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S N Rath An Iubhair

S N Rath An Iubhair is a primary school in Wexford. 187 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, DEIS Rural.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronBishop of Ferns
FeesFree
Enrolment187 (81 boys, 106 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
DEISYes — Rural
Roll number17707N
EircodeY21V228
AddressRathnure, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford

Getting in

Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.

Places in the coming year28
Applications open10 November 2025
Applications close10 February 2026

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.

What DEIS means here

DEIS Rural. This is the rural strand: extra literacy and numeracy support, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation. It does not carry reduced class sizes.

Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.

Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.

What DEIS is, band by band, HEAR college entry, and whether it says anything about how good a school is →

Special classes

2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

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 Y21 (Enniscorthy) was €290,000 in 2025. That is up 75.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Killann at 0.03 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 32% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalAlice Keogh
Phone0539255161
Emailinfo@rathnurens.ie
Local authorityWexford County Council

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How we know

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