Case Study: Gorey Community School reduces vaping by 97% with Verkada

How Ireland's Largest Secondary School Reduced Vaping by 97%

Gorey Community School, Ireland’s largest secondary school, was struggling with a surge in student vaping that created health concerns and made bathrooms feel unsafe for many students. To address the problem, the school looked for a proactive way to detect and respond to vaping incidents on campus and improve student well-being.

Verkada implemented air quality sensors and cameras to detect vape events, send real-time alerts, and provide visual evidence for investigations. The system helped Gorey Community School reduce vaping by 97%, dropping incidents from 15–20 per day to about 3 per week, while also making bathrooms safer and supporting more consistent accountability for repeat offenders.

Gorey Community School

Michael Finn

Principal