Mount Sion CBS N.S.
Barrack Street, Waterford · X91 NF77 · Roll number 19947U
Mount Sion CBS N.S. is one of 18 primary schools in or within 3 km of Poleberry. Every school in and around Poleberry →
What stands out about Mount Sion CBS N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 360 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+10%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 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.
- A boys’ school.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Mount Sion CBS N.S. had 360 pupils in 2025/26, against 295 in 2015/16 (+22%). Its largest roll was 360, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Mount Sion CBS 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 Mount Sion CBS 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 Mount Sion CBS 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 Mount Sion CBS N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Mount Sion CBS 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.
It takes boys only. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Mount Sion CBS N.S. has grown by 10% since 2019/20. All the schools around Poleberry together changed by +4%.
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, 3 have more pupils than Mount Sion CBS N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +10%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.5 km |
| Presentation Primary School | 446 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.6 km |
| An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School | 234 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.7 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. | 292 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.7 km |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 0.8 km | |
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.9 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Ursula Naofa | 620 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1 km |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 1.1 km | |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 1.1 km | |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 1.1 km | |
| St Pauls B N.S. | 269 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 1.5 km | |
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.6 km |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 1.8 km | |
| Waterford Educate Together NS | 386 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 2 km | |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 2.1 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.6 km |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| S.N. Faiche Liag | 196 | −4% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.9 km | |
| Passage East N.S. | 101 | +33% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Glor na Mara NS | 381 | −9% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Holy Cross School | 567 | −12% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Réalt na Mara National School | 196 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 14 km | |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 40 km | |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 40 km | |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| Whitechurch N.S. Ceapach | 104 | +17% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Villierstown N.S. | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh | 284 | −8% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| S.N. Lios Mor Mochuda | 23 | +0% | Church of Ireland | English | 57 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Parthalan | 53 | −28% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Knockanore N.S. | 105 | +15% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 150 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| Ballyduff B 2 N.S. | 108 | −13% | Catholic | English | 65 km |
Living in Poleberry
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the X91 Eircode area
Housing in Poleberry →The median sale price rose from €265,000 in 2023 to €320,000 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the X91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Poleberry
Cost of living in Poleberry →New tenancies in Poleberry averaged €1,316 a month in 2025, against €1,185 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Poleberry, X91 NF77
Primary schools near Mount Sion CBS 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 Mount Sion CBS N.S.
Is Mount Sion CBS 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 Mount Sion CBS N.S. have?
360 pupils in 2025/26. That is +10% since 2019/20.
Does Mount Sion CBS N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Mount Sion CBS N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Mount Sion CBS N.S.?
Mount Sion CBS N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at Mount Sion CBS 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 Mount Sion CBS N.S.?
The nearest are St Stephens N.S. (0.5 km), Presentation Primary School (0.6 km) and An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School (0.7 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 Poleberry; 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).