Desmond College

The facts

Special classes

3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• 1 × Mild General Learning Disability

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: Newcastlewest. 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 V42 (Newcastle West) was €257,500 in 2025. That is up 66.7% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Newcastle Urban at -5.89 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 30% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in Newcastlewest

• Carrickerry N S Primary school, Limerick
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• Kilmeedy N S Primary school, Limerick
• Mahoonagh N S Primary school, Limerick
• Monagea National School Primary school, Limerick
• S N Cill Lachtain Primary school, Limerick
• S N Molua B Primary school, Limerick
• Scoil Ide Naofa Primary school, Limerick
• Scoil Mhuire Primary school, Limerick
• Scoil Mhuire & Íde Secondary school, Limerick
• Scoil O Curain B Primary school, Limerick
• St Josephs Convent Primary school, Limerick