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Gorey driving test centre

Naomh Eanna GAA Complex, Clonattin, Gorey, Y25 P7K7 · Co. Wexford

Pass rate, last 12 months
55.1%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
10weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
4,111
2,267 passed

Key facts

  • 55.1% of car driving tests at Gorey were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.7 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Gorey number 28 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 10 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 17 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 4,111 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 16 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Gorey

5 loops from the centre, 57 km in all, with 18 roundabouts and 88 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Gorey, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Courtown Road
    11.0 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Courtown Road Roundabout.
    11.0 km · 17 turns · 5 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Clonattin Road
    10.6 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Mill Road.
    10.6 km · 13 turns · 5 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Courtown Road
    12.1 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Clonattin Road.
    12.1 km · 21 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Courtown Road
    11.4 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Ballytegan Road.
    11.4 km · 18 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Courtown Road
    11.6 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Clonattin Road Overbridge.
    11.6 km · 19 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Gorey, year by year

Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.

45%52.5%60%IE 52.4%54.2%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)2,82854.2%52.3%
20254,08557.5%51.8%
20243,73357.4%49.0%
20233,55158.0%50.6%
20222,77650.6%50.2%
20212,82151.1%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Gorey

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in August 2026.

012.525IE 11.6 wks10Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202610
July 202611
June 202612
May 202612
April 202611
March 202612

Getting there

Naomh Eanna GAA Complex, Clonattin, Gorey
Co. Wexford Y25 P7K7

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

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Questions learners ask about Gorey

What is the pass rate at Gorey driving test centre?
55.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 4,111 car tests (2,267 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Gorey an easy test centre?
Gorey has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 28 of 56 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Gorey?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 10 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Gorey driving test centre?
Naomh Eanna GAA Complex, Clonattin, Gorey, Y25 P7K7, Co. Wexford.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.