Scoil Mhuire
Trim, Meath
Key facts
- Girls
- Pupils enrolled
- 814 larger than the median Irish post-primary school (585 pupils)
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Roll number
- 64450R the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Scoil Mhuire is an all-girls Catholic secondary school in Trim, Co. Meath, under the trusteeship of CEIST. Enrolment has grown from 528 students in 2009-10 to a current population of 822. Students come from approximately 27 feeder schools. The curriculum includes the Junior Cycle, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme and L2LP. Core Junior Cycle subjects include Gaeilge, English, Mathematics, History, Geography and Science, with optional subjects such as Business Studies, Home Economics, Music, Visual Art, French and German. The school provides additional educational needs support. Extra-curricular activities include athletics, badminton, basketball, camogie, equestrian, Gaelic football and soccer, as well as music, a school choir and a gardening club. The school runs a breakfast club and a student mentoring programme. A new school campus is planned on a green field site of approximately 22 acres at Shanlothe, Trim.
Applying to Scoil Mhuire
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 Scoil Mhuire. 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 Scoil Mhuire
How many pupils attend Scoil Mhuire?
Scoil Mhuire has 814 pupils enrolled. That makes it larger than the median Irish post-primary school, which has 585 pupils.
Is Scoil Mhuire a DEIS school?
No. Scoil Mhuire 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 Mhuire?
Scoil Mhuire has a Catholic ethos. It is a girls' post-primary school.