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Glounthaune Mixed N.S.

Glounthaune Mixed N.S. is a primary school in Cork. 422 pupils, Catholic ethos, 3 special classes.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronBishop of Cork & Ross
FeesFree
Enrolment422 (221 boys, 201 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number15484J
EircodeT45AX78
AddressGlounthane, Co. Cork

Getting in

Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.

Places in the coming year4
Places last year4
Applications last year3

this notice describes more than one intake — read it directly.

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.

Special classes

3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 2 classes last year.

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: Riverstown / Glanmire. 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 T45 (Glanmire) was €390,000 in 2025. That is up 25.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Caherlag at 6.5 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 48% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalDamien Irwin
Phone0214353645
Emailprincipal@sncn.ie
Local authorityCork County Council

Other schools in Riverstown / Glanmire

How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.