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Rathmore, Co. Kerry · P51 PR53 · Roll number 91504R
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Rathmore. Every school in and around Rathmore →
What stands out about Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra
- 367 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−6%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 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 & Presentation Sisters; its ethos is inter-denominational.
- The only post-primary school in Rathmore or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Rathmore’s outline, 1.6 km away; listed with Rathmore, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra had 367 pupils in 2025/26, down from 434 in 2015/16 (−15%). Girls are 52% of them. 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 Sliabh Luachra
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 Sliabh Luachra 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 Sliabh Luachra
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 Sliabh Luachra
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra 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: Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra has shrunk by 6% since 2019/20. All the schools around Rathmore 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, 4 have more pupils than Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −6%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra | 367 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | ||
| Millstreet Community School | 359 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Boherbue Comprehensive School | 551 | +70% | Inter-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Colaiste Ghobnatan | 212 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| St. Brendan's College | 871 | +14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St. Brigid's Secondary School | 789 | +25% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Killarney Community College | 469 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 19 km |
The other 22 post-primary schools in Co. Kerry
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleisland Community College | 452 | +80% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Meanscoil Naomh Ioseph | 211 | −14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Meanscoil Phadraig Naofa | 179 | −9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine | 646 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 32 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 712 | +16% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí | 312 | −11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Community College Killorglin | 285 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Coláiste Gleann Lí Post Primary School | 279 | +29% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 517 | −9% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| C.B.S. Secondary School | 801 | +26% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| The Intermediate School | 711 | +48% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk | 1,322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St. Michael's College | 347 | +37% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Coláiste na Ríochta | 178 | +109% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 341 | +8% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Causeway Comprehensive School | 646 | +35% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Tarbert Comprehensive School | 546 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 56 km | |
| Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh | 160 | +1% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| St. Joseph's Secondary School | 349 | +9% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Coláiste na Sceilge | 543 | +6% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 70 km | |
| Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne | 441 | +13% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 70 km | |
| Coláiste Íde | 123 | +23% | Catholic | All in Irish | 73 km |
Living in Rathmore
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the P51 Eircode area
Housing in Rathmore →The median sale price rose from €230,000 in 2023 to €266,200 in 2025 (+16%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the P51 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Kerry
Cost of living in Rathmore →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 ↗














near Rathmore, P51 PR53
Post-primary schools near Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra
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 Sliabh Luachra
Is Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra 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 Sliabh Luachra have?
367 pupils in 2025/26. That is −6% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra?
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Kerry ETB & Presentation Sisters.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra?
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 Sliabh Luachra?
The nearest are Millstreet Community School (12 km), Boherbue Comprehensive School (15 km) and Colaiste Ghobnatan (17 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 Rathmore; 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).