St. Brendan's College
St. Brendan's College is a secondary school boys only in Kerry. 871 pupils, Catholic ethos, 5 special classes, 1.22 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Kerry |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 871 (871 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 61320M |
| Eircode | V93FP49 |
| Address | Cill Airne, Co Chiarraí |
Getting in
Competitive. 175 applications for 144 places — 1.22 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 144 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 144 |
| Applications last year | 175 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
The school received 145 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 175 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
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
5 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 3 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 2 × Multiple Disabilities
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 4 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: Killarney. 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 V93 (Killarney) was €332,500 in 2025. That is up 52.9% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Killarney Urban at 0.32 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 40% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Sean Coffey |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0646631021 |
| admin@stbrendanscollege.ie | |
| Local authority | Kerry County Council |
Other schools in Killarney
- Coolick National School Primary school, Kerry
- Faha National School Primary school, Kerry
- Gaelscoil Faithleann Primary school, Kerry
- Glenflesk N S Primary school, Kerry
- Holy Cross Primary School Primary school, Kerry
- Killarney Community College Secondary school, Kerry
- Knockanes Mxd N S Primary school, Kerry
- Lissivigeen Mxd N S Primary school, Kerry
- Loughguitane N S Primary school, Kerry
- Raheen National School Primary school, Kerry
- S N An Chuilleanaig Primary school, Kerry
- S N An Fhossa Primary school, Kerry
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.