Coláiste Iognáid S.J. (The Jes)

What Coláiste Iognáid S.J. (The Jes) does

Coláiste Iognáid S.J. (commonly known as "The Jes") is a voluntary co-educational secondary school located on Sea Road in Galway, Ireland, operating under the patronage of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The school serves approximately 630 students aged 12-18 across a three-tier programme: a three-year Junior Cycle, a compulsory one-year Transition Year, and a two-year Leaving Certificate (Senior Cycle). The institution is Irish-medium since 1931 and has been the first fully co-educational secondary school in Galway city since 1984. Registered as a charity (No. 20007713), the school has been at its current Sea Road location since 1862/1863 and traces Jesuit educational roots in Galway back to 1620.

The school operates a non-fee paying model funded by the Irish Department of Education, supplemented by donations from parents, past pupils, and corporate sponsors (e.g., Kingfisher Fitness Club, John Daly Foods), plus fundraising initiatives such as the Mungret Cup Challenge (which has raised nearly €40,000 for Jesuit Refugee Services Ireland over the past two years). Technology infrastructure consists of commodity educational SaaS: Compass Education for student records and parent communication, Microsoft Sway for newsletters, Outlook for scheduling, and Strava for alumni fitness tracking. Go-to-market is community-driven, with annual published Admission Notices and recruitment through the Jesuit school network, past pupil referrals, and Galway community ties. The school's revenue is not publicly disclosed, and there is no commercial product or pricing model beyond state capitation grants and voluntary contributions.

Name

Coláiste Iognáid S.J. (The Jes)

Legal name

Coláiste Iognáid

Website

https://colaisteiognaid.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1862

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coláiste Iognáid S.J. is a Jesuit voluntary co-educational secondary school in Galway, Ireland, serving approximately 630 students aged 12-18 across Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate programmes under non-fee paying, state-funded operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Jesuit school programs
• Leaving certificate curriculum
• Junior cycle education
• Transition year programme

Headquarters

HQ city

Galway

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funded Education: As a non-fee paying secondary school under the trusteeship of the Society of Jesus, the school receives government funding through the Department of Education. The school transitioned to the non-fee paying system in 1967.
2. Donations and Sponsorships: Parents, past pupils, and friends of the Society contribute donations. Corporate sponsors such as Kingfisher fitness club and John Daly foods support sports clubs like GAA. Fundraising events such as the Mungret Cup Challenge generate funds for Jesuit Refugee Services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Coláiste Iognáid S.J. is a Jesuit co-educational voluntary secondary school in Galway providing six years of secondary education across the Junior Cycle (1st-3rd Year), compulsory Transition Year, and Senior Cycle Leaving Certificate programmes. The school delivers broad academic subjects in sciences, humanities, languages, arts, and business alongside extensive extracurricular activities in sport, debating, and the arts, operating under the Ignatian pedagogical tradition with an Irish-medium heritage.

Product overview

Coláiste Iognáid S.J. is a Jesuit secondary school offering a three-tier educational programme: the Junior Cycle (1st-3rd Year), a compulsory Transition Year programme, and the Leaving Certificate Programme (5th-6th Year). The school operates as a single unified institution with comprehensive extra-curricular offerings including sports (Basketball, Rugby, GAA, Hockey, Rowing, Mountaineering), debating, and annual school musical productions. The curriculum emphasises Irish language and culture alongside broad academic subjects, with additional support services including career guidance and student care teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle Programme

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jesuit Refugee Services IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 October 2024Charitable partnership through the Mungret Cup Challenge alumni fitness challenge. In the last two years, nearly €40,000 has been raised for Jesuit Refugee Services Ireland through alumni participation in the annual event.
• College Victor Hugo, NarbonneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRugby touring partner relationship developed over five occasions in the last ten years. Senior and Junior rugby squads travel to France for exchange matches and cultural experiences.
• Salthill/Knocknacarra GAA ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for use of GAA facilities. The school looks forward to increasing school-club and community links in the future.
• Kingfisher Fitness Club (Joe Cosgrove)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGAA club sponsorship from local fitness business supporting the school's GAA programme.
• John Daly FoodsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFood sponsorship supporting the school's GAA club activities and matches.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Educate Together: Multi-school patron body operating equality-based, non-denominational primary and secondary schools across Ireland. Broad incumbent alternative patron competing for families opting out of religious-ethos schools, increasingly relevant as Ireland diversifies school patronage.

Direct peers

• Belvedere College SJ: Jesuit voluntary secondary school in Dublin city under Society of Jesus patronage. Direct comparable on Jesuit Ignatian pedagogy, voluntary secondary structure, all-boys model, and similar extracurricular emphasis.
• Gonzaga College SJ: Jesuit secondary school in Dublin under Society of Jesus trusteeship. Direct peer on Jesuit educational model, voluntary secondary structure, and similar student-formation ethos in an Irish urban setting.
• Blackrock College: Catholic voluntary secondary school in Dublin with a strong Holy Ghost Fathers/CWSS heritage. Direct peer in the Irish voluntary secondary sector with comparable scale, sporting tradition, and denominational governance model.
• Clongowes Wood College SJ: Jesuit voluntary secondary school in County Kildare under the same Society of Jesus patronage. Direct peer along religious order, governance model, curriculum structure (Junior/Senior Cycle), and co-educational Jesuit ethos.
• Rockwell College: Catholic voluntary secondary school in Tipperary with a Holy Ghost Fathers heritage. Direct peer in the Irish voluntary Catholic secondary sector with similar boarding traditions and academic/sporting profile.
• Crescent College Comprehensive SJ: Jesuit voluntary secondary school in Limerick under Society of Jesus patronage. Direct peer on Jesuit ethos, comprehensive curriculum offering, and similar extracurricular breadth (sporting and debating traditions).
• St Flannan's College: Catholic voluntary secondary school in Ennis, County Clare. Direct peer along the Irish voluntary Catholic secondary school model with comparable curriculum delivery, sporting tradition, and provincial catchment.

Regional players

• Salerno Secondary School: Voluntary Catholic secondary school in Galway city under the Sisters of Mercy. Regional peer competing in the same Galway city secondary school market with overlapping curriculum and demographic catchment.
• Presentation Secondary School Galway: Voluntary Catholic secondary school for girls located in Galway city, under Presentation Sisters patronage. Direct regional peer competing for the same Galway catchment, with overlapping curriculum and extracurricular structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Col_Iognaid_SJ
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1pvqGSXNVHo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/col%C3%A1iste-iogn%C3%A1id-the-jes

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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