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S N Cill Bonain

S N Cill Bonain is a primary school in Cork. 97 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronBishop of Cork & Ross
FeesFree
Enrolment97 (51 boys, 46 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number17338I
EircodeP31WK25
AddressKnocknahilan, Aherla, Co. Cork

Getting in

Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.

Places in the coming year17
Applications open01 October 2025
Applications close01 February 2026

notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.

Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗

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

1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:

This is the school's first special class.

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 P31 (Ballincollig) was €440,000 in 2025. That is up 31.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Kilbonane at 9.54 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 51% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalKeith Cotter
Phone0217331730
Emailprincipal@kilbonaneschool.com
Local authorityCork County Council

Other schools in Coachford

How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.