S N Naomh Fhionain

The facts

Getting in

Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.

notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.

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:

• 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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: Dunleer. 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 A92 (Drogheda) was €380,000 in 2025. That is up 52.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Drumcar at 0.38 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 37% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

Other schools in Dunleer

• Dromin N S Primary school, Louth
• S N Chaoimhin Naofa Primary school, Louth
• S N Columcille Primary school, Louth
• S N Padraig Primary school, Louth
• S N Tigh An Lubhair Primary school, Louth
• Scoil Bhride Mixed N S Primary school, Louth
• Scoil Ui Mhuiri Secondary school, Louth
• St Marys Special Sch Special school, Co. Louth
• Walshestown N S Primary school, Louth