St. Cuan's College
Castleblakeney, Ballinasloe, Co Galway · H53 AN80 · Roll number 62930V
St. Cuan's College is one of 3 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Mountbellew. Every school in and around Mountbellew →
What stands out about St. Cuan's College
- 435 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 435 pupils, 42% more than the 307 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 the Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Mountbellew’s outline, 2.9 km away; listed with Mountbellew, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St. Cuan's College had 435 pupils in 2025/26, against 309 in 2015/16 (+41%). Girls are 49% of them. Its roll rose in 8 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. Cuan's College
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. Cuan's College 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. Cuan's College
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. Cuan's College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St. Cuan's College 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: St. Cuan's College has grown by 42% since 2019/20. All the schools around Mountbellew together changed by +15%.
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 St. Cuan's College. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +42%; 1 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cuan's College | 435 | +42% | Catholic | English | ||
| Coláiste an Chreagáin | 116 | +47% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.7 km | |
| Holy Rosary College | 720 | +2% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| St Killian's College (Coláiste Chilleáin Naofa) | 168 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Coláiste Mhuire | 306 | +26% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Clonfert College | 926 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Glenamaddy Community School | 433 | +15% | Inter-denominational | English | 21 km |
The other 37 post-primary schools in Co. Galway
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste an Eachréidh | 234 | −3% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Clárin College | 1,140 | +118% | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| Presentation College | 1,100 | +2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Archbishop McHale College | 479 | +94% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Raphaels College | 749 | +12% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St. Jarlaths College | 762 | +34% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Brigids College | 751 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| High Cross College | 777 | – | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Dunmore Community School | 367 | +29% | Inter-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| Coláiste Bhaile Chláir | 1,269 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 32 km | |
| Calasanctius College | 906 | +6% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College | 710 | +15% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Galway Community College | 395 | +49% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Portumna Community School | 506 | +14% | Inter-denominational | English | 41 km | |
| Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School | 379 | +924% | Multi-denominational | English | 42 km | |
| Presentation College | 857 | +10% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Mercy College | 157 | +6% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Joseph's College | 791 | +5% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Coláiste Iognáid S.J. | 637 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 43 km | |
| Coláiste Muire Máthair | 738 | – | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Dominican College | 564 | −11% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Seamount College | 628 | +19% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Coláiste Einde | 808 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Jesus & Mary Secondary School | 658 | +0% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Gort Community School | 1,043 | +22% | Inter-denominational | English | 47 km | |
| Coláiste na Coiribe | 711 | +19% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 47 km | |
| St Pauls | 465 | +8% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Colaiste Chroi Mhuire | 270 | +17% | Catholic | All in Irish | 59 km | |
| Colaiste Cholmcille | 101 | −11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 64 km |
| Coláiste Naomh Feichín | 63 | −19% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 65 km | |
| Coláiste Na bPiarsach | 54 | −17% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 76 km |
| Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin | 440 | +20% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 77 km |
| Coláiste Ghobnait | 35 | +46% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 81 km | |
| Coláiste Naomh Eoin | 41 | +3% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 83 km | |
| Coláiste Naomh Éinne | 59 | +7% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 87 km | |
| Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara | 117 | +22% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 90 km |
| Scoil Phobail | 489 | +13% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 103 km |
Living in Mountbellew
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H53 Eircode area
Housing in Mountbellew →The median sale price fell from €210,000 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (−5%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H53 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Galway
Cost of living in Mountbellew →New tenancies in Co. Galway averaged €1,637 a month in 2025, against €1,501 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Mountbellew, H53 AN80
Post-primary schools near St. Cuan's College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Cuan's College
Is St. Cuan's College 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. Cuan's College have?
435 pupils in 2025/26. That is +42% since 2019/20.
Does St. Cuan's College teach through Irish?
No: St. Cuan's College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St. Cuan's College?
St. Cuan's College has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora.
How do pupils get a place at St. Cuan's College?
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. Cuan's College?
The nearest are Coláiste an Chreagáin (3.7 km), Holy Rosary College (4.8 km) and St Killian's College (Coláiste Chilleáin Naofa) (14 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 Mountbellew; 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).