Mountmellick Community School
Mountmellick Community School is a secondary school in Laois. 742 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, 2 special classes, 1.34 applicants per place last year, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Laois & Offaly ETB & Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 742 (373 boys, 369 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 91426A |
| Eircode | R32A099 |
| Address | Mountmellick, Co Laois |
Getting in
Competitive. 161 applications for 120 places in 2025/26 — 1.34 applicants per place, and 41 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 120 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 120 |
| Applications last year | 161 |
| Waiting list | 41 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 24 October 2025 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
The school received 164 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 161 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
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 1 × Autism Inclusion Class
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 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: Mountmellick. 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 R32 (Portlaoise) was €320,000 in 2025. That is up 77.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Mountmellick Urban at -9.31 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 25% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mr. Larry Curtin |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0578624220 |
| larry.curtin@mountmellickcs.ie | |
| Local authority | Laois County Council |
Other schools in Mountmellick
- Barr Na Sruthan N S Primary school, Laois
- Clonaghadoo N S Primary school, Offaly
- Emo Mixed N S Primary school, Laois
- Mountmellick Boys N S Primary school, Laois
- Na Carraige N S Primary school, Laois
- Naomh Padraig N S Primary school, Laois
- St Josephs Girls N.S. Primary school, Laois
- St Pauls N S Primary school, Laois
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.