Monaghan Collegiate School
Monaghan Collegiate School is a secondary school in Monaghan. 234 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, fee-paying.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Board of Governors of Monaghan Collegiate School |
| Fees | Fee-paying — amount not confirmed. This school does not publish a figure we could trace to a page. |
| Enrolment | 234 (108 boys, 126 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 64830E |
| Eircode | H18X027 |
| Address | Corlatt, Monaghan, Co Monaghan |
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.
| Places in the coming year | 48 |
|---|---|
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 21 November 2025 |
| Decisions issued by | 15 December 2025 |
| Offers must be accepted by | 15 December 2025 |
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
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Monaghan. 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 H18 (Monaghan) was €260,000 in 2025. That is up 73.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Monaghan Rural at -5.36 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 33% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mrs Tara Cowan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 04782060 |
| admin@monaghancollegiateschool.ie | |
| Local authority | Monaghan County Council |
Other schools in Monaghan
- Beech Hill College Secondary school, Monaghan
- Coláiste Oiriall Secondary school, Monaghan
- Corcaghan N S Primary school, Monaghan
- Corr A Chrainn National School Primary school, Monaghan
- Deravoy National School Primary school, Monaghan
- Drumacruttin N S Primary school, Monaghan
- Edenmore N.S. Primary school, Monaghan
- Gaelscoil Ultain Primary school, Monaghan
- Knockconnon N S Primary school, Monaghan
- Monaghan Model School Primary school, Monaghan
- Scoil Bhrighde Primary school, Monaghan
- Scoil Mhichil Primary school, Monaghan
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.