St Canices Special School
COOVAGH HOUSE, ST JOSEPH'S GROUNDS, MULGRAVE ST, CO LIMERICK · V94 FWA2 · Roll number 20117J
St Canices Special School is one of 6 special schools in or within 3 km of Galvone. Every school in and around Galvone →
What stands out about St Canices Special School
- A small special school: 7 pupils, against a typical 58.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- The smallest of the 6 special schools around Galvone.
- 2 girls and 5 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is Health Service Executive; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Canices Special School had 7 pupils in 2025/26, down from 15 in 2015/16 (−53%). Girls are 29% of them. Its largest roll was 20, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Canices Special School
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 St Canices Special School 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 St Canices Special School
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 St Canices Special School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at St Canices Special School follow a professional report on the child’s needs; the National Council for Special Education’s local special educational needs organiser helps families apply.
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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest special 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 special schools has more pupils than St Canices Special School.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Canices Special School | 7 | – | Catholic | English | ||
| St Augustines Spec Sch | 24 | +0% | Catholic | English | 1 km | |
| Mid West School for the Deaf | 44 | +26% | Catholic | English | 1.6 km | |
| Catherine Mc Auley Sp S | 278 | +14% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| St Gabriels School | 64 | −2% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.3 km | |
| The Childrens Ark | 44 | +100% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.5 km | |
| Limerick Community Special School | 47 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 5.4 km |
The other 2 special schools in Co. Limerick
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincents Sp School | 100 | −15% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Red Hill School | 61 | +9% | Other | English | 6.6 km |
Living in Galvone
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V94 Eircode area
Housing in Galvone →The median sale price rose from €275,000 in 2023 to €351,500 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Galvone
Cost of living in Galvone →New tenancies in Galvone averaged €1,709 a month in 2025, against €1,520 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Galvone, V94 FWA2
Special schools near St Canices Special School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Canices Special School
Is St Canices Special School 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 St Canices Special School have?
7 pupils in 2025/26.
Does St Canices Special School teach through Irish?
No: St Canices Special School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Canices Special School?
St Canices Special School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Health Service Executive.
How do pupils get a place at St Canices Special School?
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 St Canices Special School?
The nearest are St Augustines Spec Sch (1 km), Mid West School for the Deaf (1.6 km) and Catherine Mc Auley Sp S (2.3 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 Galvone; 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).