What Creagh College does

Creagh College is a publicly funded co-educational secondary school located in Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland, established in 2011 and operated under the Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB). It delivers the standard Irish secondary curriculum across the Junior Cycle (1st–3rd year), an optional Transition Year, the Senior Cycle (Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied), and supporting programmes such as supervised study, guidance counselling, and a wellbeing curriculum built on the PERMA model. The school differentiates its academic offer through modern Leaving Certificate subjects including Computer Science, Politics and Society, and Physical Education, alongside traditional subjects and a broad extracurricular programme spanning basketball, GAA, soccer, rugby, badminton, athletics, equestrian, and student leadership initiatives.

The school's technology stack is built around an iPad-based learning environment — devices are procured via Olive for Education and provisioned with digital textbooks and ebooks — supported by VSware for student information, attendance and behaviour management, Office 365 for staff and student productivity, TYRO for parent communications and report distribution, Studyclix for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate exam preparation, and Way2Pay and Bodibro for payments and uniform purchasing. The school website is delivered on the iClassCMS platform by Bottletop Media. Creagh College holds a School of Sanctuary designation (2022), a Belong To Quality Mark for LGBTQ+ inclusion, and was named Basketball Ireland School of the Year in 2023.

The school is government-funded via the Irish Department of Education through WWETB; there is no commercial tuition revenue. Family-borne costs are limited to nominal State Examinations Commission exam fees, optional iPad device purchase, and Bus Éireann school transport where applicable. Admissions are managed through a formal annual cycle with application windows, waiting lists, and entrance assessments for first-year entrants. Leadership is provided by Principal Declan O'Toole, who has led the school since its 2011 founding. The school is a non-commercial public entity — a Registered Charity (RCN 20083281) — and does not raise equity or debt capital.

Name

Creagh College

Legal name

Creagh College

Website

https://creaghcollege.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creagh College is a publicly funded secondary school in Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland, operating under WWETB since 2011. It delivers the Irish Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Senior Cycle programmes to local and international students using an iPad-based digital learning environment.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Gorey

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public secondary school under Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB), Creagh College is primarily funded by the Irish Department of Education. Funding covers staff salaries, facilities, and educational programmes.

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Core offering

Creagh College is a public secondary school operating under the Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB), delivering the Irish National Curriculum from 1st year through 6th year. It offers the three-year Junior Cycle Programme, an optional Transition Year Programme, and a two-year Senior Cycle Programme (Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied), supported by iPad-based digital learning, guidance counselling, wellbeing programmes, and an extensive extra-curricular sports and leadership offering.

Product overview

Creagh College is a secondary school operated by Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB), offering a comprehensive educational programme from 1st year through 6th year. The school provides three main educational programmes: the three-year Junior Cycle Programme (1st-3rd year), the optional Transition Year Programme, and the two-year Senior Cycle Programme (Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied). The school differentiates itself through modern, future-focused subject offerings including Leaving Certificate Computer Science, Politics and Society, and Physical Education, alongside traditional academic subjects. Supporting the core educational programmes are several integrated platforms and services: the VSware student management system for administrative functions, an iPad Learning Programme with ebooks and digital resources, Classroom Based Assessments for Junior Cycle, a Wellbeing Programme based on the PERMA model, Guidance Counselling services, Supervised Study options, and The Creagh Times digital newspaper. The school also offers extensive extra-curricular activities including competitive sports teams (Basketball, Soccer, GAA, Rugby, Badminton, Athletics) and student leadership programmes.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Girls basketball teams reached quarter finals of All-Ireland schools cup
• +4 more outcomes

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Technology focussed No

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Integration12 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreagh College is a Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board School. WWETB is the governing body responsible for the management and oversight of the school, setting educational standards and policies aligned with the broader ETB network.
• Wexford GAAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWexford GAA supports Creagh College's boy GAA teams by providing quality athletic development coaching in the school gym each week. This partnership includes strength and conditioning sessions tailored to students' needs throughout the sporting calendar.
• Belong TominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreagh College is a proud participant in the Belong To Quality Mark, demonstrating the school's commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for LGBTQ+ students.
• VSwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationVSware is the student information system used by Creagh College for managing attendance, assessments, behaviour, timetables, and communicating with parents through the VSware app.
• Microsoft Office 365coreTechnology or IntegrationOffice 365 is provided to students and staff for productivity, collaboration, and digital learning purposes.
• Bus ÉireannminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBus Éireann operates the School Transport Scheme for Creagh College students, providing bus services to eligible students for the journey to and from school.
• Oide (GAA Support Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOide is the support service for teachers and school leaders that partners with the GAA on the Future Leaders Transition Year Programme, providing modules on coaching, refereeing, nutrition, sports journalism, event management, and performance analysis.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ramsgrange Community School: Public secondary school in Ramsgrange, Co. Wexford, operating under the same WWETB governance umbrella. Closely comparable in funding model, programme structure, and target demographic.
• Bridgetown College: Community secondary school in Bridgetown, Co. Wexford, serving the same South-East Ireland catchment. Competes for students from the broader Wexford region with overlapping Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle offerings.
• Gorey Community School: Public secondary school in the same town of Gorey, Co. Wexford, serving the same regional student catchment. Direct competitor for local enrolments and the most geographically comparable peer for Creagh College.
• Mount Temple Comprehensive School: Large state secondary school in Dublin offering Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Senior Cycle programmes. Comparable mix of academic and extracurricular breadth, and a similar community/state-school operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Blackrock College: One of Ireland's largest private secondary schools, with a strong reputation in rugby and academics. Similar in scale and secondary programme breadth, but funded by fees rather than state grants.
• Belvedere College: Large, well-established Dublin Jesuit secondary school. Comparable in offering full Junior and Senior Cycle with a strong extracurricular sports tradition, but operates under private fee-based funding rather than ETB grants.
• Wesley College: Established Dublin private secondary school offering the full range of Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Senior Cycle programmes. Comparable in scale and curriculum, operating on a fee-based private model.
• Gonzaga College: Well-known Dublin private Jesuit secondary school offering Junior Cycle through Leaving Certificate. Comparable in academic reputation and extracurricular emphasis, but operates under a private model.
• St. Andrew's College: Large private secondary school in Dublin with full Junior and Senior Cycle, including international student pathway. Offers comparable academic and extracurricular breadth but funded by tuition fees.
• The King's Hospital: Dublin private secondary school with boarding and day options, full Leaving Certificate curriculum. Comparable in offering modern subjects and a strong sports tradition, but operates under private fee funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/creaghcollege
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC
• Facebookfacebook.com/CreaghCollege
• Instagraminstagram.com/creaghcollege/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creagh-college

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Profiles2 records

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