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Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior

Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior is a primary school in Cork. 207 pupils, Catholic ethos, 5 special classes, DEIS.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronBishop of Cork & Ross
FeesFree
Enrolment207 (139 boys, 68 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
DEISYes — this school is in the DEIS programme
Roll number20140E
EircodeT23VY17
AddressNorth Monastery Road, 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 year50
Applications open01 October 2025
Applications close02 February 2026

notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.

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

5 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 4 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: Gurranbraher / 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 T23 (Cork Northside) was €361,000 in 2025. That is up 41.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Farranferris C at -15.44 (Disadvantaged), where 0 is the national average. 21% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalCharles O'Brien
Phone0214305020
Emailsecretary@northmonprimary.net
Local authorityCork City Council

Other schools in Gurranbraher / Cork City

How we know

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