Scoil Bhride
Ballydehob, Cork
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 85 smaller than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 39 girls, 46 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 14225D the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
About
Scoil Bhríde is a co‑educational primary school situated in Ballydehob, County Cork, operating under the patronage of the Catholic Bishop of Cork and Ross. The school delivers a broad primary curriculum from Junior Infants to 6th class, grounded in a distinct Irish Catholic ethos while actively respecting religious and cultural diversity. Its mission – “Treat others as you would like them to treat you” – underpins a nurturing environment that seeks to develop each child holistically across spiritual, moral, cognitive, emotional, imaginative, aesthetic, social and physical dimensions. The Board of Management, teaching staff and parents work together to foster a climate of inclusiveness and equality. Scoil Bhríde is recognised as a health‑promoting school, encouraging respect for the natural environment and supporting initiatives such as the Green School Flag and Healthy Lunch programmes. The school offers a range of facilities for physical education, arts, and extracurricular activities, and provides useful online resources through its “Useful Links” section to support learning both in and out of the classroom.
Applying to Scoil Bhride
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.
School-published admissions links
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National term dates 2026/27
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide primary school dates apply broadly to Scoil Bhride. 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: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (post-primary schools: Mon 15 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 Scoil Bhride
How many pupils attend Scoil Bhride?
Scoil Bhride has 85 pupils enrolled, 39 girls and 46 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Scoil Bhride a DEIS school?
No. Scoil Bhride 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 Scoil Bhride?
Scoil Bhride has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.