What Crescent College Comprehensive does

Crescent College Comprehensive SJ is a Jesuit Catholic co-educational comprehensive secondary school located on Dooradoyle Road in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1859 when the Jesuits took over the diocesan seminary school of St. Munchin, the school moved to its current Dooradoyle campus in 1973 and became co-educational in 1974. It is jointly trustees by the Minister for Education and the Jesuit Provincial, and operates as a non-profit under the Irish Jesuit Education Trust, one of nine Jesuit schools in Ireland and part of a global Jesuit education network serving approximately 2 million students worldwide. The school serves approximately 940 students aged 12-18 across six year-groups.

The school's core academic product is the standard Irish secondary cycle — a three-year Junior Certificate Programme, an optional one-year Transition Year Programme with work experience, IT training, foreign-language exchanges and film-making, and a two-year Leaving Certificate Programme — supplemented by an Adult Education evening-classes offering and a co-curricular programme encompassing choir, traditional Irish music group, orchestra, drama productions (The Wiz in January 2025, Popstars the 90s Musical scheduled for January 2026), social outreach placements, and the Kairos Retreat Programme for Fifth Year students. The underlying technology stack is conventional: a WordPress public website, the third-party Compass School Manager mobile application on iOS and Android for parent and student communications, and a standard administrative login; no proprietary software, AI, or API surface is offered.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed but is structurally composed of Irish Department of Education capitation grants and directly state-paid teacher salaries, parental contributions (including the Department's Free Books scheme and pupil insurance), and fees from the Adult Education evening-classes stream paid via the Payzone system. Admissions are processed through the Limerick Area Post-Primary Common Application System (CAS), a 17-school shared portal managed with the Limerick Education Support Centre, with First Year 2026/2027 applications open from 1 October 2025 to 12 January 2026. Go-to-market is therefore not commercial: brand-led (open nights, website, Compass app), catchment-driven (Limerick and surrounding areas), and reinforced by Jesuit network affiliation and 165 years of operating history.

Name

Crescent College Comprehensive

Legal name

Crescent College Comprehensive SJ

Website

https://crescentsj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1859

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Crescent College Comprehensive SJ is a Jesuit Catholic co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Limerick, Ireland, serving approximately 940 students aged 12-18 through Junior Certificate, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate programmes, plus Adult Education evening classes.

Ownership category

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Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Jesuit education
• Leaving certificate
• Junior certificate
• Transition year programme

Headquarters

HQ city

Limerick

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Crescent College Comprehensive SJ is a Jesuit Catholic co-educational secondary school delivering the Irish post-primary curriculum through the three-year Junior Certificate Programme, an optional Transition Year, and the two-year Leaving Certificate Programme. It also offers Adult Education evening classes for adult learners and a co-curricular programme in music, drama and social outreach. The school is jointly trustees by the Minister for Education and the Jesuit Provincial and is situated at Dooradoyle Road, Co. Limerick.

Product overview

Crescent College Comprehensive SJ is a Jesuit Catholic secondary school offering a comprehensive educational programme from first year through sixth year. The core academic offerings include the three-year Junior Certificate Programme, an optional Transition Year Programme, and the two-year Leaving Certificate Programme. The school also provides Adult Education evening classes and maintains a vibrant co-curricular programme including music (choir, orchestra, trad group), school productions, and social outreach. The school uses the Compass School Manager mobile application for parent and student communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Certificate Programme Three-year programme for first to third year students covering thirteen subjects, ten of which are examined subjects for the Junior Certificate Examination. It is designed for secondary school students (ages 12-15) preparing for the Irish Junior Certificate national examination.
• Transition Year Programme Optional one-year programme after third year offering work experience, IT training, foreign language exchange, school show participation, film making courses, and overnight trips for fourth-year students.
• Leaving Certificate Programme Two-year senior cycle for fifth and sixth year students culminating in the Leaving Certificate examination. Students study seven core subjects at higher or ordinary level plus four elective subjects.
• Adult Education Evening Classes Evening classes offered to adults with enrollment through online payment via Payzone or in-person registration. Contact office at 085-1413757. Aimed at adult learners seeking continuing education and professional development in the Limerick area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Student success in national examinations including Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Limerick Education Support Centre (LESC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Irish Jesuit Education TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Global Jesuit Education NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Lime Tree Bell Table TheatreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Milford Care CentreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Belong To Quality MarkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Clongowes Wood College: Jesuit boarding secondary school in Kildare, fellow member of the Irish Jesuit Education Trust. Shares Jesuit ethos and curriculum while operating a residential model Crescent does not.
• Belvedere College: Jesuit secondary school in Dublin sharing the same Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm, Jesuit identity, and national-level academic co-curricular programme as Crescent College. Most directly comparable peer on ethos, governance and curriculum model.
• Blackrock College: Historic Jesuit secondary school in Dublin sharing the Ignatian pedagogy and Jesuit Education Trust affiliation. Comparable on curriculum, tradition (founded 1860) and governance.
• Gonzaga College: Jesuit secondary school in Dublin operating under the same Irish Jesuit Education Trust and global Jesuit identity. Comparable on governance, mission, and Leaving Certificate curriculum delivery.
• Coláiste Iognáid (The Jes): Jesuit secondary school in Galway, member of the Irish Jesuit Education Trust. Directly comparable on Catholic Jesuit identity, governance structure and secondary curriculum delivery.

Regional players

• Castletroy College: Co-educational secondary school located in Limerick suburb. Direct competitor for post-primary students within the Limerick CAS system and operates the same Irish national curriculum.
• Laurel Hill Coláiste: Catholic secondary school in Limerick with shared mission-oriented ethos and overlapping catchment. Operates within the same Limerick CAS framework and competes for Limerick post-primary students.
• St. Munchin's College (Limerick CBS): Catholic Christian Brothers secondary school in Limerick sharing the same city catchment as Crescent. Operates the same Junior/Leaving Certificate curricula and competes in the Limerick CAS admissions pool.
• Scoil Carmel (Limerick): Catholic secondary school in Limerick sharing the same city catchment and CAS admissions pool. Comparable on faith-based ethos and Leaving Certificate curriculum, competing for the same student demographic.
• Limerick Educate Together Secondary School: State-funded multi-denominational secondary school in Limerick. Competes in the same Limerick CAS admissions pool and represents the secular alternative gaining market share in Ireland.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crescent-college-comprehensive

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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