Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine
Kenmare, Co. Kerry, V93 K580 · V93 K580 · Roll number 91503P
Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Kenmare. Every school in and around Kenmare →
What stands out about Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine
- 646 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 646 pupils, 31% more than the 494 of 2019/20.
- 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 Kerry ETB & Sisters of St Clare; its ethos is inter-denominational.
- The only post-primary school in Kenmare or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine had 646 pupils in 2025/26, against 496 in 2015/16 (+30%). Girls are 48% 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 Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine
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 Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine 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 Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine
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 Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine 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: Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine has grown by 31% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kenmare together changed by +9%.
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 Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +31%; 0 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine | 646 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | ||
| St. Brigid's Secondary School | 789 | +25% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St. Brendan's College | 871 | +14% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Killarney Community College | 469 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 109 | +11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 24 km |
The other 22 post-primary schools in Co. Kerry
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College Killorglin | 285 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| The Intermediate School | 711 | +48% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 712 | +16% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra | 367 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 32 km | |
| Castleisland Community College | 452 | +80% | Multi-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| Meanscoil Naomh Ioseph | 211 | −14% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Meanscoil Phadraig Naofa | 179 | −9% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| C.B.S. Secondary School | 801 | +26% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí | 312 | −11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 43 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 517 | −9% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Coláiste Gleann Lí Post Primary School | 279 | +29% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk | 1,322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Coláiste na Sceilge | 543 | +6% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 46 km | |
| Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh | 160 | +1% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne | 441 | +13% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 55 km | |
| Coláiste Íde | 123 | +23% | Catholic | All in Irish | 56 km | |
| Causeway Comprehensive School | 646 | +35% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 341 | +8% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| St. Michael's College | 347 | +37% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| Coláiste na Ríochta | 178 | +109% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| St. Joseph's Secondary School | 349 | +9% | Catholic | English | 71 km | |
| Tarbert Comprehensive School | 546 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 78 km |
Living in Kenmare
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Homes in the V93 Eircode area
Housing in Kenmare →The median sale price rose from €284,000 in 2023 to €330,000 in 2025 (+16%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V93 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Kenmare
Cost of living in Kenmare →New tenancies in Kenmare averaged €1,130 a month in 2025, against €1,068 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Kenmare, V93 K580
Post-primary schools near Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine
Is Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine 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 Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine have?
646 pupils in 2025/26. That is +31% since 2019/20.
Does Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine teach through Irish?
No: Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine?
Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Kerry ETB & Sisters of St Clare.
How do pupils get a place at Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine?
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 Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine?
The nearest are St. Brigid's Secondary School (20 km), St. Brendan's College (20 km) and Killarney Community College (20 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 Kenmare; 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).