St. Brogan’s College

What St. Brogan’s College does

St. Brogan's College is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school located in Kilbrogan, Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, operating as a constituent college of the Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB). The institution traces its history to 1901 when the Bandon Rural District Council initiated technical education classes, evolving through Bandon Technical School (1901-1922) and Bandon Vocational School (1922-1980) before adopting its current name upon relocating to the Macroom Road site in 1980. It serves boys and girls aged approximately 12-18 from a defined West Cork catchment spanning 15+ towns and villages including Bandon, Ballineen, Enniskeane, Innishannon, and Kilbrittain, with a satellite facility at the Kinsale Outdoor Pursuits Centre. Core academic programmes comprise the Junior Cycle, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate (at Higher, Ordinary, and Foundation levels), Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP), Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA), and a specialist Moderate Learning Needs Class (Rang Iosaif).

The school's product surface includes curriculum delivery, career guidance and counselling, supervised after-school study, special educational needs support, extra-curricular activities (sporting, cultural, and academic), adult education courses, and a Department of Education-funded Home Based Summer Programme. Its technology infrastructure comprises a free smartphone app (Apple App Store and Google Play), an online enrollment portal built on Microsoft Forms, the VSware student information system, Tyro authentication, PTM Org parent-teacher meeting scheduler with Microsoft Teams integration, Way2Pay online payments, and eBook distribution from Edco, Folens, Gill, and Mentor publishers via Asus and Lenovo devices supplied through partner Elasnik Computers.

St. Brogan's College is primarily government-funded via Cork ETB through per-capita grants covering operations and staff salaries, supplemented by subscription-based supervised study fees (with a 10% sibling discount), Parents Association fundraising for equipment and teaching aids, and modest adult education programme revenue. Go-to-market relies on an annual Open Evening event, feeder primary school outreach, the school website, organic social media presence (Facebook, X, Instagram), and community word-of-mouth through the Parents Association and Past Pupils' Union. The institution is registered as a charity (number 20083274) and has been led by Principal Ms. Helen Cadogan since 2012.

Name

St. Brogan’s College

Legal name

St. Brogan's College

Website

https://sbc.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Brogan's College is a co-educational secondary school in Bandon, Ireland, operated under Cork Education and Training Board. It serves West Cork students aged 12-18 through Junior Cycle, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate, LCVP, and LCA programmes, plus adult education courses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Junior cycle programme
• Leaving certificate
• Transition year programme
• Special educational needs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bandon

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding via Cork ETB: As a constituent college of Cork Education and Training Board, the school receives government funding for operations, staff salaries, and educational programmes. This is the primary revenue source.
2. Supervised Study Fees: After-school supervised study programme operated Monday to Friday, with fees charged per student. A 10% reduction applies for two or more students from the same family. Payment can be made upfront or on a monthly basis.
3. Parents Association Fundraising: The Parents Association manages funds held in Cork ETB account and contributes financially to the provision of extra equipment and teaching aids for the school.
4. Adult Education Programmes: Day and night adult education courses offered in two terms (September-December and January-April), generating supplementary revenue while serving the local community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Brogan's College is a co-educational secondary school delivering Ireland's state post-primary curriculum to students aged approximately 12-18 across the Junior Cycle, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP), Leaving Certificate Applied Programme (LCA), and a specialist Moderate Learning Needs class. The school operates under Cork Education and Training Board governance and serves a large West Cork catchment area, with supplementary paid services including Supervised Study, Adult Education courses, and a Home-Based Summer Programme.

