St Aloysius College
St Aloysius College is a secondary school girls only in Cork. 765 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, 2.42 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Le Chéile Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 765 (0 boys, 765 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 62140P |
| Eircode | T45CF61 |
| Address | Main Street, Carrigtwohill, Co.Cork |
Getting in
Hard. 291 applications for 120 places — 2.42 applicants per place, and 154 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 120 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 120 |
| Applications last year | 291 |
| Waiting list | 154 |
| Applications open | 22 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 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
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 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: Midleton / Carrigtwohill. 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 T45 (Glanmire) was €390,000 in 2025. That is up 25.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Carrigtohill at 7.28 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 48% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Sean Twomey |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214883341 |
| admin@saintals.ie | |
| Local authority | Cork County Council |
Other schools in Midleton / Carrigtwohill
- Ballintotas N S Primary school, Cork
- Carrigtwohill Community National School Primary school, Cork
- Carrigtwohill Post Primary Secondary school, Cork
- Castlemartyr N S Primary school, Cork
- Christian Brothers Secondary School Secondary school, Cork
- Cloyne National School Primary school, Cork
- Dungourney Central N Sc Primary school, Cork
- East Cork Community Special School Special school, Carrigtwohill
- Gaelscoil Mhainistir Na Corann Primary school, Cork
- Knockraha N S Primary school, Cork
- Leamlara Mixed N S Primary school, Cork
- Midleton Cbs Primary School Primary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.