Coláiste Éamann Rís
Coláiste Éamann Rís is a secondary school in Cork. 811 pupils, Catholic ethos, 5 special classes, 2.89 applicants per place last year, DEIS Post-primary.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Edmund Rice Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 811 (456 boys, 355 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Post-primary |
| Roll number | 62540I |
| Eircode | T12XT96 |
| Address | St Patrick's Road, Cork |
Getting in
Hard. 347 applications for 120 places — 2.89 applicants per place, and 227 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 120 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 120 |
| Applications last year | 347 |
| Waiting list | 227 |
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 ↗ (2026/27)
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.
What DEIS means here
DEIS Post-primary. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access, enhanced capitation, free State exam fees, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme for reduced-points college entry.
Post-primary DEIS benefits: Free State examination fees for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate, Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinator, School Completion Programme, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme (Higher Education Access Route) offering reserved university places at reduced CAO points across Irish universities.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
5 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 5 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Glasheen / Cork City. 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 T12 (Cork Southside) was €419,975 in 2025. That is up 42.4% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Evergreen at 5.9 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 55% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Aaron Wolfe |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214962025 |
| info@cercork.ie | |
| Local authority | Cork City Council |
Other schools in Glasheen / Cork City
- Bishopstown Community School Secondary school, Cork
- Bunscoil Chriost Ri Primary school, Cork
- Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh Secondary school, Cork
- Coláiste Chríost Rí Secondary school, Cork
- Coláiste Daibhéid Secondary school, Cork
- Cork Educate Together National School Primary school, Cork
- Cork University Hos School Special school, Cork
- Gaelscoil An Teaghlaigh Naofa Primary school, Cork
- Gaelscoil Ui Riada Primary school, Cork
- Greenmount Monastery Ns Primary school, Cork
- Mount Mercy College Secondary school, Cork
- Muire Gan Smal C Primary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.