Product overview

St. Brogan's College is a secondary school offering a comprehensive educational portfolio comprising multiple interconnected programmes. The core academic offerings include the three-year Junior Cycle programme, one-year Transition Year (bridging programme), two-year Leaving Certificate (offered at three levels), the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP), and the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme (LCA). These are supplemented by a dedicated Moderate Learning Needs Class (Rang Iosaif) for students with moderate learning disabilities. Technology-enabled services include the School Smartphone App (for academic and extra-curricular updates), eBook platform (for digital textbook distribution), and Supervised Study Programme. The school also provides a Guidance and Counselling Service, extensive Extra-Curricular Activities, Student Council, Parents Association, and Past Pupils' Union. The institution operates under Cork Education and Training Board (CETB) and serves a wide catchment area in West Cork.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle Programme
• Transition Year Programme
• Leaving Certificate Programme
• Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP)
• Leaving Certificate Applied Programme (LCA)
• Moderate Learning Needs Class (Rang Iosaif)
• Supervised Study Programme
• Guidance and Counselling Service
• Adult Education Programme
• Home-Based Summer Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• Highly commended by Young Scientist judges for student projects at RDS competition
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Local Community HomeminorOthers · 24 February 2015Community partnership during Brogan's Bow Bank programme where students visited a local community home to teach elderly residents about using computers, demonstrating community outreach commitment.
• Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB)coreOthersCork ETB is the statutory education authority that governs St. Brogan's College. Cork ETB provides education and training throughout Cork City and County, running 22 schools and colleges, as well as Youthreach, Adult Basic Learning, and Outdoor Education programmes. The school operates under Cork ETB governance with the board of management overseeing day-to-day operations.
• Elasnik ComputersminorOthersElasnik Computers, based in Kinsale, is the approved provider of devices for students at St. Brogan's College. They provide Lenovo and Asus devices and have prepared instructional videos on how to download eBooks from various publishers.
• Various Third-Level Institutions (UCC, CIT, Colleges)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with universities and colleges for career guidance: University College Cork, Cork Institute of Technology, College of Commerce, St. John's Central College, Colaiste Stiofan Naofa, and Kinsale College are referenced as destination institutions for students and for career information provision.
• Parents AssociationcoreOthersActive Parents Association that meets regularly at the school, consults with the principal, and is proactive in working for school betterment. Elected officers include Chairperson, Secretary, and Treasurer. Helps financially with provision of extra equipment and teaching aids.
• Students CouncilcoreOthersElected student body led by a President with officers appointed to various portfolios (charities, sport, environment, etc.). All class groups are represented. The council contributes to school through various activities and consults with principal on issues of mutual concern.
• AIB (Allied Irish Bank)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIB provided training and support for the student 'Brogan's Bow Bank' programme. Bank officials visited to train students and participated in regional AIB Build a Bank Challenge competition.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Clonakilty Community College: A community college in Clonakilty, West Cork, providing comprehensive secondary education including Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate programmes. Serves a similar rural West Cork catchment with comparable curricular breadth.
• Coláiste na Toirbhirte: A Catholic secondary school in Bandon offering co-educational post-primary education. Operates as a direct competitor in the same Bandon catchment, drawing from the same feeder primary schools and offering overlapping Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate programmes.
• Bandon Grammar School: A private co-educational secondary school located in the same town of Bandon, County Cork. Directly competes with St. Brogan's for the same West Cork catchment students, offering Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate programmes with comparable extracurricular scope.
• Skibbereen Community School: A community school in Skibbereen, West Cork, offering comprehensive secondary education including Junior Cycle, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate, LCVP and LCA. Operates under similar multi-denominational governance model and serves an overlapping rural West Cork catchment area.
• Kinsale Community School: A community school in Kinsale, Co. Cork, offering secondary education including Leaving Certificate Applied and Vocational programmes. Comparable co-educational non-fee-charging model with similar SEN and pastoral care focus; geographically proximate in West Cork.

Regional players

• Carrigaline Community School: A community school in Carrigaline, Co. Cork, offering comprehensive secondary education. Comparable in governance model and curriculum breadth to St. Brogan's, but serves a more suburban commuter-belt catchment east of Cork City rather than the rural West Cork area.
• Midleton College: A long-established co-educational secondary school in Midleton, East Cork. Comparable as a secondary school offering Leaving Certificate and broad curriculum, but operates as a fee-charging private school rather than an ETB model; serves East Cork rather than West Cork.
• St. Mary's Secondary School Macroom: A Catholic secondary school in Macroom, North West Cork, offering comprehensive post-primary education. Operates in the broader Cork rural catchment and competes with St. Brogan's for some feeder students from the Macroom-Bandon corridor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/brogan_st
• Facebookfacebook.com/stbrogans
• Instagraminstagram.com/broganspp

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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