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St Francis Capuchin College

St Francis Capuchin College is a secondary school boys only in Cork. 730 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes.

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The facts

TypeSecondary school
GenderBoys only
EthosCatholic
PatronCapuchin Franciscan Order (Provincial Council)
FeesFree
Enrolment730 (730 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number62460K
EircodeT12TK82
AddressRochestown, 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 year162
Applications open01 October 2025
Applications close22 October 2025
Decisions issued by10 November 2025

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

2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

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: Passage West. 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 Carrigaline/monkstown Rural/douglas at 9.97 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 60% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalMarie Ring
Phone0214891417
Emailinfo@stfranciscollege.ie
Local authorityCork City Council

Other schools in Passage West

How we know

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