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Coláiste Laurel Hill in Limerick ranked top secondary school in Ireland for second year running

A non fee paying all-girls secondary school has been ranked number one in Ireland. It is the seco...
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12.57 30 Aug 2015


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Coláiste Laurel Hill in Limerick ranked top secondary school in Ireland for second year running

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12.57 30 Aug 2015


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A non fee paying all-girls secondary school has been ranked number one in Ireland.

It is the second year at the top for Coláiste Laurel Hill in Limerick.

100% of students from the school in the last three academic years registered for third level institutions, with 92.4% progressing to universities.

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Coláiste Na Coiribe in Galway is Ireland's best mixed school, according to the Sunday Times' Schools Guide, while Presentation Brothers College in Mardyke, Cork, is the highest rated boys school.

Kate Butler compiled the guide for the paper, and she says Munster schools performed well this year:

You can see the ten top rated schools below, with their position on last year's list in brackets:

  1. (1) Laurel Hill Colaiste FCJ, Sth Circular Rd, Limerick. Girls.
  2. (7) Presentation Brothers College, Mardyke, Cork. Boys.
  3. (9) Scoil Mhuire, Sidney Place, Cork. Girls.
  4. (3) Colaiste Iosagain, Booterstown, Co Dublin. Girls.
  5. (4) Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Boys.
  6. (6) Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6. Girls. 
  7. (2) Glenstal Abbey School, Murroe, Co Limerick. Boys.
  8. (5) Mount Anville Secondary School, Dublin 14. Girls.
  9. (8) Colaiste na Coiribe, Tuam Road, Galway. Mixed.
  10. (22) Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Salthill, Galway. Girls.

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