Douglas Community School
Clermont Avenue, Douglas, Cork · T12 HF77 · Roll number 91396R
Douglas Community School is one of 22 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Tramore. Every school in and around Tramore →
What stands out about Douglas Community School
- 605 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 605 pupils, 19% more than the 508 of 2019/20.
- A boys’ school.
- 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 Cork and Ross; its ethos is inter-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Douglas Community School had 605 pupils in 2025/26, against 595 in 2015/16 (+2%). Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas Community School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Douglas 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.
It takes boys only.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Douglas Community School has grown by 19% since 2019/20. All the schools around Tramore 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, 2 have more pupils than Douglas Community School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +19%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Community School | 605 | +19% | Inter-denominational | English | ||
| Regina Mundi College | 564 | −0% | Catholic | English | 0.5 km | |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary School | 700 | −10% | Catholic | English | 1.5 km | |
| Ashton School | 539 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 1.7 km | |
| Coláiste Chríost Rí | 502 | −13% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 1.9 km | |
| Coláiste Daibhéid | 151 | −28% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 2.4 km |
| Coláiste Éamann Rís | 811 | +149% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.5 km |
The other 78 post-primary schools in Co. Cork
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Secondary School | 190 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.5 km |
| Ursuline College Blackrock | 352 | +45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.6 km |
| Nagle Community College | 315 | +61% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 3 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary School | 403 | +54% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.1 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 432 | +2% | Catholic | English | 3.2 km | |
| Christian Brothers College | 919 | +1% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km | |
| St. Angela's College | 606 | +4% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km | |
| St Aloysius School | 323 | +5% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km | |
| St Patricks College | 218 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.4 km |
| Presentation Brothers College | 692 | −3% | Catholic | English | 3.6 km | |
| Mayfield Community School | 362 | +28% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 3.8 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary School | 283 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4 km |
| North Monastery Secondary School | 271 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.2 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhuire | 690 | +20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 4.3 km |
| St Francis Capuchin College | 730 | −5% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| Nano Nagle College | 161 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.7 km |
| St Aidan's Community College | 309 | −23% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 4.9 km |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community College | 302 | +81% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 5.1 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | 715 | +1% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Mount Mercy College | 811 | +2% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Colaiste An Phiarsaigh | 578 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5.3 km | |
| Bishopstown Community School | 306 | +0% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 5.8 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin | 302 | +156% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 6.5 km | |
| Glanmire Community College | 1,141 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 7 km | |
| St Peter's Community School | 354 | −3% | Inter-denominational | English | 7.2 km | |
| Carrigaline Community School | 1,072 | −2% | Inter-denominational | English | 7.8 km | |
| Edmund Rice College | 580 | +73% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Coláiste Choilm | 1,357 | −0% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 9.5 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire gan Smal | 1,124 | +40% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Coláiste Muire | 709 | +6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Carrignafoy Community College | 322 | +0% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 11 km |
| Ballincollig Community School | 987 | +20% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig | 254 | – | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Coláiste an Chroí Naofa | 461 | −15% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Carrigtwohill Post Primary | 912 | +237% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Aloysius College | 765 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Colaiste Muire | 523 | +16% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 957 | +13% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Mary's High School | 762 | +6% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Midleton College | 498 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| St Colman's Community College | 1,171 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Kinsale Community School | 1,450 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Coachford College | 848 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| St. Brogan's College | 905 | +50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Coláiste na Toirbhirte | 456 | −8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Árdscoil Uí Urmoltaigh | 399 | +1% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Bandon Grammar School | 712 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Coláiste an Chraoibhín | 918 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Davis College | 1,033 | +26% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 31 km |
| Loreto Secondary School | 729 | +18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Coláiste Cholmáin | 716 | +39% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Patrician Academy | 568 | +1% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 749 | +6% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Mary'S Secondary School | 431 | +33% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| McEgan College | 289 | +60% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| De La Salle College | 409 | +11% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Nagle Rice Secondary School | 260 | +39% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Pobalscoil na Tríonóide | 1,086 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 40 km | |
| Sacred Heart Secondary School | 568 | +7% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Clonakilty Community College | 696 | +17% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 42 km | |
| Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire | 589 | +34% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 410 | +27% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Coláiste Fionnchua | 449 | +63% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 342 | +9% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Coláiste Treasa | 647 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 46 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 271 | −7% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Millstreet Community School | 359 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 48 km | |
| Colaiste Ghobnatan | 212 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 49 km | |
| Maria Immaculata Community College | 642 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | 50 km | |
| Mount St Michael | 403 | +30% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Boherbue Comprehensive School | 551 | +70% | Inter-denominational | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 109 | +11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 55 km | |
| Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí | 313 | +11% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 322 | +10% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Skibbereen Community School | 956 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 67 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí | 752 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 73 km | |
| Schull Community College | 359 | −7% | Inter-denominational | English | 86 km | |
| Beara Community School | 308 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 104 km |
Living in Tramore
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the T12 Eircode area
Housing in Tramore →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 Tramore
Cost of living in Tramore →New tenancies in Tramore 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 ↗Tramore, T12 HF77
Post-primary schools near Douglas 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 Douglas Community School
Is Douglas 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 Douglas Community School have?
605 pupils in 2025/26. That is +19% since 2019/20.
Does Douglas Community School teach through Irish?
No: Douglas Community School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Douglas Community School?
Douglas Community School has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and Ross.
How do pupils get a place at Douglas 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 Douglas Community School?
The nearest are Regina Mundi College (0.5 km), Christ King Girls' Secondary School (1.5 km) and Ashton School (1.7 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 Tramore; 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).