Coláiste Bhaile Chláir

What Coláiste Bhaile Chláir does

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir (CBC) is a state-funded, co-educational, multidenominational community secondary school located in Lakeview, Baile Chláir (Claregalway), County Galway, Ireland, founded in 2013 under the patronage of the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB). The school serves over 1,000 students aged roughly 12–18 across Junior Cycle, Transition Year, Senior Cycle (Established Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied), and specialised Cúnamh Classes for autistic students and those with Moderate General Learning Disabilities, as well as a Scéim Aitheantais Irish-medium immersion programme. Its stated outcome metric is 100% progression of Leaving Cert students to third-level education, and it received a positive Whole School Evaluation from the DES Inspectorate in 2018/2019.

The school's technology stack is centred on the TYRO student information system and parent portal for attendance, reporting, and communication, supplemented by Microsoft Office 365, OneNote, and accessibility tools (Immersive Reader, Reading Coach, Speech to Text, Live Captions) for assistive learning. Assessment infrastructure combines CAT4 (Cognitive Abilities Test), NGRT (New Group Reading Test), and Athena Analytics to track student cognitive potential against attainment over time, enabling cohort-level progress analysis. Microsoft Community Grants have additionally delivered 10kW of solar panels on the school roof.

As a non-fee-charging state institution, CBC operates under the Irish free secondary education scheme and derives no commercial tuition revenue; its business model is publicly funded per-pupil allocation from the Department of Education via GRETB, supplemented by a Student Support Fund, voluntary parental contributions, and modest fee-bearing ancillary services such as the Eduvolve.ie Digital Device Programme. Go-to-market is admissions-driven within a geographically defined catchment area, conducted through an annual Open Evening, a namedown.ie application portal, and direct administrative contact.

Name

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir

Legal name

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir

Website

https://colaistebhailechlair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir is a state-funded, co-educational community secondary school in Claregalway, County Galway, Ireland, serving over 1,000 students aged 12–18 under GRETB patronage through Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, Transition Year, and specialised Cúnamh and Irish-medium programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Learning Support (Dyslexia/LD Coaching, Assistive Strategies) (EDAJALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

IEP/504 Planning, Case Management & Compliance (EDAJAKAB)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Community college
• Junior cycle
• Senior cycle
• Transition year

Headquarters

HQ city

Baile Chláir (Claregalway)

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir is a state-funded co-educational, multidenominational community college providing full secondary education to over 1,000 students aged 12-18 in Claregalway, County Galway, under the patronage of GRETB. It delivers the Junior Cycle (1st-3rd Year), Transition Year and Senior Cycle (Established Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied) programmes, alongside specialised Cúnamh Classes for autistic and moderate general learning disability students and the Irish-medium Scéim Aitheantais Gaeltacht programme. The core offering is supported by an extensive extracurricular programme of 23+ clubs, sports, arts, wellbeing supports and assistive technology.

Product overview

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir is a co-educational, multidenominational community college under GRETB patronage, serving over 1,000 students since its founding in 2013. The school operates a unified educational platform centered on its TYRO student information system, supported by Microsoft Office 365 and accessibility tools. Academic offerings span three structured programmes: Junior Cycle (3-year programme leading to JCPA), Senior Cycle (2-year Leaving Certificate with Established, LCA, and TY pathways), and Transition Year (1-year bridging programme). Specialised support includes Cúnamh Classes for students with autism and MOGLD using L2LPs, and Scéim Aitheantais for Irish-medium education. Assessment infrastructure integrates CAT4 cognitive testing, NGRT reading assessments, and Athena Analytics for progress tracking. Student welfare services encompass Wellbeing Support, Assistive Technology (Microsoft Immersive Reader, Reading Coach, Speech to Text, Live Captions), Career Guidance, and extensive extra-curricular programmes spanning 23 clubs, sports, arts, and Radio Club. The school maintains 25+ active policies covering admissions, GDPR, safeguarding, and acceptable use of technology including AI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle Programme Three-year broad, balanced learning programme covering core subjects, optional subjects, modern foreign languages (French, German, Spanish, Italian), sciences, wellbeing, SPHE/RSE and creative/practical subjects for 1st-3rd Year students, assessed through Classroom Based Assessments and State Examinations leading to the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA).
• Transition Year Programme One-year bridging programme between Junior and Senior Cycle for students who opt in, focusing on personal development, academic skills and life skills, including a work experience module and modular learning.
• Senior Cycle Programme Two-year Senior Cycle for 5th and 6th Year students offering the Established Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) pathways. Students study 7 subjects with core English, Irish and Mathematics plus 4 optional subjects, leading to the Leaving Certificate and progression to third-level education (100% of CBC Leaving Cert students progress to third level).
• Cúnamh Classes

