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St Brigids N S

St Brigids N S is a primary school in Ballysax Little. 167 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronBishop of Kildare & Leighlin
FeesFree
Enrolment167 (82 boys, 85 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number16302F
EircodeR56E782
AddressBallysax Little, Curragh, Co. Kildare

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 year10
Applications open06 October 2025
Applications close24 October 2025

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

1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:

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: Curragh. 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 R56 (Curragh) was €428,505 in 2025. That is up 58.7% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ballysax East at -5.06 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 28% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalKen Mulligan
Phone045441829
Emailprincipal@stbrigidsballysax.com
Local authorityKildare County Council

Other schools in Curragh

How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.