Sacred Heart Secondary School
Tullamore, Offaly
Key facts
- Girls
- Pupils enrolled
- 571 about the same size as the median Irish post-primary school (585 pupils)
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Roll number
- 65620V the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
About
Sacred Heart Secondary School is a Catholic girls' secondary school in Tullamore, County Offaly. The school has an enrolment of approximately 571 students. It is a member of CEIST (Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust). The school is designated as a Microsoft Showcase School. The curriculum includes the Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate programmes. At Junior Cycle, students study core subjects including Irish, English, Maths, History, Science, and Religious Education, along with Wellbeing subjects such as SPHE, CSPE, and Choir. Students select four optional subjects from History, Geography, Home Economics, Business, Music, Career Guidance, Spanish, French, German, and CSPE. A range of extra-curricular activities is available, including book club, chess club, choir, debating, Green School, school orchestra, trad group, and various sports. The school also offers cultural exchanges and trips.
Applying to Sacred Heart 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
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide post-primary school dates apply broadly to Sacred Heart Secondary School. 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 Sacred Heart Secondary School
How many pupils attend Sacred Heart Secondary School?
Sacred Heart Secondary School has 571 pupils enrolled. That makes it about the same size as the median Irish post-primary school, which has 585 pupils.
Is Sacred Heart Secondary School a DEIS school?
No. Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Secondary School?
Sacred Heart Secondary School has a Catholic ethos. It is a girls' post-primary school.