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THE publication of school league tables by the Irish media has been blamed for the rush to highachieving schools, particularly in south Dublin. The top-ranked schools have waiting lists up until 2019 and a very high proportion of their students go on to university. Most of these schools, however, offer only the traditional Leaving Cert, have an academic ethos, and few newcomer and special needs pupils.
1. Gonzaga College, Dublin 6. Fee-paying. 95% of students went on to university. Does not offer the Leaving Cert Applied or the Leaving Cert Vocational Programme. Three non-national pupils out of 534 pupils.
2. Colaiste na Coiribe, Galway. Gaelscoil. 92.8% went on to university. No LCA. Offers the LCVP.
3. Mount Anville Secondary School, Dublin 14. Fee-paying.
89.1% went on to university. Does not offer the LCA or LCVP. No non-national pupils.
4. Colaiste �osagain, Booterstown, Co Dublin. Gaelscoil.
86.9% went on to unversity. No LCA or LCVP offered.
5. Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles, Co Tipperary. Non fee-paying. 85.3% went on to university. Offers the LCVP.
6. Colaiste Eoin, Booterstown, Co Dublin. Gaelscoil.
85.2% went on to university. No LCA or LCVP.
7. Laurel Hill Colaiste FCJ, Limerick. Gaelscoil. 83.9% went on to university. No LCA or LCVP.
8. Loreto College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.
Fee-paying. 83.5% went on to university. No LCA or LCVP offered.
9. Sandford Park School, Dublin 6. Fee-paying. 82.8% went on to university. No LCA or LCVP offered.
10. Holy Child Secondary School, Killiney, Co Dublin.
Fee-paying. 82.1% went on to university. No LCA or LCVP offered.
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