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Schools in Macroom

As in every community throughout the world education is a major priority, and Macroom is no different. The educated children of today are the future and the progressive leaders the town of Macroom will be indebted to in the future.

There are at least three pre-schools (Montessori) in Macroom and each helps the small child in their first experience of school-going activities There are a number of primary schools in the Macroom area. In the centre of town we have St. Colmans Boys School and St. Josephs Primary School. St. Colmans Primary School is for boys from post first class age up to sixth class. This school also caters for children with Autism and the work carried out by all concerned in this school is second to none. It is with great delight that St. Colmans is now in its first year in its new premises and hopefully the work still to be carried out will be completed sooner than later.

St. Josephs Primary School

tel: 026-41847
email: stjosephsmacroom@gmail.com

St. Josephs Primary School is located within the grounds of the local Mercy Convent. The first few years up to first class are a mixed classroom but from there on it is a school which caters for girls only. There are also a number of primary schools in the surrounding towns and villages, Caum and Clondrohid schools to name but two. Both of these schools are mixed schools and are located within three to four miles of Macroom Town.

St Joseph's National School

Caum National School

De La Salle College Macroom

tel: 026-41832
email: secdls@eicom.net

De La Salle, Macroom is a Catholic Voluntary secondary school for boys under the patronage of the Bishop of Cloyne. The school caters for about 300 students and is located approximately three minutes walk from the town centre.

The college is dedicated to maintaining the spiritual and educational values of De La Salle and to achievement in the academic, sporting and developmental spheres of life, as begun in Macroom by the De La Salle order in 1933.The College caters for male students only and offers courses through to the Leaving Certificate.

tel: 026-41544

St. Mary’s Secondary School is an all girls’ voluntary Catholic school and is located adjacent to the town centre. It also offers courses through to Leaving Certificate level.

The school was founded by the Sisters of Mercy who came to Macroom in 1865. Beginning with a school of nine pupils, the Sisters have worked tirelessly over the last 140 years to provide an education to several generations of young people. The people of the town and surrounding areas are very grateful to the Sisters of Mercy for the immense contribution they have made to the Macroom area.

Today, the school has a population of three hundred and forty students and is tremendously proud of its academic results and other achievements in both co- curricular and extra curricular activities.

tel: 026-41076
email: info@mcegan.ie

Bishop McEgan College is located inside the Castle Gates in the centre of town and caters for all classes through to Leaving Certificate Level.

McEgan College of Further Education offers an exciting and innovative range of courses. These courses are open to both male and female, Post Leaving Certificate, Mature Student and VTOS applicants. Learners can choose from a wide variety of programmes ranging from business, secretarial, information technology, art craft and design, beauty therapy and childcare.

These courses give students an opportunity to learn new skills which can prepare them to return to work, train in a new career and/or learn to master modern technology and provide them with access into Universities and Institutes of Technology.

At McEgan College the emphasis is on caring equally for all students while enabling them to reach their full attention.

The school is also wheelchair accessible.