St Vincent's Secondary School
St Vincent's Secondary School is a secondary school girls only in Cork. 283 pupils, Catholic ethos, 4 special classes, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Religious Sisters of Charity |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 283 (0 boys, 283 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 62590A |
| Eircode | T23NH01 |
| Address | St Mary's 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 year | 40 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 3 |
| Applications last year | 5 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 07 November 2025 |
| Decisions issued by | 07 November 2025 |
| Offers must be accepted by | 07 November 2025 |
The school received 60 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 5 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
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
4 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 4 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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 Shandon A at 6.14 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 55% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | James Deane |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214307730 |
| info@stvincentscork.com | |
| Local authority | Cork City Council |
Other schools in Gurranbraher / Cork City
- Gaelcholáiste Mhuire Secondary school, Cork
- Gaelscoil Peig Sayers Primary school, Cork
- Nano Nagle College Secondary school, Cork
- North Monastery Secondary School Secondary school, Cork
- North Presentation Primary School Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Aiseiri Chriost Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Colmcille Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Iosagain Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Mhuire Ar Chnoc Haoine Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Oilibheir Primary school, Cork
- Scoil Padre Pio N S Primary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.