What Coláiste Nano Nagle does

Coláiste Nano Nagle is a voluntary Catholic secondary school for girls located on Sexton Street in Limerick city, Ireland. Founded in 1955 by the Presentation Sisters, the school operates under the trusteeship of CEIST (Catholic Education An Irish Schools Trust) and is governed by a Board of Management. It delivers the standard Irish post-primary curriculum — Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP), and Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) — alongside a Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) for students needing additional support, plus targeted supports such as Guidance Counselling, Homework Club, Supervised Study, and a Home School Community Liaison Coordinator (Mary Kavanagh). The school participates in the DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) programme with a three-year Action Plan and has accumulated sector certifications including four Green School flags (litter & waste, energy, water, Travel) and an Amber Flag. Adult further education is delivered through the affiliated Central College Limerick, governed by the same Board of Management, offering QQI-accredited programmes in Nursing Studies, Healthcare Support, Fire & Ambulance, Social Studies, and Special Needs Assisting.

The school's technology footprint is built on common educational SaaS rather than proprietary platforms: Microsoft 365 (with Teams used for online classes, assignments, and communications), the Schoology learning management system for remote classes, and a dedicated mobile app powered by Unique Schools distributed on Apple's App Store and Google Play for news feeds, calendar, and parent engagement. Integrated third-party learning-resource partners include Folens Publishers, Edco, CJ Fallon, Gill Education, iRevise, The Maths Tutor, Junior Achievement Ireland, Scoilnet, Library Borrow Box, and Amazon Audible. Facilities on the Limerick campus include interactive whiteboards in all classrooms, three computer rooms, science laboratories, a library with media centre, Home Economics kitchens, art and music rooms, a gymnasium, fitness room, climbing wall, and an exhibition/drama space (Halla an tSolais).

Commercially, the school is a non-profit educational institution with no publicly disclosed revenue. Its funding model combines Department of Education per-capita grants, DEIS supplementary resources, parent contributions for uniforms and certain services/extracurricular activities, and adult-learner fees channelled through Central College Limerick. Outreach to prospective families is executed through a mix of channels: the colaistenanonagle.ie website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts, a recurring newsletter edited by Catherine Cantillon, and community partnerships (Jigsaw One Good School, University of Limerick/Teen Turn, Green Schools). Application cycles for First Year and Special Class admissions are published annually, with the current cycle targeting the 2026-27 academic year.

Name

Coláiste Nano Nagle

Legal name

Coláiste Nano Nagle

Website

https://colaistenanonagle.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coláiste Nano Nagle is a voluntary Catholic secondary school for girls in Limerick, Ireland, founded in 1955 under CEIST trusteeship. It delivers Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, Transition Year, LCA, and JCSP programmes, plus adult further education through affiliated Central College Limerick QQI-accredited courses.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Limerick

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coláiste Nano Nagle is a voluntary Catholic secondary school for girls located on Sexton Street in Limerick city. It delivers the Irish national curriculum through Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle (Leaving Certificate, LCVP, LCA), Transition Year, and JCSP programmes, supplemented by adult further education (QQI accredited courses) delivered via Central College Limerick under the same CEIST trusteeship.

Product overview

Coláiste Nano Nagle is a voluntary Catholic secondary school for girls in Limerick offering a comprehensive educational programme. The school's core product portfolio consists of the Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle academic programmes, including the standard Leaving Certificate, the alternative Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA), the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP), and an optional Transition Year Programme. The school also offers the Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) for students who benefit from additional support. Supporting the academic offerings are the Science and Technology Club, Homework Club, Supervised Study, and Online Learning Resources. Additionally, the school maintains a mobile app for communications and partners with Central College Limerick to provide adult education programmes including QQI accredited courses in healthcare and social studies.

