Irish Towns Guide

According to the Sunday Times – these are the top 20 secondary schools in Ireland.
They base their results on the numbers of students gaining places in autumn 2008 and 2009 at one of the nine universities on the island of Ireland, main teacher training colleges, Royal College of Surgeons, National College of Art and Design or any English,Welsh or Scottish university or equivalent.

This may not be the best measure of school performance – but since the Irish government and the Irish teachers don’t want to publish exam results or carry out proper inspections with meaningful comparable results – these figures are all we have.

Top 20 Schools

1  Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Dublin
2  Colaiste Iosagain, Booterstown, Co Dublin
3  Glenstal Abbey School, Murroe, Co Limerick
4  Mount Anville Secondary School, Goatstown, Dublin 14 G
5  The Teresian School, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
6  Loreto College, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
7  Holy Child Secondary School, Killiney, Co Dublin G
8  Laurel Hill Colaiste FCJ, Sth Circular Rd, Limerick G
9  Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6
10  Scoil Mhuire, Sydney Place, Cork
11  Colaiste Eoin, Booterstown, Co Dublin B
12  Clongowes Wood College, Naas, Co Kildare B
13  Jesus&Mary Secondary School, Salthill, Galway G
14  Presentation Brothers College, Mardyke, Cork B
15  St Gerard’s, Bray, Co Wicklow M
16  Muckross Park College, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 G 7
17  Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles, Co Tipperary G
18  Loreto High School, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 G
19  St Andrew’s College, Blackrock, Co Dublin M
20  St Joseph of Cluny Secondary School, Killiney,

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Based on 2008 figures for entry into third level in Ireland – these are the 20 best secondary schools in South Dublin. This League Table was compiled by the Sunday Times newspaper in 2009 and is based on the percentage of Leving Cert students going on to third level in Ireland. It probably isn’t the best way of assessing a school – but it is the only one available in the absence of any government statistics on exam results .

G=Girls School ; B= Boys School; M= Mixed
Figures = % admitted to third level education in Ireland.

1 The Teresian School, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 G    100%
2 Mount Anville Secondary School,  Dublin 14 G   97.9%
3 Colaiste Eoin, Booterstown, Co Dublin B   97.2%
4 Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 B   96.6%
5 Colaiste Iosagain, Booterstown, Co Dublin G   95.5%
6 Loreto College, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 G   83.0%
7 Muckross Park College, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 G   81.1%
8 St Joseph of Cluny, Killiney, Co Dublin G  80.0%
9 Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6 G   78.5%
10 Loreto College, Foxrock, Dublin 18 G  77.7%
11 Holy Child Secondary School,Killiney, G  75.8%
12 The High School, Rathgar, Dublin 6 M   75.4%
13 Rosemont School, Blackrock, Co Dublin G  75.0%
14 St Michael’s College, Ailesbury Rd, Dublin 4 B 72.1%
15 Loreto High School, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 G   70.5%
16 Mount Sackville Secondary School,Chapelizod, G    69.2%
17 St Andrew’s College, Blackrock, Co Dublin M    67.3%
18 Blackrock College, Blackrock, Co Dublin B    65.9%
19 St Conleth’s College, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 M   65.1%
20 Sandford Park School, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 B   63.4%

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According to the Sunday Times league table of the top secondary schools in Ireland 2008 – these are the top 20 schools in Connacht. The positions are based on entry to third level institutions only – so may not be a very accurate assessment of a school. (Pupils may have taken Grinds elsewhere). In the absence of any government assessment  of school performance in Ireland – it is all we have to go on and is better than nothing at all.  There are no published figures or exam results for schools in Ireland – mainly because teachers are against it. Maybe if we saw exam results some  teachers might not stay in their jobs .
(M=Mixed, B=Boys, G= Girls)
The figure shown next to each school is thepercentage of Leaving Cert pupils entering third level in Ireland.

1 Scoil Damhnait, Achill, Co Mayo M 7 84.6
2 Seamount College, Kinvara, Co Galway G 76.2
3 * Marian College, Mohill, Co Leitrim M 75.0
4 Mount St Michael, Claremorris, Co Mayo G 74.5
5 Jesus & Mary Secondary School,Salthill, Galway G 70.4
6 Colaiste Iognaid SJ, Sea Rd, Galway M 70.0
7 Ursuline College, Sligo G 69.6
8 Colaiste na Coiribe, Tuam Road, Galway M 67.7
9 Presentation College, Athenry, Co Galway M 63.8
10 Scoil Muire gan Smal, Roscommon G 61.7
11 Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, Co Galway M 60.5
12 Dominican College, Taylor’s Hill, Galway G 60.3
13 Scoil Mhuire, Ballinasloe, Co Galway G 60.0
14 St Mary’s Secondary School, Ballina, Co Mayo G 58.7
15 St Joseph’s College, Nun’s Island, Galway B 58.3
16 St Gerald’s College, Castlebar, Co Mayo B 57.5
17 Colaiste Cholmain, Claremorris, Co Mayo B 54.9
18 Colaiste Cholmcille, Inverin, Co Galway M 53.1
19 Sligo Grammar School, The Mall, Sligo M 52.8
20 Presentation College, Tuam, Co Galway G 52.7

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The 2007 figures on Irish leaving cert pupils and entry figures for Irish third level institutions show that the average percentage of students going into 3rd level education in Ireland is 75%. (This does not include those going to UK or abroad)

