Coláiste Dún an Rí
Ernan's Hill, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan · A82 K5W7 · Roll number 76313A
Coláiste Dún an Rí is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Kingscourt. Every school in and around Kingscourt →
What stands out about Coláiste Dún an Rí
- 663 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 663 pupils, 64% more than the 404 of 2019/20.
- An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
- Its patron is the Cavan & Monaghan ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
- The only post-primary school in Kingscourt or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2016/17 to 2025/26Coláiste Dún an Rí had 663 pupils in 2025/26, against 68 in 2016/17 (+875%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 703, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 7 of the 9 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Coláiste Dún an Rí
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Coláiste Dún an Rí is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Coláiste Dún an Rí
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Coláiste Dún an Rí
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Coláiste Dún an Rí directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Coláiste Dún an Rí has grown by 64% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kingscourt together changed by +18%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest post-primary schools, 4 have more pupils than Coláiste Dún an Rí. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +64%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Dún an Rí | 663 | +64% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| St Louis Secondary School | 414 | −21% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| Patrician High School | 453 | −4% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Inver College | 733 | +98% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| O'Carolan College | 725 | +37% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Bailieborough Community School | 754 | +19% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Ardee Community School | 1,306 | +35% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 18 km |
The other 9 post-primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia College | 809 | +13% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| St Aidans Comprehensive School | 654 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| St Clare's College | 578 | −6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Breifne College | 906 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Royal School Cavan | 386 | +66% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| St Patrick's College | 825 | +12% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Loreto College | 663 | −5% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Bricin's College | 281 | +53% | Multi-denominational | English | 47 km | |
| St. Mogue's College | 310 | +35% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 62 km |
Living in Kingscourt
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A82 Eircode area
Housing in Kingscourt →The median sale price rose from €240,000 in 2023 to €310,000 in 2025 (+29%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A82 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Kingscourt
Cost of living in Kingscourt →New tenancies in Kingscourt averaged €1,184 a month in 2025, against €1,020 in 2024 (+16%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Kingscourt, A82 K5W7
Post-primary schools near Coláiste Dún an Rí
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Coláiste Dún an Rí
Is Coláiste Dún an Rí a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Coláiste Dún an Rí have?
663 pupils in 2025/26. That is +64% since 2019/20.
Does Coláiste Dún an Rí teach through Irish?
No: Coláiste Dún an Rí teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Coláiste Dún an Rí?
Coláiste Dún an Rí has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Cavan & Monaghan ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Coláiste Dún an Rí?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Coláiste Dún an Rí?
The nearest are St Louis Secondary School (9.1 km), Patrician High School (10 km) and Inver College (10 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Kingscourt; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).