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Our Ladys Secondary School

Our Ladys Secondary School is a secondary school in Tipperary. 646 pupils, Catholic ethos, 3 special classes.

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The facts

TypeSecondary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronCEIST
FeesFree
Enrolment646 (333 boys, 313 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number65440T
EircodeE41EA48
AddressTemplemore, Co. Tipperary

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 year125
Places last year140
Applications last year140
Waiting list0
Applications open01 October 2026
Decisions issued by22 December 2026
Offers must be accepted by22 December 2026

check the notice — it lists more than one intake.

Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2027/28)

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

3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 2 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: Templemore. 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 E41 (Thurles) was €249,000 in 2025. That is up 72.9% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Templemore at -5.28 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 29% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalMr. Paul Fogarty
Phone050431299
Emailoffice@ourladystemplemore.ie
Local authorityTipperary (NR) County Council

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How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.