St Joseph's Community College
St Joseph's Community College is a secondary school in Mayo. 223 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim ETB |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 223 (113 boys, 110 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 76334I |
| Eircode | F12WE19 |
| Address | St. Joseph's Community College, Charlestown |
Special classes
1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × 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: Charlestown. 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 F12 (Claremorris) was €210,000 in 2025. That is up 82.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Sonnagh at -8.23 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 30% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Stacey McDermott (Acting) |
|---|---|
| Phone | 094-9254211 |
| info@sjcc.ie | |
| Local authority | Mayo County Council |
Other schools in Charlestown
- Carracastle Central Ns Primary school, Mayo
- Cloonlyon N S Primary school, Mayo
- S N Athracht Nfa Primary school, Mayo
- S N Tamhnighan Fheadha Primary school, Mayo
- Sn Muire Gan Smal Primary school, Sligo
- Tavrane Central Ns Primary school, Mayo
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.