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of Leaving Cert students progress to third level education
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration24 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GRETB (Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board)coreOthersGRETB is the patron of Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, established under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013. GRETB guides the school's values, governance, and ambition, serving over 25,000 students across Galway and Roscommon. As an ETB community college, CBC shares GRETB's vision of 'Empowering People for Life' and operates under their core values of Excellence in Education, Care, Equality, Community, and Respect.
• Tyro School PortalcoreTechnology or IntegrationTYRO is the student information system and parent portal used by CBC. Students and parents use TYRO for attendance tracking, viewing assessment results, absence reporting, and school communication. The school store for devices is accessed through tyro.school.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft provides technology tools used throughout the school including Office 365, Teams, OneNote, Immersive Reader, Speech to Text, and other accessibility features. Microsoft Community Grants Scheme provided 10kW of solar panels installed on the school roof, helping power up to 10% of the school.
• Galway Community CircusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of Creative Schools funding, Galway Community Circus provided workshops in juggling, tightrope walking, and acrobatics for all 210 Second Year students, supporting creative engagement and student wellbeing.
• Hughes' SuperValu ClaregalwayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business sponsor that supported the Nasc wire sculpture art project with second year art students, providing materials and community partnership for creative arts education.
• University of Galway - Italian DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTY Italian students participated in an audiovisual workshop at University of Galway where they learned about English subtitles creation for Italian films. Former CBC students now studying Italian at the university shared their experiences, including their Erasmus year in Bologna.
• Jigsaw - One Good School InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColáiste Bhaile Chláir is part of Jigsaw's One Good School initiative, a comprehensive mental health and wellbeing programme that develops shared responsibility for mental health across the whole-school community, supporting students, staff, and parents.
• Artist Catherine SimonminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal artist engaged for BLAST Arts in Education Residency Programme, completing drama workshops for all First Year students as part of the Department of Education's initiative to bring live arts to students and teachers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Coláiste Iognáid (The Jes): Jesuit voluntary secondary school in Galway city. Comparable secondary-level offering with overlapping catchment, but operates under private Jesuit trusteeship rather than GRETB.
• St. Joseph's College (The Bish): Voluntary Catholic secondary school in Galway city. Competes for the same secondary cohort in the Galway region but operates under different patronage and ethos.
• Presentation College Headford: Voluntary secondary school in Headford, north County Galway. Competes for secondary students in the broader Galway catchment area surrounding CBC.
• Dominican College Taylors Hill: Voluntary Catholic girls' secondary school in Galway. Operates within the same local secondary-school market with overlapping subject choice and progression outcomes.
• Salerno Secondary School: Catholic voluntary secondary school in Galway city. Competes for the same secondary cohort with comparable curriculum and extracurricular breadth.
• Coláiste Cholmcille, Indreabhán: Gaeltacht secondary school in Connemara, County Galway with strong Irish-medium provision. Comparable through its Scéim Aitheantais-style immersion focus and Gaeltacht catchment dynamics.

Direct peers

• Coláiste an Chraoibhín: GRETB community college serving the Galway area with comparable co-educational, multidenominational ethos and ETB-driven curriculum and wellbeing framework.
• Coláiste na Coiribe: Co-educational, multidenominational GRETB community college in Galway city. Direct peer operating the same ETB community college model with broadly comparable curriculum, special-class provision, and student information systems.
• Galway Community College: GRETB community college in Galway offering Junior and Senior Cycle with similar catchment-area admissions. Most direct operational peer to CBC under the same patron.

Others

• Jigsaw (One Good School): National youth mental health charity whose One Good School initiative CBC participates in. Indirect peer as an ecosystem partner and thought leader in school wellbeing programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ClaregalwayColl
• Facebookfacebook.com/ClaregalwayColl
• Instagraminstagram.com/claregalwaycoll
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/col%C3%A1iste-bhaile-chl%C3%A1ir

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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