There are some schoools where less than 60% of pupils went into Irish 3rd level education.
These schools are:

St Joseph’s Secondary, An Uaimh, Co Meath
Gormanston College, Co Meath
St Caimin’s Community School, Shannon, Co. Clare
Community College, Esker, Co Dublin
Castleblayney College, Co. Monaghan
Our Lady’s Secondary, Templemore, Co Tipperary
Brigidine Convent, Mountrath, Co Laoise
CBS, Colaiste Eamonn Ris, Wexford
Grennan College, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny
St Mary’s College, Dundalk, Co Louth
Mount Temple Comprehensive, Dublin 3
Killina Secondary School, Rahan, Co Offaly
St Brendan’s College, Belmullet, Co Mayo
Deutsche Schule, St. Kilian’s, Dublin 14
St. Fintan’s High School, Sutton, Dublin 13
Gairm Scoil, Athenry, Co Galway
Castleknock Community College, Dublin 15
Vocational School, Borris, Carlow
Eureka Secondary, Kells, Co Meath
Colaiste Bride, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
Kylemore Abbey, Co. Galway

Figures:

Each year the Irish Times puts together some figures of each secondary school’s Leaving Cert students and combines them with figures from Third Level institutions in Ireland . . The Universities and Colleges record which school the first year students were enrolled at in the previous year. The two sets of figures combined give us some idea of the percentages of Leaving Cert students from each school that are entering Third Level education in Ireland. A league table is produced of all the secondary schools in Ireland . Of course – these figures are not a full indication of a schools’ performance – but it is all we have. The figures don’t include students who go on to Universities outside the Republic of Ireland. But in the absence of any Irish Government school performance figures – it is all we have to help pick out schools that might be better or worse than others at preparing students for qualifying for entry to University or other 3rd level education.

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How are the figures obtained?

Each year the Irish Times puts together some figures of each secondary school’s Leaving Cert students and combines them with figures from Third Level institutions in Ireland . . The Universities and Colleges record which school the first year students were enrolled at in the previous year. The two sets of figures combined give us some idea of the percentages of Leaving Cert students from each school that are entering Third Level education in Ireland. A league table is produced of all the secondary schools in Ireland . Of course – these figures are not a full indication of a schools’ performance – but it is all we have. The figures don’t include students who go on to Universities outside the Republic of Ireland. But in the absence of any Irish Government school performance figures – it is all we have to help pick out schools that might be better or worse than others at preparing students for qualifying for entry to University or other 3rd level education.

The 2007 figures showed a few schools with 100% of Leaving Cert pupils going on to third level in Ireland.

Coláiste Iosagain, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
Yeats College, Galway
Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Salthill, Galway
St Joseph’s, Nun’s Island, Galway
Tralee Community College, Co Kerry
St Francis Capuchin College, Rochestown, Cork
Scoil Na Mbraithre, Charleville, Co Cork
Coláiste Eoin, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
Colaiste Na Coiribe, Tuam Rd, Galway
Institute of Education, Dublin 2
CBS, Mitchelstown, Co Cork
Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, Co Galway
Scoil Mhuire, Sydney Place, Cork
Colaiste Mhuire, Ballygar, Co Galway
St Ita’s, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick
Coláiste Iascaigh, Easkey, Co Sligo

Galway and Cork schools seemed to do well in this schools league table .

Other top schools with over 90% entry to Irish 3rd level institutions

Blackrock College, Co Dublin
Scoil Mhuire, Carrick On Suir, Co Tipperary
Mount Mercy College, Cork
Loreto High School, Beaufort, Dublin 14
St Joseph of Cluny, Killiney, Co Dublin
Loreto, Foxrock, Dublin 18
Gaelcholaiste Cheatharlach, Easca, Carlow
Hamilton High School, Bandon, Co Cork
Gonzaga College, Dublin 6
CBC, Monkstown, Co Dublin
Scoil Damhnait, Achill, Co Mayo
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Limerick
Mount Anville School, Dublin 14
Colaiste An Phiarsaigh, Glanmire, Cork
St Vincent’s, Dundalk, Co Louth
Loreto College, St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2
Tarbert Comprehensive, Co Kerry
Presentation College, Mardyke, Cork
Terenure College, Dublin 6w
Glenstal Abbey, Co Limerick
The Teresian School, Dublin 4
Summerhill College, Sligo
L. S. U., Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Mean Scoil Na Toirbhirte, An Daingean, Co Kerry
St Mary’s College, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Mount St Michael, Claremorris, Co Mayo
Clochar Loreto, Letterkeny, Co Donegal
CBS, Roscommon
Muckross Park College, Dublin 4
Community School, Dunmore, Tuam, Co Galway
Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Co Cork
St Andrew’s College, Blackrock, Co Dublin
Colaiste Iognaid, Galway
Presentation Secondary, Listowel, Co Kerry
St Gerard’s, Bray, Co Wicklow
Ursuline College, Finisklin, Sligo
Colaiste Choilm, Tullamore, Co Offaly
Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai, Tralee, Co Kerry
Ardscoil Mhuire, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Sandford Park School, Dublin 6
St. Louis Community School, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
Ard Scoil Phobal Bheanntrai, Bantry, Co Cork
Coláiste Daibhéid, An T-Ardán Theas, Corcaigh

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