Education
Mountmellick has four primary schools: St Joseph's Girls' National School and St Patrick's Boys' National School, built in 1973, which share a building; St Paul's National School on the Portlaoise Road, and The Rock National School, St Patricks Boys School one mile out on the Dublin road. There is also a Community School in the town square, serving secondary-age students. Until its recent closure the nearby secondary school, Patrician College Ballyfin, had a substantial portion of its students travel from Mountmellick by bus each day.
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