Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh
CAISLEAN GHRIAIRE, CO CHIARRAI · V92 HY82 · Roll number 68075O
Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Castlegregory. Every school in and around Castlegregory →
What stands out about Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh
- A small post-primary school: 160 pupils, against a typical 585.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+1%).
- 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 the Bishop of Kerry; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only post-primary school in Castlegregory or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh had 160 pupils in 2025/26, against 136 in 2015/16 (+18%). Girls are 49% of them. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh
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 Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh 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 Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh
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 Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh 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: Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+1%). All the schools around Castlegregory together changed by +5%.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest post-primary schools has more pupils than Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +1%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh | 160 | +1% | Catholic | English | ||
| Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk | 1,322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne | 441 | +13% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 21 km | |
| C.B.S. Secondary School | 801 | +26% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 517 | −9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí | 312 | −11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| The Intermediate School | 711 | +48% | Catholic | English | 22 km |
The other 19 post-primary schools in Co. Kerry
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Gleann Lí Post Primary School | 279 | +29% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Community College Killorglin | 285 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 712 | +16% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Coláiste Íde | 123 | +23% | Catholic | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| Causeway Comprehensive School | 646 | +35% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St. Joseph's Secondary School | 349 | +9% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Meanscoil Naomh Ioseph | 211 | −14% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Coláiste na Sceilge | 543 | +6% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 38 km | |
| Meanscoil Phadraig Naofa | 179 | −9% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Castleisland Community College | 452 | +80% | Multi-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Killarney Community College | 469 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| St. Brendan's College | 871 | +14% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St. Brigid's Secondary School | 789 | +25% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 341 | +8% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Coláiste na Ríochta | 178 | +109% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| St. Michael's College | 347 | +37% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine | 646 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 51 km | |
| Tarbert Comprehensive School | 546 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 56 km | |
| Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra | 367 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 56 km |
Living in Castlegregory
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V92 Eircode area
Housing in Castlegregory →The median sale price rose from €220,000 in 2023 to €272,000 in 2025 (+24%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V92 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Kerry
Cost of living in Castlegregory →New tenancies in Co. Kerry averaged €1,182 a month in 2025, against €1,085 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Castlegregory, V92 HY82
Post-primary schools near Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh
Is Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh 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 Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh have?
160 pupils in 2025/26. That is +1% since 2019/20.
Does Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh teach through Irish?
No: Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh?
Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kerry.
How do pupils get a place at Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh?
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 Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh?
The nearest are Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk (20 km), Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne (21 km) and C.B.S. Secondary School (21 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 Castlegregory; 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).