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Dean Maguirc College

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26 Termon Road, Carrickmore, BT79 9JR

Non-selective · Mixed · Catholic maintained

Pupils
676
Year 8
107
Council
Fermanagh and Omagh

Your chances

against these criteria.

How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:

  1. Pupils residing in the parishes of Termonmaguirc, Greencastle, Pomeroy, Beragh and Cappagh (not in order of preference).
  2. Pupils with a brother, sister, half-sibling, step-sibling or legally adopted sibling enrolled at the College.
  3. Pupils residing in the parishes of Kildress, Donaghmore (Galbally) and Gortin (not in order of preference).
  4. Pupils with medical, social or other circumstances which the Board considers necessitate attendance at this college.
  5. Pupils from other parishes.
  6. Tie-break within any criterion when oversubscribed: proximity of home to school using Google Maps.

Uses a parish list: check it in the criteria.

The school's criteria

Getting in

1 of the 103 children who put it first was not offered a place in 2026/27.

Applications per place (all preferences): 1.4 in 2024/25, 1.4 in 2025/26, 1.3 in 2026/27.

Results for its intake

Expected about 70%, got 73.7% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).

0%50%100%0%40%80%Pupils on free school meals
Each dot is a non-selective school with 30 or more Year 12 pupils. The dashed line is what schools usually get at each free school meals level.

Who applied

Applications by the preference families gave the school, and children admitted
YearPlacesPut it 1st2nd3rd or laterAdmitted
2024/258011310113
2025/268010620106
2026/278010320102

In 2026/27, 102 of the 103 children who put it first got a place here.

Each child counts once, at the preference their family gave this school. Figures at the end of the admissions procedure, from the Education Authority's analysis of preferences.

Pupils (October 2025)

Free school meals
14.9%
Special educational needs
115 pupils (49 with a statement)
Has Years 13 and 14
Yes
Area
Rural

Religious background of pupilsProtestant hidden (fewer than 5 pupils), Catholic not published, other or none hidden (fewer than 5 pupils)

Exam results (2024/25)

5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
73.7%
5+ GCSEs A* to C
96.8%
3+ A-levels A* to C
82.7%
2+ A-levels A* to E
100%
Year 12 pupils counted
95
A-level pupils counted
52

Source: Department of Education, SAER 2024/25, Open Government Licence.

Admissions

From the school's admissions criteria for September 2026.

Year 8 places: 80 (whole school: 440)

Applications and admissions in recent years
YearPlacesApplications (all preferences)Admitted
2023/2480112105
2024/2580122119
2025/2680109107

Applications count every family that named the school at any preference, not only first preferences.

School's note: *This figure includes statemented pupils and a DENI temporary variation. **This figure includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)

Does not use transfer test results in its admissions criteria.

Sources

DENI reference 2230138

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