Kinsale Community School
Kinsale Community School is a secondary school in Cork. 1450 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, 7 special classes.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Cork ETB & Religious Sisters of Mercy |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 1,450 (733 boys, 717 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 91499E |
| Eircode | P17R993 |
| Address | Kinsale, Co Cork |
Special classes
7 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 6 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 1 × Moderate General Learning Disability
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: Kinsale. 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 P17 (Kinsale) was €485,000 in 2025. That is up 40.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Kinsale Rural at 8.55 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 54% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Fergal McCarthy |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214773174 |
| info@kinsalecommunityschool.ie | |
| Local authority | Cork County Council |
Other schools in Kinsale
- Ballinspittle N S Primary school, Cork
- Dundar Mhuighe N S Primary school, Cork
- Gaelscoil Chionn Tsáile Primary school, Cork
- Kinsale N S Primary school, Cork
- S N Chobh Chionn Tsaile Primary school, Cork
- S N Fionan Na Reanna Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Mhuire Na Ngrast Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Naomh Eltin Primary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.