St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh
Summerhill, Nenagh, Co Tipperary · E45 F890 · Roll number 65370B
St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh is one of 3 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Nenagh. Every school in and around Nenagh →
What stands out about St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh
- 715 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 715 pupils, 33% more than the 538 of 2019/20.
- A boys’ school.
- The largest of the 3 post-primary schools around Nenagh.
- A voluntary secondary school: owned by its trustees, most often a religious order or its successor trust, and paid for by the State.
- Its patron is Edmund Rice Schools Trust; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh had 715 pupils in 2025/26, against 515 in 2015/16 (+39%). Its roll rose in 9 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh
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 St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh 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 St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh
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 St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh 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 takes boys only.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh has grown by 33% since 2019/20. All the schools around Nenagh together changed by +6%.
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 St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +33%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh | 715 | +33% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Mary's Secondary School | 577 | +28% | Catholic | English | 0.6 km | |
| Nenagh College | 345 | −26% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 0.7 km | |
| Borrisokane Community College | 723 | +22% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| St Anne's Community College | 731 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| St Josephs College | 373 | +36% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Newport College | 407 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 22 km |
The other 24 post-primary schools in Co. Tipperary
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 719 | +27% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Cistercian College | 255 | +16% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Our Ladys Secondary School | 646 | +15% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Colaiste Phobáil Ros Cré | 594 | +13% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed | 601 | +72% | Multi-denominational | Irish stream | ✓ | 32 km |
| C.B.S. Thurles | 571 | −1% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ursuline Secondary School | 895 | +10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 559 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St. Anne's Secondary School | 267 | −19% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St. Ailbe's School | 704 | +101% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Cashel Community School | 885 | +4% | Inter-denominational | English | 44 km | |
| The Abbey School | 354 | −11% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Ruain | 360 | +1% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Rockwell College | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 365 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Patrician Presentation | 289 | +88% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Colaiste Dun Iascaigh | 889 | +23% | Inter-denominational | English | 57 km | |
| Ardscoil na mBráithre | 706 | +1% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 448 | +1% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Central Technical Institute, Clonmel | 366 | +43% | Multi-denominational | Irish stream | ✓ | 66 km |
| Loreto Secondary School | 465 | −5% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 470 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 78 km |
| Edmund Rice Secondary School | 305 | +4% | Catholic | English | 79 km | |
| Comeragh College | 613 | +38% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 79 km |
Living in Nenagh
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the E45 Eircode area
Housing in Nenagh →The median sale price rose from €220,200 in 2023 to €300,000 in 2025 (+36%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the E45 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Nenagh
Cost of living in Nenagh →New tenancies in Nenagh averaged €1,098 a month in 2025, against €989 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Nenagh, E45 F890
Post-primary schools near St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh
Is St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh 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 St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh have?
715 pupils in 2025/26. That is +33% since 2019/20.
Does St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh teach through Irish?
No: St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh?
St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Edmund Rice Schools Trust.
How do pupils get a place at St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh?
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 St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh?
The nearest are St Mary's Secondary School (0.6 km), Nenagh College (0.7 km) and Borrisokane Community College (16 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 Nenagh; 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).