Presentation Brothers College
Presentation Brothers College is a secondary school boys only in Cork. 692 pupils, Catholic ethos, fee-paying, 1.62 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Presentation Brothers Schools Trust |
| Fees | Fee-paying — amount not confirmed. This school does not publish a figure we could trace to a page. |
| Enrolment | 692 (692 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 62570R |
| Eircode | T12VK49 |
| Address | The Mardyke, Cork |
Getting in
Competitive. 182 applications for 112 places — 1.62 applicants per place, and 56 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 112 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 112 |
| Applications last year | 182 |
| Waiting list | 56 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 21 October 2025 |
| Decisions issued by | 22 October 2025 |
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.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
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 Mardyke at 7.31 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 66% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | David Barry |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214272743 |
| info@pbc-cork.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
- Greenmount Monastery Ns Primary school, Cork
- Mount Mercy College Secondary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.