Jesus & Mary Secondary School
Jesus & Mary Secondary School is a secondary school girls only in Galway. 658 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2.58 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Le Chéile Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 658 (0 boys, 658 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 63001G |
| Eircode | H91D9H3 |
| Address | Threadneedle Road, Salthill, Galway |
Getting in
Hard. 309 applications for 120 places — 2.58 applicants per place, and 177 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 120 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 120 |
| Applications last year | 309 |
| Waiting list | 177 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2026 |
| Applications close | 23 October 2026 |
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 ↗ (2027/28)
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: Galway 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 H91 (Galway) was €404,999 in 2025. That is up 47.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Knocknacarragh at 7.6 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 70% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Marie Flannery |
|---|---|
| Phone | 091529500 |
| admin@salerno.ie | |
| Local authority | Galway City Council |
Other schools in Galway City
- Bushy Park N S Primary school, Galway
- Claregalway Educate Together Ns Primary school, Galway
- Coláiste Bhaile Chláir Secondary school, Galway
- Coláiste Einde Secondary school, Galway
- Coláiste Iognáid S.J. Secondary school, Galway
- Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College Secondary school, Galway
- Coláiste Muire Máthair Secondary school, Galway
- Coláiste Na Coiribe Secondary school, Galway
- Cuan Na Gaillimhe Community National School Primary school, Galway
- Dominican College Secondary school, Galway
- Gaelscoil Dara Primary school, Galway
- Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Primary school, Galway
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.