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Products and services

• Junior Cycle Programme A three-year programme for First through Third Year students following the Irish national Junior Cycle curriculum, including Classroom Based Assessments, Assessment Tasks, and the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement. Targeted at girls aged approximately 12-15.
• Senior Cycle Programme A two-year programme offering Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA), and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) options with a wide range of subject choices. Targeted at girls in Fifth and Sixth Year.
• Transition Year Programme Optional one-year pre-Leaving Certificate programme offering a broad educational experience, work experience, extra-curricular activities, and subject sampling for informed subject selection.
• Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) A two-year alternative Leaving Certificate programme focused on vocational preparation, general education, and vocational education with practical application focus for students seeking a non-academic pathway.
• Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) A national intervention programme within Junior Cycle that re-focuses the curriculum to be more accessible and relevant for students who benefit from a different approach to learning.
• Coláiste Nano Nagle Mobile App A mobile application available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store providing news feeds, calendar information, and general school communications for students, parents, and staff.
• Central College Limerick Adult Education Further education college under CEIST trusteeship offering QQI accredited programmes including Nursing Studies, Healthcare Support, Fire and Ambulance, Social Studies, and Special Needs Assisting, delivered at Presentation Campus, Sexton Street, Limerick.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration15 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CEIST (Catholic Education An Irish Schools Trust)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEIST is the trustee body for voluntary secondary schools of the Daughters of Charity, Presentation Sisters, Sisters of the Christian Retreat, Sisters of Mercy, and Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. CEIST provides governance, resources, and support for Catholic education. Coláiste Nano Nagle operates under CEIST trusteeship as part of the Presentation Sisters tradition.
• Jigsaw - One Good School InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJigsaw's One Good School is a comprehensive youth mental health initiative supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people and school communities. Provides education workshops, specific initiatives, and resources for students, teachers, parents, and school leadership.
• University of LimerickminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Limerick volunteers support the Science and Technology Club through the Teen Turn programme. Students create projects, design apps, and learn coding. UL Access Study Club also provides online resources for students.
• Department of EducationcoreOthersThe school operates under the regulations and oversight of Ireland's Department of Education, which sets curriculum standards, examination requirements, and educational policies.
• Teen TurnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeen Turn provides volunteers from University of Limerick to support the Science and Technology Club, enabling students to create projects, design apps, and learn coding for competition entry.
• Green Schools ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational environmental education programme, environmental management system, and award scheme. Coláiste Nano Nagle has achieved four Green Flags for Travel, litter & waste, energy, and water. Ms Ahern coordinates the Green Schools Committee.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Castletroy College: Large co-ed secondary school in the Limerick suburban catchment. Comparable on curriculum breadth (TY, LCA, LCVP) and extracurricular model; primary suburban competitor.
• Crescent College Comprehensive SJ: Limerick Catholic secondary school under Jesuit trusteeship, co-ed. Comparable in pastoral-care ethos, extracurricular breadth, and Leaving Certificate provision; primary Catholic co-ed competitor in the same catchment.
• Scoil Mhuire agus Íde: Limerick city centre girls' secondary school offering Junior and Senior Cycle. Competes head-to-head with Coláiste Nano Nagle for the same girls' enrolment pool in the city.
• Glenstal Abbey School: Private Catholic boarding and day secondary school in County Limerick. Comparable on faith-based ethos and curricular innovation ethos; closest private-fee benchmark for parent contribution economics.
• Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ: Limerick city girls' Catholic secondary school in the Presentation/FCJ tradition, serving a near-identical cohort with overlapping curricular and extracurricular offerings. The most direct local peer for enrolment and programme benchmarking.
• Villiers Secondary School: Limerick city co-ed Catholic secondary school with comparable DEIS-linked programming and Leaving Certificate Applied pathways. Directly comparable on student demographic and DEIS eligibility profile.

Regional players

• Mount Anville Secondary School: Dublin girls' Catholic secondary school under a similar religious-trust governance model. Comparable on single-sex Catholic positioning, curriculum, and pastoral-care model, though operating in a different regional market.
• Blackrock College: Dublin boys' Catholic secondary school with a long-established brand and comparable extracurricular/holistic education model. Useful benchmark for brand-led Catholic secondary positioning outside Limerick.

Others

• Nord Anglia Education: International premium schools group with comparable premium positioning, digital learning platforms, and extracurricular breadth. Useful as a comparator for the trajectory of a faith-anchored school expanding into broader educational services.

Broad incumbents

• Educate Together: National multi-school trust operating equality-based, multi-denominational second-level schools. Represents the principal secular counter-positioning to the Catholic voluntary secondary model and a structural competitor for state capital funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Profiles3 records

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