Crescent College Comprehensive
Crescent College Comprehensive is a secondary school in Limerick. 922 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, 1.38 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Minister for Education |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 922 (481 boys, 441 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 81014R |
| Eircode | V94W6W8 |
| Address | Dooradoyle Rd, Dooradoyle, Limerick |
Getting in
Competitive. 207 applications for 150 places in 2025/26 — 1.38 applicants per place, and 57 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 150 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 150 |
| Applications last year | 207 |
| Waiting list | 57 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
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
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 Ballycummin at 7.49 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 55% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Diarmuid Mullins |
|---|---|
| Phone | 061229655 |
| info@crescentsj.com | |
| Local authority | Limerick City Council |
Other schools in Limerick City
- An Mhodh Scoil Primary school, Limerick
- Ardscoil Mhuire Secondary 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
- 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.