What is the pass rate at Skibbereen driving test centre?

55.6% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,923 car tests (1,624 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Skibbereen an easy test centre?

Skibbereen has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 25 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 Skibbereen?

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.

Skibbereen driving test centre

Skibbereen Rugby Club, Mill Road, Skibbereen, P81 K308 · Co. Cork

Pass rate, last 12 months

55.6%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

10weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

2,923

1,624 passed

Key facts

55.6% of car driving tests at Skibbereen were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 3.2 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Skibbereen number 25 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 25 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
2,923 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 34 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Skibbereen

5 loops from the centre, 49 km in all, with 15 roundabouts and 126 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Skibbereen, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Skibbereen Bypass
9.1 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 12 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of North Street.
9.1 km · 27 turns · 4 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via High Street
10.6 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 12 right turns, 15 left turns and a stretch of Skibbereen Bypass.
10.6 km · 30 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Skibbereen Bypass
8.6 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of North Street.
8.6 km · 16 turns · 4 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via High Street
12.5 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of Skibbereen Bypass.
12.5 km · 26 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via High Street
8.0 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of Skibbereen Bypass.
8.0 km · 27 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Skibbereen, 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.

Month by month, last 12 months

By year

Year	Tests	Pass rate	Ireland
2026 (Jan–Aug)	1,888	55.2%	52.3%
2025	2,486	55.3%	51.8%
2024	2,041	50.7%	49.0%
2023	1,790	73.1%	50.6%
2022	2,093	41.9%	50.2%
2021	1,749	49.9%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Skibbereen

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.

Month end	Weeks to invite
August 2026	10
July 2026	10
June 2026	10
May 2026	11
April 2026	8
March 2026	9

Getting there

Skibbereen Rugby Club, Mill Road, Skibbereen
Co. Cork P81 K308

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

Nearby test centres

Killarney
Co. Kerry · 58 km
48.1%
-4.3 vs IE
16 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Skibbereen

What is the pass rate at Skibbereen driving test centre?: 55.6% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,923 car tests (1,624 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Skibbereen an easy test centre?: Skibbereen has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 25 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 Skibbereen?: 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 Skibbereen driving test centre?: Skibbereen Rugby Club, Mill Road, Skibbereen, P81 K308, Co. Cork.

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.