Ursuline Secondary School
Ursuline Secondary School is a secondary school girls only in Tipperary. 895 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1.33 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Le Chéile Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 895 (0 boys, 895 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Boarding | Mixed |
| Roll number | 65470F |
| Eircode | E41E726 |
| Address | Thurles, Co. Tipperary |
Getting in
Competitive. 192 applications for 144 places — 1.33 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 144 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 144 |
| Applications last year | 192 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
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.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Thurles. 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 Thurles Urban at -6.53 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 30% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Tríona Gleeson |
|---|---|
| Phone | 050422147 |
| info@uct.ie | |
| Local authority | Tipperary (NR) County Council |
Other schools in Thurles
- Ballycahill N S Primary school, Tipperary
- C.B.S. Thurles Secondary school, Tipperary
- Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed Secondary school, Tipperary
- Gaelscoil Durlas Eile Primary school, Tipperary
- Gaile N S Primary school, Tipperary
- Presentation Primary School Primary school, Tipperary
- Presentation Secondary School Secondary school, Tipperary
- S N Chaoimhghin Primary school, Tipperary
- S N Leamhach Primary school, Tipperary
- S N Micheal Naofa Primary school, Tipperary
- S N Na Hinse Primary school, Tipperary
- S N Na Maighne Primary school, Tipperary
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.