Photo: Sebastian “sebrem” B… · CC BY-SA 3.0Sunday's Well has 3 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
52% of the schools around Sunday's Well are DEIS schools, above both Co. Cork’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (35%). DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, reaches 36 of its 69 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.
Counted from the Department of Education’s 2025/26 lists: every school in the town or within 3 km of it, against every school in Ireland.
What stands out about Sunday's Well’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 32 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 35 post-primary schools within 10 km of the town, of more than one kind; each admits on its own published policy, so applying to more than one is common. The nearest: Presentation Brothers College (0.5 km), St Aloysius School (0.8 km) and Terence Mac Swiney Community College (1 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
The 69 schools in and around Sunday's Well
Here are the schools in Sunday's Well or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
Show all 39 primary schools
Who runs Sunday's Well’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
55 of Sunday's Well’s 69 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Bishop of Cork & Ross (36), CEIST (5) and Edmund Rice Schools Trust (4). 36 of the 69 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 69 schools in and around Sunday's Well 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 Sunday's Well’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 Sunday's Well
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
6 of Sunday's Well’s 69 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers and Coláiste Daibhéid.
Who Sunday's Well’s schools serve
Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside 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 Sunday's Well | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 46% | 18% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 9% | 8% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 56% | 33% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 19% | 7% | 6% |
Around Sunday's Well, 46% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 18% in Co. Cork. Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at single-sex schools stand out most: 56% against 29%. The largest DEIS school here is Coláiste Éamann Rís, with 811 pupils.
Each of the 69 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 692 | 0% | ||
| Scoil ColmcillePrimary | 264 | 32% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Iosef NaofaPrimary | 215 | 0% | ||
| St Aloysius SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 323 | 100% | ||
| S.N. Barra NaofaPrimary | 75 | 47% | ||
| Cork Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 193 | 54% | ||
| Scoil Naomh MhuirePrimary | 312 | 55% | ✓ | |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 302 | 52% | ✓ | |
| North Presentation Primary SchoolPrimary | 288 | 52% | ✓ | |
| St Vincents Convent N.S.Primary | 208 | 71% | ✓ | |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 283 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoinePrimary | 195 | 51% | ✓ | |
| St. Angela's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 606 | 100% | ||
| Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorPrimary | 207 | 33% | ✓ | |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 271 | 14% | ✓ | |
| Greenmount Monastery N.S.Primary | 240 | 45% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Padre Pio N.S.Primary | 264 | 48% | ✓ | |
| Scoil MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 432 | 100% | ||
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal BPrimary | 403 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Muire Gan Smal CPrimary | 297 | 99% | ✓ | |
| Christian Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 919 | 0% | ||
| Gaelcholáiste MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 690 | 47% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coláiste Éamann RísPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 44% | ✓ | |
| Scoil IosagainPrimary | 222 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Mount Mercy CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 100% | ||
| Gaelscoil Peig SayersPrimary | 280 | 58% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scoil Aiseiri ChriostPrimary | 232 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste DaibhéidPost-primary · ETB | 151 | 54% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nano Nagle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 161 | 51% | ✓ | |
| St Kevins SchoolSpecial | 10 | 10% | ||
