What Borris Vocational School does

Borris Vocational School, trading as Borris College, is a state-funded co-educational post-primary school located in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland. The school is operated by the Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) under the national ETB framework and is led by Principal Pat Coffey. It delivers the standard Irish secondary curriculum through three core programmes: the three-year Junior Cycle (Junior Certificate), the two-year Leaving Certificate (with established and vocational streams), and a one-year Transition Year bridge programme, supplemented by Le Chéile pastoral care and Additional Educational Needs support. The institution also runs an extensive extracurricular portfolio including sport (Athletics, Basketball, Camogie, Hurling, Rowing, Soccer, Football, Equestrian, Golf), music, debating, Green Schools, Gaisce, and student media initiatives (Student Podcast, Tyro publication).

The school's underlying technology platform is a standard commodity school-administration stack rather than proprietary infrastructure: iClassCMS powers the public website, VS Ware handles student information and school management, Way2pay processes online fee payments, and Office 365 is deployed for staff and student productivity. Distribution and communications are augmented by an active Instagram channel and a referral integration with Careers Portal Ireland for career guidance. Admissions are administered through the formal Department of Education process governed by ETB policy.

Borris College is a government-owned public-sector entity rather than a commercial business. It generates no commercial revenue and operates on capitation funding channelled through KCETB from the Irish Department of Education. As such it has no pricing model, no paying customer base, no funding rounds, and no commercial ownership events. Its economic dynamics are those of a regulated public-service provider serving a defined geographic catchment in rural County Carlow.

Name

Borris Vocational School

Legal name

Borris College

Website

https://borrisvocationalschool.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Borris College (formerly Borris Vocational School) is a state-funded co-educational secondary school in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland, operated by KCETB under Ireland's ETB framework, serving approximately ages 12-18 with Junior Cycle, Leaving Certificate, Transition Year, and Le Chéile programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Readiness & College Prep (In-School) (EDAJAFAM)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Vocational school
• Leaving certificate
• Junior cycle
• Transition year

Headquarters

HQ city

Borris

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Borris Vocational School (operating as Borris College) is a state-funded Irish secondary school providing post-primary education to students aged approximately 12 to 18+. It delivers the Junior Cycle (Junior Certificate), Leaving Certificate (Established and Vocational streams), Transition Year, and Le Chéile programmes, along with Additional Educational Needs support and a broad range of extracurricular, sporting, and student leadership activities under the ETB ethos.

Product overview

Borris College is a secondary school offering a comprehensive educational portfolio spanning three main programs: Junior Cycle (3-year certificate program), Leaving Certificate (2-year pre-university qualification), and Transition Year (1-year bridge program). The school provides specialized support through Additional Educational Needs services and faith-based learning through Le Chéile. Beyond academics, the institution offers student leadership opportunities via Student Council, creative expression through Student Podcast and Tyro (student publication), and financial support through Scholarship Awards. The school also maintains athletic programs (Athletics, Basketball, Camogie, Football, Hurling, Rowing, Soccer, Equestrian, Golf) and extracurricular clubs (French Club, Music, Farm Chat, Breakfast Club, Games Club, Debating, Junk Kouture, Green Schools, Gaisce). The school uses iClassCMS for its website platform, VS Ware for student information management, Way2pay for payments, and Office 365 for productivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle (Junior Certificate) Programme Three-year secondary education programme following the Irish Junior Certificate curriculum, covering core academic subjects for first to third year students.
• Leaving Certificate Programme Two-year pre-university programme preparing students for third-level education through the Established and Vocational streams.
• Transition Year Programme One-year bridge programme between Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate offering experiential learning, work experience, and personal development opportunities.
• Le Chéile Programme Religious education and pastoral care programme integrated into the school's ETB ethos and core values curriculum.
• Additional Educational Needs Support Specialised support services for students requiring additional educational assistance, accommodations, or individualised learning plans.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB)coreOthersBorris College is operated by Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB), an ETB body that manages educational institutions across the Kilkenny and Carlow region. The school follows the ETB ethos and core values framework as part of the ETBI (Education and Training Boards Ireland) network.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bagenalstown Community School: Neighbouring Co. Carlow secondary school with similar size and community-school model. Operates in the same county and competes for students in the Carlow corridor with comparable curriculum and extracurricular offerings.
• Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny: Voluntary secondary school in Kilkenny city serving a similar South-East region cohort. Comparable in delivering the full Irish post-primary curriculum with strong extracurricular tradition in a regional setting.
• St Kieran's College, Kilkenny: Established voluntary Catholic secondary school in Kilkenny serving the same regional catchment. Comparable in offering Junior Cycle, Leaving Certificate, and Transition Year with a strong sporting (particularly hurling) and extracurricular tradition.
• Coláiste Pobail Osraí: Kilkenny-based ETB secondary school under KCETB's broader network. Direct peer at the ETB governance level, offering Junior Cycle, Leaving Certificate (including LCVP), and Transition Year with shared ETB administrative support.
• Tullow Community School: Co. Carlow secondary school serving a similar rural catchment. Highly comparable as a small-to-mid ETB/community-style school delivering Junior Cycle, Leaving Certificate, and Transition Year programmes to a comparable student demographic.

Others

• Careers Portal Ireland: National careers guidance platform with which Borris College integrates for career guidance delivery. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem enabler rather than a competitor — relevant to understanding how the school delivers career readiness within its curriculum.

Broad incumbents

• Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB): Parent/governing body of Borris College and operator of multiple secondary, primary, and further-education institutions across Kilkenny and Carlow. Comparable as the broader institutional context in which Borris operates and competes for resourcing.
• Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI): National representative body for all 16 ETBs including KCETB. Provides policy, ethos, and curriculum framework that directly shapes Borris College's operations and strategic positioning within the Irish post-primary system.

Regional players

• Coláiste Éamann Rís (Callan CBS): Catholic secondary school in Callan, Co. Kilkenny within the broader South-East region. Comparable in delivering traditional post-primary curriculum to a smaller-town catchment with similar extracurricular emphasis.
• Scoil Mhuire, Carlow: Voluntary secondary school in Carlow town serving the same county. Comparable in offering Junior Cycle, Leaving Certificate, and Transition Year programmes and competing for pupils across the Carlow catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/borriscollege
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/borris-vocational-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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