S N B Togher Cork
S N B Togher Cork is a primary school boys only in Cork. 252 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Cork & Ross |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 252 (252 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 13980L |
| Eircode | T12Y710 |
| Address | Togher Road, Cork |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 3 |
| Applications last year | 30 |
| Waiting list | 10 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2021 |
| Applications close | 01 November 2021 |
The school received 60 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 30 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
this notice describes more than one intake — read it directly.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2022/23)
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
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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 Ballygarvan/lehenagh at 5.5 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 46% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Kieran Kelly |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214964640 |
| office@togherboys.com | |
| 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.