A list of the best secondary schools in Ireland has been released by the Sunday Independent.
Figures compiled by the publication shows which schools have consistently sent the most students to college. The data compares the performance of more than 700 schools nationwide. Over the past 9 years, five schools have maintained a perfect record of sending students on to study at third-level.
Four fee-paying schools and one non fee-paying school in Ireland, have sent 100% of students to college every year since 2009. The top performing schools are:
Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Mount Anville Schools, Goatstown, Dublin 14
Colaiste Iosagain, Stillorgan, Dublin
Cistercian College, Roscrea, Tipperary
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St. Mary's College, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Evidently, Dublin is the dominating county, with the most schools to maintain a perfect record. Finishing in third-place, all-girls school, Colaiste Iosagain, Stillorgan, is the only non fee-paying school in the list. Last year, 79.4% of its' students went on to University with the remainder going off to other Colleges.
Students who came from the top-performing schools in Dublin tended to move on to third-level education in the Capital - figures showed that University College of Dublin was the most popular choice for these students.
The tables also show the best performing schools in each province, from 2009-2017. Dublin has its own list.
Dublin:
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- Colaiste Iosagain, Stillorgan
- Mount Anville School, Goatstown
- St. Mary's College, Rathmines
- Blackrock College
- Holy Child Secondary School, Killiney
- Loreto High School, Beaufort, Rathfarnam
- St. Michael's College, Ailesbury Road
- Gonzaga College, Ranelagh
- Colaiste Eoin, Stillorgan
- Catholic University School, Lower Leeson Street
Leinster (Excluding Dublin):
- Newbridge College
- St. Kieran's College Kilkenny
- Clongowes Wood College, Clane
- St Gerard's, Bray
- Our Lady Bower, Athlone
- Loreto Convent, Wexford
- Kilkenny College
- Loreto Convent, Kilkenny
- St Peter's College, Wexford
- Dundalk Grammar School
Connacht:
- Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Salthill
- Colaiste Na Coiribe, Tuam Road
- St Gerald's College, Castlebar
- Colaiste Iognaid, Galway
- St. Joseph's College, Nun's Island, Galway
- St. Joseph's Secondary School, Castlebar
- Ursuline College, Finisklin
- Presentation College, Athenry
- Calasanctius College, Oranmore
- Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown
Munster:
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- Presentation College, Mardyke
- Cistercian College, Roscrea
- Laurel Hill Colaiste, FCJ, Limerick City
- Christian Brothers College, Sidney Hill
- Colaiste An Phiarsaigh, Glanmire
- Colaiste An Spioraid Naoimh, Bishopstown
- Ard Scoil Ris CBS, Limerick City
- Glenstal Abbey, Limerick
- Presentation Secondary School, Listowel
- Scoil Mhuire, Cork City
Ulster (list includes Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan only):
- St Macartan's College, Monaghan
- Colaister Oiriall, Beech Hill
- St Louis Secondary School, Carrickmacross
- Patrician High School, Carrickmacross
- Our Lady's Secondary School, Castleblayney
- Abbey Vocational School, Donegal
- Loreto College, Cavan
- St Columbia's Comprehensive, Glenties
- Loreto Community School, Milford
- St Patrick's College, Cavan
The publication also revealed the most improved schools from around the country. In 2009, the schools were in the 50 and 60 (percentage) category, in 2017 they're riding high at 100%. All non fee-paying schools, they are:
- Colaiste Na Sionna, Banagher College, Offaly
- Colaiste Mhuire, Ballygar, Galway
- Mountmellick Community School, Laois
- Colaiste Eoin, Hacketstown, Carlow
- Carrigallen Vocational School, Leitrim
- Roscommon CBS
- Moville Community College, Donegal
- Presentation Secondary School, Thurles, Tipperary
The full details of this year's school league table was published in today's edition of the Sunday Independent.
