St Joseph's National School

The facts

Special classes

2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 classes last year.

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: Carrickmacross. 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 A81 (Carrickmacross) was €280,000 in 2025. That is up 60.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Carrickmacross Urban at -6.97 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 31% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

Other schools in Carrickmacross

• Bunscoil Louis Naofa Primary school, Monaghan
• Corcreagh N S Primary school, Monaghan
• Drumgossatt N S Primary school, Monaghan
• Inver College Secondary school, Monaghan
• Lisdoonan N S Primary school, Monaghan
• Naomh Micheal Primary school, Monaghan
• Patrician High School Secondary school, Monaghan
• S N Blaithin Iosa Primary school, Monaghan
• S N Cholmcille Primary school, Monaghan
• Scoil Bride Primary school, Monaghan
• Scoil Naoimh Eanna Primary school, Monaghan
• Scoil Naomh Deagha Primary school, Monaghan