Cistercian College, Roscrea is a Catholic seven day week boarding school for boys.  Places are allocated early in January for the following September. Names are accepted for places in advance. Parents of prospective students are advised to make early contact with the College President so that an interview can be arranged for them and their son. CCR hosts an anual Introductory weekend in October for 6th Class boys wishing to obtain a place in the college for the following year.

Applying To Cistercian College Roscrea  Submitting an application on behalf of your son to CCR couldnt be easier, just click on the application form on the right, fill it out and send it back to our admissions office. We will process your application as soon as possible.

Cistercian College Roscrea provides a broad based boarding education in the setting of a Monastic Community thus providing a sense of stability, order and discipline, hospitality and openness, and the ability to strive for balance between the various activities of daily life.

Leadership and Courage
The overall objective is to produce young men of vision and principles, of leadership and of courage. This objective is partly achieved through many systems such as;

·          Elected House Captains

·          Elected Class Representatives

·          Appointed Prefects

·          Encouraged participation in; 

o         Organisations 

o         Committees

o         Public Speaking

o         Team Sports

o         Team Projects

With a teaching and residential staff of over 50, each boy at  Roscrea receives a balanced curriculum of Religion, Academics, Cultural Endeavour and Sport.

Cistercian College Roscrea enjoys many blessings, one of its finest blessings has to be its scenic, peaceful location.

It is situated in the grounds of Mount Saint Joseph Abbey, 2½ miles west of Roscrea town. Surrounded by open wooded countryside and thirty acres of grounds and sports fields it also adjoins the Abbey farm of 360 hectares.