Eureka Secondary School
Kells, Meath
Key facts
- Girls
- Pupils enrolled
- 735 larger than the median Irish post-primary school (585 pupils)
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Roll number
- 64410F the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
A girls' secondary school in Kells, Co Meath, Eureka Secondary School enrols about 735 students under a Catholic ethos, with CEIST as trustee. The school gives its motto as Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí. Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Senior Cycle are all provided, and LCVP and the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme are offered as senior options. Subjects taught include Irish, Spanish, German, art, business studies, accounting, computer science, and politics and society. Students enter the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, SciFest, CanSat and Debating Science Issues, and take part in the Student Enterprise Awards, Young Social Innovators, Junk Kouture, Gaisce, ECDL and Green Schools. Debating teams compete in English and in Spanish, and the school hosts its own Wolfe Tone debating tournament. Seachtain na Gaeilge is marked with ciorcal comhrá, music and competitions, and Transition Year students stage a musical. Sport covers archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, Gaelic football, golf, horse riding, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Wellbeing and School of Sanctuary programmes run alongside career guidance. Students are represented through a student council and a group of senior prefects, and a parents' association is attached to the school. School transport brings students in from the surrounding part of Meath.
Applying to Eureka Secondary School
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
View Eureka Secondary School's own calendar (2026/2027 school year)
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide post-primary school dates apply broadly to Eureka Secondary School. The school publishes its own calendar, linked above, and that is the authoritative source for its reopening date and discretionary closure days.
- 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 Eureka Secondary School
How many pupils attend Eureka Secondary School?
Eureka Secondary School has 735 pupils enrolled. That makes it larger than the median Irish post-primary school, which has 585 pupils.
Is Eureka Secondary School a DEIS school?
No. Eureka Secondary School 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 Eureka Secondary School?
Eureka Secondary School has a Catholic ethos. It is a girls' post-primary school.