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The facts

Special classes

5 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 4 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• 1 × ASD Early Intervention

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: Coachford. 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 P12 (Macroom) was €346,750 in 2025. That is up 62.4% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Dripsey at 5.36 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 45% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in Coachford

• Ballyvongane Mixed N S Primary school, Cork
• Canovee Mixed N S Primary school, Cork
• Cloughduv N S Primary school, Cork
• Coachford College Secondary school, Cork
• Coachford N S Primary school, Cork
• Dripsey N S Primary school, Cork
• Rusheen Ns Primary school, Cork
• Rylane N S Primary school, Cork
• S N Achadh Bolg Primary school, Cork
• S N Cill Bonain Primary school, Cork
• S N Naomh Lachtin Primary school, Cork
• S N Naomh Mhuire Primary school, Cork