Yeats College Galway
Yeats College Galway is a private, co-educational day school with a state-of-the-art campus on College Road in Galway city centre. Founded in 1992, the college has since built a reputation for educational excellence.
Founded in 1992
Over three decades of educational excellence.
Galway city centre
Our campus is on College Road.
Co-educational
A private, co-educational day school.
A restored 1807 building
The historic Erasmus Smith Grammar School.
What we believe in
The Yeats College ethos is to provide an education which will enrich the lives of all students. We create a positive learning environment which helps every student to succeed in all aspects of life.
The school and its successes have consistently grown over the decades, producing highly accomplished alumni who have gone on to build successful careers in medicine, law, education, business and science.
A student-focused approach
At Yeats College, the focus is on the student and their individual needs and ambitions. Each student is guided through an intensive work programme of proven effectiveness, from the first day of term to their very last Leaving Certificate examination. The skills students learn here carry on into the workplace and their adult lives.
Facilities on College Road
At our Galway campus, we are pleased to offer students:
Fully equipped science laboratory
Art and technical drawing studio
Fully stocked Home Economics kitchen
Music room with grand piano
Construction workshops
Bright, air-conditioned study halls
The Grammar School building
The Erasmus Smith Grammar School on College Road is an important part of Galway’s historical heritage. Designed by the architect Richard Morrison in 1807, the building lay derelict after NUI Galway left in 1993.
A careful restoration began in 2006, returning the building to its original glory with the addition of a modern wing. Many former students and tenants of the grammar school have come back to celebrate its return.
Opening times: the building is open to the public on weekends from Easter and throughout July and August.
Book an interview
Talk to us about full-time Leaving Cert places for 2026–27. Request an interview online and we’ll call you back, or call the campus that suits you.