St. Patrick's College
Lacken Cross, Killala, Co Mayo · F26 NW52 · Roll number 72130S
St. Patrick's College is one of 0 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Killala. Every school in and around Killala →
What stands out about St. Patrick's College
- A small post-primary school: 181 pupils, against a typical 585.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+1%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
- Its patron is the Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
- Outside Killala’s outline, 4.3 km away; listed with Killala, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St. Patrick's College had 181 pupils in 2025/26, down from 196 in 2015/16 (−8%). Girls are 42% of them. Its largest roll was 203, in 2024/25. 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 St. Patrick's 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 St. Patrick's 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 St. Patrick's 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 St. Patrick's College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St. Patrick's 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St. Patrick's College is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+1%). All the schools around Killala together changed by −1%.
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 St. Patrick's College. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +1%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick's College | 181 | +1% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | |
| Jesus & Mary Secondary School | 244 | −22% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 551 | +16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Jesus & Mary Secondary School | 541 | −6% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St. Tiernan's College | 253 | +22% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| St Muredachs College | 403 | +14% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Moyne College | 221 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 16 km |
The other 20 post-primary schools in Co. Mayo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Secondary School | 482 | +3% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Colaiste Chomain | 29 | −40% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 34 km |
| Scoil Muire Agus Padraig | 394 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| St. Geralds College | 688 | +11% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Davitt College | 902 | +27% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| St Joseph's Secondary School | 542 | −9% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St Joseph's Community College | 223 | +44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| St. Brendan's College | 357 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Our Lady's Secondary School | 265 | +37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| St Louis Community School | 701 | +20% | Inter-denominational | English | 46 km | |
| Balla Secondary School | 476 | +42% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Rice College | 615 | +34% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Sacred Heart School | 530 | −3% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Acla | 232 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Mount St Michael | 404 | −4% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Coláiste Cholmáin | 402 | +6% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Ballyhaunis Community School | 717 | +12% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 61 km |
| Sancta Maria College | 571 | +19% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| Coláiste Mhuire | 95 | −41% | Catholic | All in Irish | 63 km | |
| Ballinrobe Community School | 865 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | 68 km |
Living in Killala
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F26 Eircode area
Housing in Killala →The median sale price rose from €184,800 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (+8%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F26 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Mayo
Cost of living in Killala →New tenancies in Co. Mayo averaged €1,117 a month in 2025, against €1,002 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Killala, F26 NW52
Post-primary schools near St. Patrick's College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Patrick's College
Is St. Patrick's 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 St. Patrick's College have?
181 pupils in 2025/26. That is +1% since 2019/20.
Does St. Patrick's College teach through Irish?
No: St. Patrick's College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St. Patrick's College?
St. Patrick's College has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim ETB.
How do pupils get a place at St. Patrick's 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 St. Patrick's College?
The nearest are Jesus & Mary Secondary School (13 km), St. Mary's Secondary School (15 km) and Jesus & Mary Secondary School (15 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 Killala; 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).