Coláiste Naomh Cormac
Offaly
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 316 smaller than the median Irish post-primary school (585 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 155 girls, 161 boys
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Roll number
- 72520I the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Coláiste Naomh Cormac is a co-educational secondary school in Kilcormac, Co. Offaly, managed by Laois Offaly Education and Training Board. Enrolment is 316 students. The school operates under a multi-denominational ethos. Its stated mission is to foster an attitude of learning in students and to encourage them to aim for excellence, within an environment where fairness, understanding, success and discipline are pursued. The school also describes itself as working with parents, guardians and the community to support the moral, spiritual, intellectual, social and physical development of its students. The campus is located in a country setting near the Slieve Bloom mountains.
History
The school traces its origins to 1971, when it opened with eight prefabricated classrooms, following efforts by Offaly VEC and the Sisters of Mercy. It began with staff from the Secondary Top, a second-level school run by the Sisters of Mercy since 1950. The school opened officially on 7 September 1971 and moved to its present site on 4 October of that year. Senior Cycle was approved in September 1976, and the first Leaving Cert class graduated in 1978. By the 1980s the prefabs were showing their age, and a campaign led to approval for a new building in 1987, which opened on 1 October 1990. Further extensions were added in 2003-2004. In 2007 the school was renamed from Kilcormac Vocational School to Coláiste Naomh Cormac.
Applying to Coláiste Naomh Cormac
For a September 2027 place, a school's formal admissions process cannot begin before 1 October 2026. The school sets its own opening and closing dates in its annual admission notice.
National term dates 2026/27
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide post-primary school dates apply broadly to Coláiste Naomh Cormac. Individual schools set their own discretionary closure days, confirm exact dates with the school.
- October Mid-Term Break: Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct 2026
- Christmas Holidays: Wed 23 Dec 2026 – Tue 5 Jan 2027
- February Mid-Term Break: Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (primary schools: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027)
- Easter Holidays: Mon 22 Mar – Sun 4 Apr 2027
Primary schools close for the last two days of the February mid-term week and may use discretionary days to take the full week, so their break can be shorter than post-primary schools'.
Frequently asked questions about Coláiste Naomh Cormac
How many pupils attend Coláiste Naomh Cormac?
Coláiste Naomh Cormac has 316 pupils enrolled, 155 girls and 161 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish post-primary school, which has 585 pupils.
Is Coláiste Naomh Cormac a DEIS school?
No. Coláiste Naomh Cormac is not part of DEIS, the Department of Education programme of additional supports for schools serving communities at risk of educational disadvantage. Not holding DEIS status says nothing about how good a school is, only about the profile of the community it serves.
What is the ethos of Coláiste Naomh Cormac?
Coláiste Naomh Cormac has a Multi Denominational ethos. It is a mixed post-primary school.