Gortnacart N S

The facts

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.

notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.

Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2023/24)

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

The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.

The area around this school

School planning area: Glenties. 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 F94 (Donegal) was €200,000 in 2025. That is up 48.1% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ardara at -2.64 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 34% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

Other schools in Glenties

• Ardara Mixed N S Primary school, Donegal
• Gairm Scoil Chú Uladh Secondary school, Donegal
• Min A Ghabhann N S Primary school, Donegal
• S N An Bhreacaigh Primary school, Donegal
• S N Chill Coinnigh Primary school, Donegal
• S N Cholmcille Primary school, Donegal
• S N Crannaighe Buidhe Primary school, Donegal
• S N Leitir Mhic An Bhaird Primary school, Donegal
• S N Mhin Teineadh De Primary school, Donegal
• S N Muire Gan Smal Primary school, Donegal
• Scoil Mhuire Primary school, Donegal
• Sn Eadan Fhionnfhaoich Primary school, Donegal