Scoil Bhride Rathcormac
Fermoy, Cork
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 432 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 194 girls, 238 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 17609N the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Scoil Bhríde Ráth Chormaic is a co-educational primary school in Rathcormac, Co. Cork. Enrolment is 432 pupils. The school has classes from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. It has a student council and a parents' association. The school participates in the Green Schools programme and has received SFI Curious Minds Awards for STEM. It has a school garden. The school's motto is "Ní neart go cur le chéile". The school has been involved in the GLOBE programme, with pupils shortlisted for the GLOBE Ireland Annual Awards. Past pupils have returned to the school to speak about achievements in sport and charity work.
Applying to Scoil Bhride Rathcormac
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 Scoil Bhride Rathcormac's own calendar (2026/2027 school year)
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide primary school dates apply broadly to Scoil Bhride Rathcormac. 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: 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 Rathcormac
How many pupils attend Scoil Bhride Rathcormac?
Scoil Bhride Rathcormac has 432 pupils enrolled, 194 girls and 238 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Scoil Bhride Rathcormac a DEIS school?
No. Scoil Bhride Rathcormac 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 Rathcormac?
Scoil Bhride Rathcormac has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.