Ardscoil Mhuire
Ardscoil Mhuire is a secondary school girls only in Limerick. 591 pupils, Catholic ethos, oversubscribed last year, DEIS Post-primary.
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 — Post-primary |
| 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.
What DEIS means here
DEIS Post-primary. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access, enhanced capitation, free State exam fees, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme for reduced-points college entry.
Post-primary DEIS benefits: Free State examination fees for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate, Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinator, School Completion Programme, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme (Higher Education Access Route) offering reserved university places at reduced CAO points across Irish universities.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
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.