Archbishop Mchale College

The facts

Special classes

3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• 1 × Moderate General Learning Disability

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: Tuam. 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 H54 (Tuam) was €289,000 in 2025. That is up 60.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Tuam Urban at -7.76 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 34% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in Tuam

• Ballinderry N S Primary school, Galway
• Barnaderg Central Sch Primary school, Galway
• Ceathru Na Ngarrdhanta Primary school, Galway
• Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha Primary school, Galway
• High Cross College Secondary school, Galway
• Kilconly N S Primary school, Galway
• Newtown Ns Primary school, Galway
• S N An Croi Ro Naofa Primary school, Galway
• S N An Leath Bhaile Primary school, Galway
• S N An Tsaileain Primary school, Galway
• S N Bheanain Primary school, Galway
• S N Cathair Geal Primary school, Galway