Killeevan Central N.S.
Newbliss, Co. Monaghan · H18 H735 · Roll number 19364T
Killeevan Central N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Newbliss. Every school in and around Newbliss →
What stands out about Killeevan Central N.S.
- 101 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+11%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Newbliss or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Newbliss’s outline, 0.5 km away; listed with Newbliss, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Killeevan Central N.S. had 101 pupils in 2025/26, down from 102 in 2015/16 (−1%). Girls are 44% of them. Its largest roll was 105, in 2017/18. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Killeevan Central N.S.
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 Killeevan Central N.S. 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 Killeevan Central N.S.
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 Killeevan Central N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Killeevan Central N.S. 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: Killeevan Central N.S. has grown by 11% 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.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 2 have more pupils than Killeevan Central N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +11%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | ||
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.5 km |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.1 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 6.2 km |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 6.7 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.8 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 21 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 21 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | 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 | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 41 km |
Living in Newbliss
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H18 Eircode area
Housing in Newbliss →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 Newbliss →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 Newbliss, H18 H735
Primary schools near Killeevan Central N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Killeevan Central N.S.
Is Killeevan Central N.S. 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 Killeevan Central N.S. have?
101 pupils in 2025/26. That is +11% since 2019/20.
Does Killeevan Central N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Killeevan Central N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Killeevan Central N.S.?
Killeevan Central N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at Killeevan Central N.S.?
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 Killeevan Central N.S.?
The nearest are Mhuire Gransla (4.5 km), Latnamard N.S. (5.5 km) and St Tiarnach's Primary School (6.1 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 Newbliss; 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).