Ardscoil Mhuire
Ardscoil Mhuire is a secondary school girls only in Limerick. 591 pupils, Catholic ethos, oversubscribed last year, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | CEIST |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 591 (0 boys, 591 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 64290V |
| Eircode | V94X47D |
| Address | Corbally, Limerick |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 96 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 104 |
| Applications last year | 116 |
| Waiting list | 10 |
check the notice — it lists more than one intake.
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
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Limerick 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 V94 (Limerick) was €353,250 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 Abbey A at -0.36 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 41% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Brid Herbert |
|---|---|
| Phone | 061349014 |
| info@asmlimerick.ie | |
| Local authority | Limerick City Council |
Other schools in Limerick City
- An Mhodh Scoil Primary school, Limerick
- Ardscoil Ris Secondary school, Limerick
- Bohermore N S Primary school, Limerick
- Carnane Mxd N S Primary school, Limerick
- Castletroy College Secondary school, Limerick
- Catherine Mc Auley Sp S Special school, LIMERICK
- Colaiste Mhichil Secondary school, Limerick
- Coláiste Nano Nagle Secondary school, Limerick
- Corpus Christi N S Primary school, Limerick
- Crescent College Comprehensive Secondary school, Limerick
- Donoughmore N S Primary school, Limerick
- Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh Secondary school, Limerick
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.