| Scoil Naomh CaitrionaPrimary | 414 | 100% | ||
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 403 | 47% | ||
| Cork University Hos SchoolSpecial | 17 | 47% | ||
| S.N. Bhreanndain CPrimary | 115 | 92% | ✓ | |
| Bunscoil Chriost RiPrimary | 453 | 47% | ||
| Presentation Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 190 | 87% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Maria AssumptaPrimary | 168 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste Chríost RíPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 502 | 0% | ||
| St Lukes Mxd N.S.Primary | 96 | 55% | ||
| Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh NaofaPrimary | 193 | 53% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 715 | 0% | ||
| Gaelscoil Ui RiadaPrimary | 254 | 47% | ✓ | |
| St Patricks B N.S.Primary | 152 | 0% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Mharcuis BPrimary | 99 | 0% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig NaofaPrimary | 86 | 40% | ✓ | |
| St Patricks CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 218 | 80% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa CPrimary | 128 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Bishopstown Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 306 | 49% | ✓ | |
| Realt na MaidinePrimary | 107 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 700 | 100% | ||
| Scoil AislinnSpecial | 36 | 19% | ||
| Our Lady of LourdesPrimary | 215 | 100% | ||
| South Lee Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 162 | 56% | ||
| Ashton SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | 539 | 52% | ||
| S.N. Athair Maitiu CPrimary | 252 | 100% | ✓ | |
| S.N. B Togher CorkPrimary | 252 | 0% | ✓ | |
| St Aidan's Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 309 | 46% | ✓ | |
| S N an Spioraid Naomh CPrimary | 258 | 100% | ||
| Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys)Primary | 398 | 0% | ||
| Scoil OilibheirPrimary | 511 | 53% | ✓ | |
| Gaelscoil an Ghoirt AlainnPrimary | 393 | 51% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Naomh AntainePrimary | 581 | 0% | ||
| Scoil EannaSpecial | 66 | 48% | ||
| Mayfield Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 362 | 40% | ✓ | |
| St Paul's SchoolSpecial | 92 | 43% | ||
| Ballintemple N.S.Primary | 250 | 53% | ||
| St Gabriels Special SchoolSpecial | 54 | 30% | ||
| St Bernadettes Spec SchSpecial | 132 | 39% | ||
| Scoil Naomh Brid CPrimary | 374 | 100% |
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 18 patrons of Sunday's Well’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
The schools around Sunday's Well answer to 18 patrons, and Bishop of Cork & Ross leads with 36 of the 69 schools and 44% of their pupils. Education and Training Boards run 6 of them. Educate Together runs 2.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop of Cork & RossS.N. Naomh Antaine, Scoil Oilibheir, Bunscoil Chriost Ri, Scoil Naomh Caitriona, Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal B, Scoil an Spioraid Naomh, Scoil Naomh Brid C, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Muire Gan Smal C, North Presentation Primary School, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers, Scoil Colmcille, Scoil Padre Pio, S N an Spioraid Naomh C, Gaelscoil Ui Riada, S.N. Athair Maitiu C, S.N. B Togher Cork, Ballintemple, 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 | 36 | 9,115 |
| 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 |
| Bishop of Cork & Ross & COPE FoundationSt Bernadettes Spec Sch, St Paul's School, Scoil Eanna | Catholic | 3 | 290 |
| Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and RossMayfield, Bishopstown | Inter-denominational | 2 | 668 |
| 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 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn | Multi-denominational | 1 | 393 |
| Religious Sisters of CharitySt Vincent's | Catholic | 1 | 283 |
| Cork School ProjectCork Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 1 | 193 |
| Brothers of Charity (Southern Services) Brother John O'SheaSt Gabriels Special School | Catholic | 1 | 54 |
| 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 Sunday's Well
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
Of these 61 schools, 13 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 28 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 61 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 Sunday's Well’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
The Inspectorate inspects schools in several ways: a whole-school evaluation covers teaching, learning and how the school is led; a subject inspection looks at one subject; a follow-through checks on earlier advice. Reports go on gov.ie with the school’s reply.
Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 69 schools below links its own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Sunday's Well
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Within 10 km of Sunday's Well there are 35 post-primary schools: 24 voluntary secondary schools, 6 ETB schools, 4 community schools and one comprehensive school. Of these, 14 are single-sex: 8 for girls and 6 for boys. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 3 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 692 | 0.5 km |
| St Aloysius SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 323 | 0.8 km |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 1 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 283 | 1.3 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 | 1.4 km |
| Nano Nagle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 161 | 1.5 km |
| St. Angela's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 606 | 1.5 km |
| Coláiste Éamann RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 811 | 1.6 km |
| Scoil MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 432 | 1.7 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 919 | 1.7 km |
| Coláiste DaibhéidETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 151 | 1.8 km |
All 35 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 190 | 1.9 km |
| Mount Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 811 | 2 km |
| Coláiste Chríost RíVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 502 | 2.2 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 403 | 2.2 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 715 | 2.5 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 700 | 2.6 km |
| St Patricks CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 218 | 2.7 km |
| Ashton SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 539 | 2.9 km |
| Bishopstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 306 | 2.9 km |
| St Aidan's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 309 | 3.2 km |
| Mayfield Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 362 | 3.6 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 564 | 3.7 km |
| Douglas Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Boys | – | 605 | 4.1 km |
| Ursuline College BlackrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 352 | 5.2 km |
| Scoil Mhuire gan SmalVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 1,124 | 6 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Irish stream | 1,357 | 6.2 km |
| Nagle Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 315 | 6.2 km |
| Colaiste An PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, Boarding | 578 | 6.7 km |
| Ballincollig Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 987 | 7.6 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary School BallincolligVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 254 | 7.7 km |
| Glanmire Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,141 | 8.2 km |
| St Francis Capuchin CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 730 | 8.6 km |
| Coláiste an Chroí NaofaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 461 | 9.6 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Sunday's Well
7 special schools serve the area: St Kevins School, Cork University Hos School, Scoil Aislinn, Scoil Eanna, St Paul's School, St Gabriels Special School and St Bernadettes Spec Sch, 407 pupils between them. 28 of the 39 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.
Sunday's Well beside the 82 other Irish towns of 2,000 to 3,800 people
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km, listed by population: Ireland publishes no results, so none is ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchelstown | 3,744 | 5 | 1,646 | 0 | 40% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Gort | 2,870 | 5 | 1,467 | 1 | 20% | 0.7 km |
| Mayfield | 2,846 | 65 | 19,177 | 6 | 45% | 0.3 km |
| Sixmilebridge | 2,832 | 1 | 423 | 0 | 0% | 7.1 km |
| Edenmore | 2,831 | 71 | 20,216 | 5 | 41% | 0.9 km |
| Sunday's Well | 2,807 | 69 | 20,909 | 6 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Kanturk | 2,803 | 3 | 1,290 | 0 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| Blarney | 2,779 | 5 | 2,101 | 1 | 20% | 0.6 km |
| Ballyhaunis | 2,773 | 2 | 1,102 | 0 | 100% | 0.7 km |
| Carndonagh | 2,768 | 7 | 1,729 | 0 | 100% | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Enniskerry | 2,000 | 10 | 2,487 | 0 | 20% | 2.9 km |
Among the 82 other towns, 1 have more pupils at their schools than Sunday's Well does. An all-Irish school is within 3 km of 40 of the 83.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Sunday's Well
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 Sunday's Well had 21,218 pupils in 2015/16 and 20,909 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Coláiste Éamann Rís grew most: +149% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Sunday's Well
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 Sunday's Well
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday's Well | 69 | 20,909 | 6 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Gurranebraher 0.7 km | 64 | 19,573 | 6 | 55% | 0.6 km |
| Gillabbey 0.7 km | 72 | 22,124 | 6 | 50% | 0.7 km |
| Cork City Centre 1 km | 77 | 23,441 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Knocknaheeny 1.1 km | 59 | 18,265 | 5 | 59% | 0.5 km |
| Shanakiel 1.2 km | 52 | 16,547 | 5 | 54% | 0.6 km |
| Shandon 1.2 km | 63 | 19,030 | 5 | 52% | 0.4 km |
Cork City Centre has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 7. Of Sunday's Well’s neighbours, Shanakiel saw the most growth in pupils since 2019/20 (+2%) and Shandon the least (−1%); Sunday's Well itself: −1%.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Sunday's Well 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 Sunday's Well
How many schools are there in Sunday's Well?
In Sunday's Well or within 3 km of it: 39 primary schools, 23 secondary schools and 7 special schools, with 20,909 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Sunday's Well that teach through Irish?
Yes, 6: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers and Coláiste Daibhéid teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Sunday's Well?
3 of the 23: Presentation Brothers College, Scoil Mhuire and Christian Brothers College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Sunday's Well?
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 Sunday's Well?
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).