Coláiste Choilm is a mixed second-level school in

Ballincollig Ballincollig () is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork city in Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork city, beside the River Lee on the R608 road. In 2016 it was the largest town in County Cork, at which time the ...

in Cork, Ireland. The school was founded in 1987 to meet demand for second-level education in the rapidly growing satellite town of Ballincollig. Since 1991 it has had a gaelscoil co-located on its campus, Gaelcholáiste Choilm. For the 2023/2024 academic year the school reported an attendance of 675 girls and 684 boys for a total of 1359 students. The school has had two overall winners of the

BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition The Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, commonly called the Young Scientist Exhibition, is an Irish annual school students' science competition that has been held in the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland, every January since the comp ...

. Simon Meehan won in 2018. Alan O’Sullivan and Cormac Harris won in 2020.

Alumni

Daniel Goulding Daniel Goulding (born 6 July 1986 in Ovens, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He began playing Gaelic football with his local club Éire Óg and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2006 until announcing his re ...

(b. 1986) -

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

er * Ciarán Sheehan (b. 1990) -

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Seán O'Donoghue Seán O'Donoghue (born 25 January 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for club side Inniscarra, divisional side Muskerry and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. Playing career College O'Donoghue fi ...

(b. 1996) - hurler *

Cian Kiely Cian Kiely (born 27 December 1996) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at club level with Ballincollig and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a defender. Career Kiely first came to sporting pr ...

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* Secondary schools in County Cork 1987 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1987 {{ireland-school-stub