St Hildas Sp Sch

The facts

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.

notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.

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.

The area around this school

School planning area: Athlone. 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 N37 (Athlone) was €320,000 in 2025. That is up 73.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Athlone East Urban at -3.52 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 42% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

Other schools in Athlone

• Ard Na Gcraith Ns Primary school, Westmeath
• Athlone Community College Secondary school, Westmeath
• Athlone N S Primary school, Westmeath
• Ballybay National School Primary school, Roscommon
• Brideswell N S Primary school, Roscommon
• Carrick N S Primary school, Roscommon
• Clonown N S Primary school, Roscommon
• Cluain Buinne N S Primary school, Westmeath
• Coláiste Chiaráin Secondary school, Roscommon
• Corr Na Madadh N S Primary school, Westmeath
• Marist College Secondary school, Westmeath
• Naomh Clar N S Primary school, Westmeath