Each year the Sunday Times produces a table of the top secondary schools in Ireland . They haven’t got much information to help them determine the best schools since Leaving Cert results aren’t published . So they rank the schools on the percentage of pupils going to University. This may not be a good indicator of the “best” schools – but it’s what they use – and here are their top 20 schools for 2013 .. the figure on the end is the percentage entering University.
1 Glenstal Abbey School, Murroe, Co Limerick 93.3
2 Laurel Hill Colaiste FCJ, Sth Circular Rd, Limerick 89.9
3 Colaiste Iosagain, Booterstown, Co Dublin 88.9
4 Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 87.5
5 Holy Child Secondary School, Killiney, Co Dublin 86.1
6 Colaiste Ide, Dingle, Co Kerry 86
7 Mount Anville Secondary School, Goatstown, Dublin 84.3
8 Presentation Brothers College, Mardyke, Cork 81.4
9 Rathdown School, Glenageary, Co Dublin 81.1
10 The Teresian School, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 80
11 Loreto College, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 80
12 Scoil Mhuire, Sydney Place, Cork 79.1
13 Mount Mercy College, Model Farm Rd, Cork 78.9
14 Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6 78.1
15 Colaiste na Coiribe, Tuam Road, Galway 77.8
16 Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Salthill, Galway 77
17 Colaiste Eoin, Booterstown, Co Dublin 77
18 Belvedere College, Great Denmark St, Dublin 1 76.6
19 Colaiste Oiriall, Ard Fea, Co Monaghan 76.5
20 Christian Brothers College, Sidney Hill, Cork 75.2