Eureka the top college feeder school in Meath

Eureka Secondary School, Kells, has come out as the top college feeder school of the 20 secondary schools in Meath and is also among the top 25 schools in the country for progression rates on to third level according to the The Irish Times Feeder School list 2024.

Eureka Secondary School had a progression rate of 109 per cent with 121 students accepting CAO third level places in 2024.

A total of 111 students sat the Leaving Cert in the school in 2024 and the high progression rate (above 100 per cent) is because the figures also include students who sat the Leaving Cert in the school in previous years accepting places in 2024.

Loreto Secondary School, Navan, had a progression rate of 103 per cent; St Oliver's Post Primary, Oldcastle, 99 per cent; Scoil Mhuire, Trim, 98 per cent; Coláiste Clavin, Longwood, 96 per cent; O'Carolan College, Nobber, 92 per cent; St Peter's College, Dunboyne, 89 per cent; Coláiste San Frionsias, Gormanston; 89 per cent; St Ciaran's Community School, Kells, 88 per cent; Dunshaughlin Community College, 86 per cent; Coláiste na Mí, Johnstown, 81 per cent; St Patrick's Classical School, Navan, 79 per cent; Ratoath College, 71 per cent; Coláiste de Lacy, Ashbourne, 66 per cent; Coláiste na hInse, Bettystown, 66 per cent; St Joseph's Mercy Secondary School, Navan, 66 per cent; Ashbourne Community School, 65 per cent; Athboy Community School, 54 per cent; Beaufort College, Navan, 48 per cent; Boyne Community School, Trim, 43 per cent.

The Irish Times data published last month shows how many students from each school in the Republic of Ireland go to various third-level colleges in Ireland. This includes progression data for 20 publicly funded colleges in the Republic of Ireland, the two Northern Irish universities and two independent fee-paying third levels. The information is compiled from two sources: The State Examinations Commission Leaving Cert sits list which gives the number of students that sat the Leaving Cert in each post-primary school and lists provided by each of the higher education institutions which gives the school of original of the full-time first-year undergraduate cohort.

The Irish Times notes that the list gives information on every student who ever attended a particular school and began to study in 2024 and therefore includes mature students and deferrals and is not a picture of the class of 2024 alone.