Coláiste Shliabh na mBan
Ferryhouse, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary · E91 RF38 · Roll number 19687U
Coláiste Shliabh na mBan is the only one of the special schools in or within 3 km of Clonmel. Every school in and around Clonmel →
What stands out about Coláiste Shliabh na mBan
- A small special school: 12 pupils, against a typical 58.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 2 girls and 10 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Tipperary ETB; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only special school in Clonmel or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Clonmel’s outline, 0.2 km away; listed with Clonmel, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Coláiste Shliabh na mBan had 12 pupils in 2025/26, down from 14 in 2015/16 (−14%). Girls are 17% of them. Its largest roll was 17, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Coláiste Shliabh na mBan
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 Coláiste Shliabh na mBan 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 Coláiste Shliabh na mBan
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 Coláiste Shliabh na mBan
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Coláiste Shliabh na mBan follow a professional report on the child’s needs; the National Council for Special Education’s local special educational needs organiser helps families apply.
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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest special 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 2 nearest special schools has more pupils than Coláiste Shliabh na mBan.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Shliabh na mBan | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Aonghusa | 151 | +29% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Cormaic Special School | 211 | −2% | Catholic | English | 24 km |
The other 2 special schools in Co. Tipperary
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Annes Special Sch | 49 | +0% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Nenagh Community Special School | 11 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 67 km |
Living in Clonmel
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the E91 Eircode area
Housing in Clonmel →The median sale price rose from €222,000 in 2023 to €285,000 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the E91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Clonmel
Cost of living in Clonmel →New tenancies in Clonmel averaged €1,166 a month in 2025, against €1,057 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Clonmel, E91 RF38
Special schools near Coláiste Shliabh na mBan
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Coláiste Shliabh na mBan
Is Coláiste Shliabh na mBan 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 Coláiste Shliabh na mBan have?
12 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Coláiste Shliabh na mBan teach through Irish?
No: Coláiste Shliabh na mBan teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Coláiste Shliabh na mBan?
Coláiste Shliabh na mBan has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Tipperary ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Coláiste Shliabh na mBan?
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 Coláiste Shliabh na mBan?
The nearest are Scoil Aonghusa (23 km) and Cormaic Special School (24 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 Clonmel; 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).