Nagle Rice Secondary School
Nagle Rice Secondary School is a secondary school in Cork. 260 pupils, Catholic ethos, 4 special classes.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Edmund Rice Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 260 (142 boys, 118 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 62210K |
| Eircode | P51NH96 |
| Address | Doneraile, Co. Cork |
Special classes
4 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 3 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 1 × Autism Inclusion Class
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 3 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: Doneraile. 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 P51 (Mallow) was €265,000 in 2025. That is up 59.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Doneraile at -4.75 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 31% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | MS. Brid Lysaght |
|---|---|
| Phone | 02224500 |
| info@nrss.ie | |
| Local authority | Cork County Council |
Other schools in Doneraile
- Ballygown Ns Primary school, Cork
- Canon Sheehan Primary School Primary school, Cork
- Castletownroche N S Primary school, Cork
- S N Sean Baile Mor Primary school, Cork
- Sn Cill Dairbhre Primary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.