary | 912 | +237% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Aloysius College | 765 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Colaiste Muire | 523 | +16% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 957 | +13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Mary's High School | 762 | +6% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Midleton College | 498 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| St Colman's Community College | 1,171 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Kinsale Community School | 1,450 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Coachford College | 848 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| St. Brogan's College | 905 | +50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Coláiste na Toirbhirte | 456 | −8% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Árdscoil Uí Urmoltaigh | 399 | +1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Bandon Grammar School | 712 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Davis College | 1,033 | +26% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 27 km |
| Coláiste an Chraoibhín | 918 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Coláiste Cholmáin | 716 | +39% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Loreto Secondary School | 729 | +18% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Patrician Academy | 568 | +1% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 749 | +6% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Mary'S Secondary School | 431 | +33% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| McEgan College | 289 | +60% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| De La Salle College | 409 | +11% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Nagle Rice Secondary School | 260 | +39% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire | 589 | +34% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Pobalscoil na Tríonóide | 1,086 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 41 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 410 | +27% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Sacred Heart Secondary School | 568 | +7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 342 | +9% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Coláiste Fionnchua | 449 | +63% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Clonakilty Community College | 696 | +17% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 43 km | |
| Coláiste Treasa | 647 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 271 | −7% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Millstreet Community School | 359 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 45 km | |
| Colaiste Ghobnatan | 212 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 48 km | |
| Maria Immaculata Community College | 642 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | 50 km | |
| Boherbue Comprehensive School | 551 | +70% | Inter-denominational | English | 50 km | |
| Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí | 313 | +11% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 322 | +10% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Mount St Michael | 403 | +30% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 109 | +11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 53 km | |
| Skibbereen Community School | 956 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 67 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí | 752 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 72 km | |
| Schull Community College | 359 | −7% | Inter-denominational | English | 86 km | |
| Beara Community School | 308 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 104 km |
Living in St Luke's
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Homes in the T23 Eircode area
Housing in St Luke's →The median sale price rose from €260,000 in 2023 to €360,000 in 2025 (+38%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the T23 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in St Luke's
Cost of living in St Luke's →New tenancies in St Luke's 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 ↗St Luke's, T23 DF3A
Post-primary schools near Cork Educate Together Secondary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Cork Educate Together Secondary School
Is Cork Educate Together Secondary 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 Cork Educate Together Secondary School have?
403 pupils in 2025/26. That is +54% since 2019/20.
Does Cork Educate Together Secondary School teach through Irish?
No: Cork Educate Together Secondary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Cork Educate Together Secondary School?
Cork Educate Together Secondary School has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Educate Together.
How do pupils get a place at Cork Educate Together Secondary 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 Cork Educate Together Secondary School?
The nearest are Christian Brothers College (0.5 km), Scoil Mhuire (0.6 km) and St Patricks 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 St Luke's; 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).