Scoil Gearbhain
Clais na Lachan, Dún na Mainistreach, Dún Garbhán, Co. Phort Láirge · X35 NP84 · Roll number 19814B
Scoil Gearbhain is one of 7 primary schools in or within 3 km of Dungarvan. Every school in and around Dungarvan →
What stands out about Scoil Gearbhain
- One of the larger primary schools: 310 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+4%).
- Every subject is taught through Irish.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Dungarvan’s outline, 0.1 km away; listed with Dungarvan, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Gearbhain had 310 pupils in 2025/26, against 250 in 2015/16 (+24%). Girls are 45% of them. Its largest roll was 320, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Gearbhain
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 Scoil Gearbhain 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 Scoil Gearbhain
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 Scoil Gearbhain
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Gearbhain 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.
It teaches every subject through Irish.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Gearbhain is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+4%). All the schools around Dungarvan 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, 1 have more pupils than Scoil Gearbhain. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +4%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ||
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 1.6 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.4 km |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 2.5 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.6 km |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5.6 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5.8 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.5 km | |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Whitechurch N.S. Ceapach | 104 | +17% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Villierstown N.S. | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Parthalan | 53 | −28% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Knockanore N.S. | 105 | +15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh | 284 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Lios Mor Mochuda | 23 | +0% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 150 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Holy Cross School | 567 | −12% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Glor na Mara NS | 381 | −9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Ballyduff B 2 N.S. | 108 | −13% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| Waterford Educate Together NS | 386 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 35 km | |
| St Pauls B N.S. | 269 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Presentation Primary School | 446 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Ursula Naofa | 620 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School | 234 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. | 292 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 38 km | |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 39 km | |
| Réalt na Mara National School | 196 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 41 km | |
| S.N. Faiche Liag | 196 | −4% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Passage East N.S. | 101 | +33% | Catholic | English | 45 km |
Living in Dungarvan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the X35 Eircode area
Housing in Dungarvan →The median sale price rose from €295,000 in 2023 to €306,200 in 2025 (+4%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the X35 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Dungarvan
Cost of living in Dungarvan →New tenancies in Dungarvan averaged €1,219 a month in 2025, against €1,106 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Dungarvan, X35 NP84
Primary schools near Scoil Gearbhain
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Gearbhain
Is Scoil Gearbhain 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 Scoil Gearbhain have?
310 pupils in 2025/26. That is +4% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Gearbhain teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Scoil Gearbhain is taught through Irish.
Who runs Scoil Gearbhain?
Scoil Gearbhain has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Gearbhain?
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 Scoil Gearbhain?
The nearest are S N Dun na Mainistreach (1.6 km), Scoil Naomh Seosamh (2.4 km) and S.N. an Garrain Bhain (2.5 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 Dungarvan; 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).