St Nathy's College
St Nathy's College is a secondary school in Roscommon. 687 pupils, Catholic ethos, 0.98 applicants per place last year, DEIS Post-primary.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Achonry |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 687 (359 boys, 328 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Post-primary |
| Roll number | 68067P |
| Eircode | F45V122 |
| Address | Chapel Street, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon |
Getting in
Not oversubscribed. 128 applications for 130 places — 0.98 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 135 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 130 |
| Applications last year | 128 |
| Applications open | 10 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 07 November 2025 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
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.
What DEIS means here
DEIS Post-primary. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access, enhanced capitation, free State exam fees, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme for reduced-points college entry.
Post-primary DEIS benefits: Free State examination fees for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate, Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinator, School Completion Programme, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme (Higher Education Access Route) offering reserved university places at reduced CAO points across Irish universities.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Ballaghadereen. 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 F45 (Castlerea) was €155,000 in 2025. That is up 100.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ballaghaderreen at -11.31 (Disadvantaged), where 0 is the national average. 27% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Fr Martin Henry |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0949860010 |
| principal@stnathys.com | |
| Local authority | Roscommon County Council |
Other schools in Ballaghadereen
- Carn N S Primary school, Sligo
- Don N S Primary school, Roscommon
- Fairymount N S Primary school, Roscommon
- Kilmovee N S Primary school, Mayo
- S N Brusna Primary school, Roscommon
- S N Lios A Cuill M Primary school, Roscommon
- S N Mhuire Lourdes Primary school, Roscommon
- S N Padraig Naofa Primary school, Roscommon
- Scoil Naomh Aodain Primary school, Sligo
- St Attractas N S Primary school, Roscommon
- St Colmans Ns Primary school, Mayo
- Tibohine N S Primary school, Roscommon
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.