Mercy College
Mercy College is a secondary school in Sligo. 718 pupils, Catholic ethos, 4 special classes.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | CEIST |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 718 (3 boys, 715 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | Irish Unit in English Medium School |
| Roll number | 65181V |
| Eircode | F91CF80 |
| Address | Chapel Hill, Sligo, Co. Sligo |
Special classes
4 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 4 × 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: Sligo. 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 F91 (Sligo) was €272,400 in 2025. That is up 94.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Sligo East at -6.79 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 36% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Anne Gorby |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0719143476 |
| goreilly@mercycollegesligo.ie | |
| Local authority | Sligo County Council |
Other schools in Sligo
- Ballinode College Secondary school, Sligo
- Carbury National School Primary school, Sligo
- Carraroe N S Primary school, Sligo
- Gaelscoil Chnoc Na Re Primary school, Sligo
- Our Lady Of Mercy N S Primary school, Sligo
- Ransboro New Central Primary school, Sligo
- S N Realt Na Mara Primary school, Sligo
- S N Ursula Primary school, Sligo
- Scoil Asicus Primary school, Sligo
- Scoil Eoin Naofa Primary school, Sligo
- Sligo Grammar School Secondary school, Sligo
- Sligo Project School Primary school, Sligo
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.