Mount St Michael Rosscarbery
Cork
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 403 smaller than the median Irish post-primary school (585 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 200 girls, 203 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Roll number
- 62470N the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Mount Saint Michael is a co-educational voluntary secondary school in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork, with an enrolment of 403 students. The school was founded in 1894 by the Mercy Order and is situated on a hilltop overlooking Rosscarbery Bay. The Junior Cycle curriculum includes English, Irish and Mathematics at Higher and Ordinary levels, with History, Geography and Science at Common level. Wellbeing subjects comprise CSPE, SPHE and Physical Education, with Religion and Digital Literacy offered at non-exam level. A distinctive modular system allows each first year student to study all option subjects for a month each, so that every student experiences every subject before making final choices. Optional subjects include French, Music, Home Economics, Wood Technology, Business, Engineering, Graphics and Art, Craft and Design, subject to demand and resources. The school states its aim as academic excellence alongside a range of extra-curricular activities. A child safeguarding statement is in place, drafted by the Board of Management in accordance with the Children's First Act 2015 and Circular 81/2017.
Applying to Mount St Michael Rosscarbery
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 Mount St Michael Rosscarbery. 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 Mount St Michael Rosscarbery
How many pupils attend Mount St Michael Rosscarbery?
Mount St Michael Rosscarbery has 403 pupils enrolled, 200 girls and 203 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish post-primary school, which has 585 pupils.
Is Mount St Michael Rosscarbery a DEIS school?
No. Mount St Michael Rosscarbery 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 Mount St Michael Rosscarbery?
Mount St Michael Rosscarbery has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed post-primary school.