Calasanctius College
Innplot, Oranmore · H91 K7H2 · Roll number 63100I
Calasanctius College is one of 2 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Oranmore. Every school in and around Oranmore →
What stands out about Calasanctius College
- One of the larger post-primary schools: 906 pupils, against a typical 585.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+6%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 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 CEIST; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Calasanctius College had 906 pupils in 2025/26, against 827 in 2015/16 (+10%). Girls are 45% of them. Its largest roll was 925, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Calasanctius 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 Calasanctius 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 Calasanctius 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 Calasanctius College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Calasanctius 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: Calasanctius College has grown by 6% since 2019/20. All the schools around Oranmore together changed by +2%.
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, 1 have more pupils than Calasanctius College. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +6%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calasanctius College | 906 | +6% | Catholic | English | ||
| Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College | 710 | +15% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 3.8 km |
| Galway Community College | 395 | +49% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 6.9 km |
| Coláiste Bhaile Chláir | 1,269 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.5 km | |
| Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School | 379 | +924% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.1 km | |
| St Joseph's College | 791 | +5% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| Coláiste Iognáid S.J. | 637 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 8.5 km |
The other 37 post-primary schools in Co. Galway
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Muire Máthair | 738 | – | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Dominican College | 564 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Jesus & Mary Secondary School | 658 | +0% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Coláiste Einde | 808 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Presentation College | 1,100 | +2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Clárin College | 1,140 | +118% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Coláiste na Coiribe | 711 | +19% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Coláiste an Eachréidh | 234 | −3% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Seamount College | 628 | +19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Gort Community School | 1,043 | +22% | Inter-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| Colaiste Chroi Mhuire | 270 | +17% | Catholic | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| Presentation College | 857 | +10% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Raphaels College | 749 | +12% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Brigids College | 751 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| Archbishop McHale College | 479 | +94% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St. Jarlaths College | 762 | +34% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| High Cross College | 777 | – | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Killian's College (Coláiste Chilleáin Naofa) | 168 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Colaiste Cholmcille | 101 | −11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 31 km |
| St Pauls | 465 | +8% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St. Cuan's College | 435 | +42% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Holy Rosary College | 720 | +2% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Coláiste an Chreagáin | 116 | +47% | Multi-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| Dunmore Community School | 367 | +29% | Inter-denominational | English | 41 km | |
| Mercy College | 157 | +6% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Coláiste Naomh Feichín | 63 | −19% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 44 km | |
| Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin | 440 | +20% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 44 km |
| Glenamaddy Community School | 433 | +15% | Inter-denominational | English | 45 km | |
| Coláiste Ghobnait | 35 | +46% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| Clonfert College | 926 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Coláiste Na bPiarsach | 54 | −17% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 47 km |
| Coláiste Naomh Eoin | 41 | +3% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 48 km | |
| Coláiste Mhuire | 306 | +26% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Portumna Community School | 506 | +14% | Inter-denominational | English | 51 km | |
| Coláiste Naomh Éinne | 59 | +7% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 52 km | |
| Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara | 117 | +22% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 59 km |
| Scoil Phobail | 489 | +13% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 76 km |
Living in Oranmore
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Homes in the H91 Eircode area
Housing in Oranmore →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 Oranmore
Cost of living in Oranmore →New tenancies in Oranmore averaged €1,519 a month in 2025, against €1,382 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Oranmore, H91 K7H2
Post-primary schools near Calasanctius College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Calasanctius College
Is Calasanctius 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 Calasanctius College have?
906 pupils in 2025/26. That is +6% since 2019/20.
Does Calasanctius College teach through Irish?
No: Calasanctius College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Calasanctius College?
Calasanctius College has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is CEIST.
How do pupils get a place at Calasanctius 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 Calasanctius College?
The nearest are Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College (3.8 km), Galway Community College (6.9 km) and Coláiste Bhaile Chláir (7.5 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 Oranmore; 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).