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St Finian's College

St Finian's College is a secondary school in Westmeath. 891 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year.

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The facts

TypeSecondary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronBishop of Meath
FeesFree
Enrolment891 (399 boys, 492 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number63280N
EircodeN91H593
AddressLongford Road, Ballyglass, Mullingar, Co Westmeath

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 year150
Places last year150
Applications last year541
Waiting list238
Applications open13 October 2025
Decisions issued by14 November 2025
Offers must be accepted by14 November 2025

check the notice — it lists more than one intake.

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

2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

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: Mullingar. 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 N91 (Mullingar) was €330,000 in 2025. That is up 73.7% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Mullingar Rural at -0.71 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 42% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalMr. John McHale
Phone0449348672
Emailsecretary@stfinianscollege.ie
Local authorityWestmeath County Council

Other schools in Mullingar

How we know

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