Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara
Carna, Co na Gaillimhe · H91 DH50 · Roll number 91411K
Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara is one of 0 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Roundstone. Every school in and around Roundstone →
What stands out about Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara
- A small post-primary school: 117 pupils, against a typical 585.
- Growing: 117 pupils, 22% more than the 96 of 2019/20.
- In the Gaeltacht: every subject is taught through Irish.
- In 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.
- 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 Galway & Roscommon ETB & Religious Sisters of Mercy; its ethos is inter-denominational.
- Outside Roundstone’s outline, 9.9 km away; listed with Roundstone, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara had 117 pupils in 2025/26, against 102 in 2015/16 (+15%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 133, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara
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 Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara 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 Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara
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 Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara 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 teaches every subject through Irish. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara has grown by 22% since 2019/20.
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 4 nearest post-primary schools, 2 have more pupils than Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +22%; 0 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara | 117 | +22% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | |
| Coláiste Na bPiarsach | 54 | −17% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 15 km |
| Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin | 440 | +20% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Phobail | 489 | +13% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Coláiste Naomh Éinne | 59 | +7% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 24 km |
The other 39 post-primary schools in Co. Galway
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colaiste Cholmcille | 101 | −11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 30 km |
| Coláiste Naomh Eoin | 41 | +3% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Coláiste Naomh Feichín | 63 | −19% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| St Pauls | 465 | +8% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Coláiste Ghobnait | 35 | +46% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| Colaiste Chroi Mhuire | 270 | +17% | Catholic | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| Coláiste na Coiribe | 711 | +19% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 47 km | |
| Coláiste Einde | 808 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Jesus & Mary Secondary School | 658 | +0% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Presentation College | 857 | +10% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Dominican College | 564 | −11% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Coláiste Muire Máthair | 738 | – | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Coláiste Iognáid S.J. | 637 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 51 km | |
| St Joseph's College | 791 | +5% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School | 379 | +924% | Multi-denominational | English | 51 km | |
| Galway Community College | 395 | +49% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College | 710 | +15% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Coláiste Bhaile Chláir | 1,269 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 59 km | |
| Calasanctius College | 906 | +6% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Seamount College | 628 | +19% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| High Cross College | 777 | – | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| Archbishop McHale College | 479 | +94% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| St. Jarlaths College | 762 | +34% | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| Presentation College | 1,100 | +2% | Catholic | English | 70 km | |
| Clárin College | 1,140 | +118% | Multi-denominational | English | 71 km | |
| Coláiste an Eachréidh | 234 | −3% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 71 km | |
| Gort Community School | 1,043 | +22% | Inter-denominational | English | 73 km | |
| Dunmore Community School | 367 | +29% | Inter-denominational | English | 78 km | |
| St Raphaels College | 749 | +12% | Catholic | English | 85 km | |
| St Brigids College | 751 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | 85 km | |
| St Killian's College (Coláiste Chilleáin Naofa) | 168 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 88 km | |
| Glenamaddy Community School | 433 | +15% | Inter-denominational | English | 89 km | |
| Holy Rosary College | 720 | +2% | Catholic | English | 89 km | |
| Coláiste an Chreagáin | 116 | +47% | Multi-denominational | English | 90 km | |
| St. Cuan's College | 435 | +42% | Catholic | English | 90 km | |
| Mercy College | 157 | +6% | Catholic | English | 99 km | |
| Coláiste Mhuire | 306 | +26% | Catholic | English | 102 km | |
| Clonfert College | 926 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 104 km |
| Portumna Community School | 506 | +14% | Inter-denominational | English | 109 km |
Living in Roundstone
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Homes in the H91 Eircode area
Housing in Roundstone →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 Co. Galway
Cost of living in Roundstone →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 Roundstone, H91 DH50
Post-primary schools near Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara
Is Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara 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 Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara have?
117 pupils in 2025/26. That is +22% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara is taught through Irish.
Who runs Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara?
Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Galway & Roscommon ETB & Religious Sisters of Mercy.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara?
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 Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara?
The nearest are Coláiste Na bPiarsach (15 km), Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin (16 km) and Scoil Phobail (22 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 Roundstone; 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).