Mount Sion Cbs N S
Mount Sion Cbs N S is a primary school boys only in Waterford. 360 pupils, Catholic ethos, 4 special classes, oversubscribed last year, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Waterford & Lismore |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 360 (360 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 19947U |
| Eircode | X91NF77 |
| Address | Barrack Street, Waterford |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 38 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 6 |
| Applications last year | 16 |
| Waiting list | 10 |
| Applications open | 08 October 2024 |
| Applications close | 18 November 2024 |
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2024/25)
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
4 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 4 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 3 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: Waterford. 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 X91 (Waterford) was €316,000 in 2025. That is up 59.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Mount Sion at -11.9 (Disadvantaged), where 0 is the national average. 24% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Catherine Burke |
|---|---|
| Phone | 051377947 |
| office@mountsionprimaryschool.ie | |
| Local authority | Waterford City Council |
Other schools in Waterford
- Abbey Community College Secondary school, Kilkenny
- An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School Primary school, Waterford
- C.B.S. Mount Sion, Waterford Secondary school, Waterford
- Christ Church N S Primary school, Waterford
- Colmcille Mixed N S Primary school, Kilkenny
- De La Salle College Secondary school, Waterford
- Gaelcholáiste Phort Láirge Secondary school, Waterford
- Gaelscoil Na Ndeise Primary school, Waterford
- Gaelscoil Phort Lairge Primary school, Waterford
- Jonah Special School Special school, Co. Kilkenny
- Newtown Junior School Primary school, Waterford
- Newtown School Secondary school, Waterford
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.