Ábalta Special School
Parkmore East Business Park, Parkmore, Galway · H91 V9K4 · Roll number 20371A
Ábalta Special School is one of 4 special schools in or within 3 km of Ballybane. Every school in and around Ballybane →
What stands out about Ábalta Special School
- A small special school: 30 pupils, against a typical 58.
- Some subjects are taught through Irish.
- The smallest of the 4 special schools around Ballybane.
- 9 girls and 21 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is Irish Autism Action; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ábalta Special School had 30 pupils in 2025/26, against 18 in 2015/16 (+67%). Girls are 30% of them. 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 Ábalta Special 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 Ábalta Special 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 Ábalta Special 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 Ábalta Special School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Ábalta Special 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 5 nearest special schools has more pupils than Ábalta Special School.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ábalta Special School | 30 | – | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ||
| Scoil Aine | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| Rosedale School | 75 | +12% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Lakeview School | 76 | +85% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 80 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 6 km | |
| St. Oliver's Child Education and Development Centre | 40 | +25% | Other | English | 25 km |
The other 2 special schools in Co. Galway
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tígh Nan Dooley Child Education and Development Centre | 19 | – | Other | English | 41 km | |
| St. Teresa's Special School | 47 | +74% | Other | English | 52 km |
Living in Ballybane
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H91 Eircode area
Housing in Ballybane →The median sale price rose from €338,600 in 2023 to €408,300 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Ballybane
Cost of living in Ballybane →New tenancies in Ballybane averaged €1,584 a month in 2025, against €1,490 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Ballybane, H91 V9K4
Special schools near Ábalta Special School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Ábalta Special School
Is Ábalta Special 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 Ábalta Special School have?
30 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Ábalta Special School teach through Irish?
In part: some subjects are taught through Irish.
Who runs Ábalta Special School?
Ábalta Special School has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Irish Autism Action.
How do pupils get a place at Ábalta Special 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 Ábalta Special School?
The nearest are Scoil Aine (2.9 km), Rosedale School (3.7 km) and Lakeview School (3.8 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 Ballybane; 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).