Kennedy College

The facts

Special classes

2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• 1 × Autism Inclusion Class

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 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: New Ross. 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 Y34 (New Ross) was €225,000 in 2025. That is up 47.5% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates New Ross Rural at -6.32 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 33% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in New Ross

• Bunscoil Nic Amhlaidh Primary school, Wexford
• Bunscoil Ris Primary school, Wexford
• Christian Brothers Secondary School Secondary school, Wexford
• Good Counsel College Secondary school, Wexford
• New Ross Educate Together National School Primary school, Wexford
• Our Lady Of Lourdes Secondary School Secondary school, Wexford
• Rathgarogue N S Primary school, Wexford
• S N Baile An Fhasaigh Primary school, Kilkenny
• S N Baile Cuisin Primary school, Wexford
• S N Raithin Primary school, Wexford
• S N Rath An Iubhair Primary school, Wexford
• S N Shean Bhoth Primary school, Wexford