Salesian Secondary College
Don Bosco Road, Pallaskenry, Co Limerick · V94 WP86 · Roll number 64180O
Salesian Secondary College is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Pallaskenry. Every school in and around Pallaskenry →
What stands out about Salesian Secondary College
- 746 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+5%).
- 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 Salesian Fathers of Don Bosco; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only post-primary school in Pallaskenry or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Pallaskenry’s outline, 0.4 km away; listed with Pallaskenry, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Salesian Secondary College had 746 pupils in 2025/26, against 633 in 2015/16 (+18%). Girls are 45% of them. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Salesian Secondary College
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 Salesian Secondary College 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 Salesian Secondary College
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 Salesian Secondary College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Salesian Secondary College 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: Salesian Secondary College has grown by 5% since 2019/20. All the schools around Pallaskenry together changed by +7%.
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, 3 have more pupils than Salesian Secondary College. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +5%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salesian Secondary College | 746 | +5% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Caimin's Community School | 794 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | 6.5 km | |
| Shannon Comprehensive School | 765 | +38% | Inter-denominational | English | 6.6 km | |
| Colaiste Mhuire | 269 | −32% | Inter-denominational | English | 9.2 km | |
| Mungret Community College | 991 | +175% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Villiers Secondary School | 508 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Thomond Community College | 597 | +13% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
The other 23 post-primary schools in Co. Limerick
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent College Comprehensive | 922 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Ardscoil Ris | 728 | −3% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ | 746 | +19% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ | 315 | −23% | Catholic | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| St Clements College | 411 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Colaiste na Trocaire (Mercy Community College) | 537 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Coláiste Nano Nagle | 365 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Colaiste Mhichil | 349 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Colaiste Chiarain | 821 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Ardscoil Mhuire | 591 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh | 606 | −7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| St Munchin's College | 682 | +4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Limerick City East Secondary School | 811 | +587% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Castletroy College | 1,360 | +13% | Inter-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| Desmond College | 539 | +38% | Multi-denominational | Irish stream | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Mhuire & Íde | 754 | +6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Glenstal Abbey School | 203 | −11% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Coláiste Iósaef | 505 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Hazelwood College | 562 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 34 km | |
| John The Baptist Community School | 960 | −12% | Inter-denominational | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Pól | 715 | +40% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Coláiste Íde agus Iosaef | 669 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa | 518 | −19% | Catholic | English | 42 km |
Living in Pallaskenry
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V94 Eircode area
Housing in Pallaskenry →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 Co. Limerick
Cost of living in Pallaskenry →New tenancies in Co. Limerick averaged €1,619 a month in 2025, against €1,436 in 2024 (+13%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Pallaskenry, V94 WP86
Post-primary schools near Salesian Secondary College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Salesian Secondary College
Is Salesian Secondary College 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 Salesian Secondary College have?
746 pupils in 2025/26. That is +5% since 2019/20.
Does Salesian Secondary College teach through Irish?
No: Salesian Secondary College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Salesian Secondary College?
Salesian Secondary College has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Salesian Fathers of Don Bosco.
How do pupils get a place at Salesian Secondary College?
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 Salesian Secondary College?
The nearest are St Caimin's Community School (6.5 km), Shannon Comprehensive School (6.6 km) and Colaiste Mhuire (9.2 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 Pallaskenry; 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).