Coláiste Mhuire
Coláiste Mhuire is a secondary school girls only in Clare. 1013 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1.76 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | CEIST |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 1,013 (0 boys, 1013 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 61930Q |
| Eircode | V95X683 |
| Address | College Road, Ennis, Co Clare |
Getting in
Competitive. 281 applications for 160 places — 1.76 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 160 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 160 |
| Applications last year | 281 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
| Applications open | 22 January 2021 |
| Applications close | 22 January 2021 |
| Decisions issued by | 29 January 2021 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2020/21)
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Ennis. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district V95 (Ennis) was €315,500 in 2025. That is up 63.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ennis No. 1 Urban at -10.97 (Disadvantaged), where 0 is the national average. 28% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Miss Jean Pound |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0656829497 |
| admin@colaistemuire.ie | |
| Local authority | Clare County Council |
Other schools in Ennis
- Ballyea Mixed N S Primary school, Clare
- Barefield Mixed N S Primary school, Clare
- Bunscoil Na Mbraithre Primary school, Clare
- Chriost Ri Primary school, Clare
- Clarecastle National School Primary school, Clare
- Clooney N S Primary school, Clare
- Connolly N S Primary school, Clare
- Eidhneach N S Primary school, Clare
- Ennis Community College Secondary school, Clare
- Ennis Educate Together Ns Primary school, Clare
- Ennis N S Primary school, Clare
- Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog Primary school, Clare
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.