Greenmount Monastery Ns
Greenmount Monastery Ns is a primary school in Cork. 240 pupils, Catholic ethos, 4 special classes, DEIS Urban Band 2.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Cork & Ross |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 240 (131 boys, 109 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Urban Band 2 |
| Roll number | 12473M |
| Eircode | T12HE14 |
| Address | Green Street, Greenmount, 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 year | 3 |
|---|
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
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 Urban Band 2. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator and School Completion Programme access. Band 2 does not carry the reduced class sizes that Band 1 does.
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
4 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 2 × Specific Speech and Language Disorder
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 Greenmount at 0.7 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 42% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Finbarr Hurley |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214966242 |
| principal@greenmount.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
- Coláiste Éamann Rís 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
- 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.