The Billis National School
Billis, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan · H18 RR22 · Roll number 20246U
The Billis National School is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Glaslough. Every school in and around Glaslough →
What stands out about The Billis National School
- A small primary school: 16 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 16 pupils, 57% fewer than the 37 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
- Outside Glaslough’s outline, 3.2 km away; listed with Glaslough, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26The Billis National School had 16 pupils in 2025/26, down from 49 in 2015/16 (−67%). Girls are 50% of them. Its roll rose in 0 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for The Billis National 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 The Billis National 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 The Billis National 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 The Billis National School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to The Billis National School directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; 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: The Billis National School has shrunk by 57% since 2019/20.
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 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 primary schools has more pupils than The Billis National School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −57%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 2.7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 2.7 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 3.1 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 3.7 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 5.5 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 5.6 km | |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6 km |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.1 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.1 km |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9 km |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 22 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 25 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 44 km |
Living in Glaslough
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H18 Eircode area
Housing in Glaslough →The median sale price rose from €210,000 in 2023 to €260,000 in 2025 (+24%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H18 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Monaghan
Cost of living in Glaslough →New tenancies in Co. Monaghan averaged €1,028 a month in 2025, against €921 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Glaslough, H18 RR22
Primary schools near The Billis National School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about The Billis National School
Is The Billis National 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 The Billis National School have?
16 pupils in 2025/26. That is −57% since 2019/20.
Does The Billis National School teach through Irish?
No: The Billis National School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs The Billis National School?
The Billis National School has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher COI.
How do pupils get a place at The Billis National 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 The Billis National School?
The nearest are Scoil Bhrighde (2.7 km), Scoil Mhuire (2.7 km) and Corr A Chrainn National School (3.1 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 Glaslough; 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).