Glenstal Abbey crowned Ireland’s top school

Glenstal Abbey in Limerick has taken over from Dublin’s Gonzaga College as the top secondary school in Ireland.

According to the annual Sunday Times guide to Ireland’s top 400 schools — to be published this weekend — more than 95% of the Limerick school’s pupils gained university places over the last three years.

Now in its ninth year, the survey ranks the top 400 secondary schools on the average number of pupils gaining university places over the three years between 2009 and 2011.