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North Road, Monaghan · H18 EC56 · Roll number 07751K
Monaghan Model School is one of 6 primary schools in or within 3 km of Monaghan. Every school in and around Monaghan →
What stands out about Monaghan Model School
- 199 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 199 pupils, 26% more than the 158 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is Minister for Education & Skills; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Monaghan Model School had 199 pupils in 2025/26, against 137 in 2015/16 (+45%). Girls are 51% of them. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Monaghan Model 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 Monaghan Model 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 Monaghan Model 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 Monaghan Model School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Monaghan Model 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: Monaghan Model School has grown by 26% since 2019/20. All the schools around Monaghan together changed by +8%.
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.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 4 have more pupils than Monaghan Model School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +26%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.5 km |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.7 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.7 km |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 1.9 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 5.5 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.5 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 9 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 18 km |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 20 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 20 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 21 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 21 km | |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 40 km |
Living in Monaghan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H18 Eircode area
Housing in Monaghan →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 Monaghan
Cost of living in Monaghan →New tenancies in Monaghan averaged €1,011 a month in 2025, against €912 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Monaghan, H18 EC56
Primary schools near Monaghan Model School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Monaghan Model School
Is Monaghan Model 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 Monaghan Model School have?
199 pupils in 2025/26. That is +26% since 2019/20.
Does Monaghan Model School teach through Irish?
No: Monaghan Model School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Monaghan Model School?
Monaghan Model School has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Minister for Education & Skills.
How do pupils get a place at Monaghan Model 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 Monaghan Model School?
The nearest are St Marys BNS (0.5 km), St. Louis Girls National School (0.7 km) and St Louis Infant School (0.7 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 Monaghan; 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).