Comeragh College
Tinvane, Carrick-On-Suir · E32 X402 · Roll number 72400V
Comeragh College is one of 3 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Carrick-on-Suir. Every school in and around Carrick-on-Suir →
What stands out about Comeragh College
- 613 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 613 pupils, 38% more than the 443 of 2019/20.
- 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.
- The largest of the 3 post-primary schools around Carrick-on-Suir.
- An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
- Its patron is the Tipperary ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Comeragh College had 613 pupils in 2025/26, against 266 in 2015/16 (+130%). Girls are 40% of them. Its roll rose in 10 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Comeragh 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 Comeragh 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 Comeragh 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 Comeragh College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Comeragh 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: Comeragh College has grown by 38% since 2019/20. All the schools around Carrick-on-Suir 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, 2 have more pupils than Comeragh College. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +38%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comeragh College | 613 | +38% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | |
| Edmund Rice Secondary School | 305 | +4% | Catholic | English | 0.9 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 470 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.9 km |
| Coláiste Cois Siúire | 167 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Declan's Community College | 783 | +5% | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Aireagail | 204 | +4% | Inter-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| St Paul's Community College | 792 | +46% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 20 km |
The other 27 post-primary schools in Co. Tipperary
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto Secondary School | 465 | −5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Central Technical Institute, Clonmel | 366 | +43% | Multi-denominational | Irish stream | ✓ | 21 km |
| Ardscoil na mBráithre | 706 | +1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 448 | +1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Patrician Presentation | 289 | +88% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Presentation Secondary School | 365 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Ruain | 360 | +1% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Colaiste Dun Iascaigh | 889 | +23% | Inter-denominational | English | 36 km | |
| Rockwell College | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Cashel Community School | 885 | +4% | Inter-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Ursuline Secondary School | 895 | +10% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 559 | −10% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| C.B.S. Thurles | 571 | −1% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed | 601 | +72% | Multi-denominational | Irish stream | ✓ | 47 km |
| St. Ailbe's School | 704 | +101% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| The Abbey School | 354 | −11% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| St. Anne's Secondary School | 267 | −19% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Our Ladys Secondary School | 646 | +15% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| St Josephs College | 373 | +36% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Colaiste Phobáil Ros Cré | 594 | +13% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 72 km |
| Cistercian College | 255 | +16% | Catholic | English | 75 km | |
| St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh | 715 | +33% | Catholic | English | 79 km | |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 577 | +28% | Catholic | English | 79 km | |
| Nenagh College | 345 | −26% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 80 km | |
| Newport College | 407 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 80 km |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 719 | +27% | Catholic | English | 80 km | |
| Borrisokane Community College | 723 | +22% | Multi-denominational | English | 87 km |
Living in Carrick-on-Suir
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the E32 Eircode area
Housing in Carrick-on-Suir →The median sale price rose from €207,500 in 2023 to €250,000 in 2025 (+20%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the E32 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Carrick-on-Suir
Cost of living in Carrick-on-Suir →New tenancies in Carrick-on-Suir averaged €1,063 a month in 2025, against €935 in 2024 (+14%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Carrick-on-Suir, E32 X402
Post-primary schools near Comeragh College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Comeragh College
Is Comeragh 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 Comeragh College have?
613 pupils in 2025/26. That is +38% since 2019/20.
Does Comeragh College teach through Irish?
No: Comeragh College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Comeragh College?
Comeragh College has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Tipperary ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Comeragh 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 Comeragh College?
The nearest are Edmund Rice Secondary School (0.9 km), Scoil Mhuire (0.9 km) and Coláiste Cois Siúire (12 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 Carrick-on-Suir; 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).