Photo: Sarah777 · Public domain11 of the secondary schools in and around Ballinteer charge fees
The DEIS programme includes 8% of the schools around Ballinteer, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 13 of its 25 secondary schools take only boys or only girls. Nothing here grades or ranks these schools: Ireland publishes no results school by school, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
Every school in the town or within 3 km of its outline, from the Department of Education’s lists for 2025/26; Ireland’s figures are every school in the lists.
What stands out about Ballinteer’s schools
Fee-paying secondary schools
Several of the secondary schools within reach charge fees; the others are free. Fee-paying schools are listed with the rest below, each with its own page. Fee-paying: Wesley College (942), The High School (811), Terenure College (800) and Mount Anville Secondary School (726), and 7 more. Every school ↓
Mostly single-sex at secondary
Most secondary schools here take only boys or only girls; the mixed ones are marked on the cards below. Single-sex: St Benildus College (949), Terenure College (800), Our Ladys School (799) and Mount Anville Secondary School (726), and 9 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 93 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Ballinteer Community School (0.5 km), Wesley College (1 km) and St. Tiernan's Community School (1.3 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Few schools in DEIS
Only 6 of the 72 schools here are in DEIS, the programme of extra teachers and money for schools serving disadvantaged areas; across Ireland, 30% of schools are. In DEIS: Ballinteer Community School (415), St. Tiernan's Community School (368), Queen of Angels Primary School (224) and Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire (209), and 2 more. Who goes there ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 72 schools in and around Ballinteer
Each school in or within 3 km of Ballinteer links to a page of its own. Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Show all 25 secondary schools
Show all 43 primary schools
Where the 72 schools in and around Ballinteer are
Each school where the official list places it, shaded by who runs it and sized by pupils; squares are secondary schools, triangles special schools. The dashed shape is Ballinteer’s outline; schools within 3 km of it count.
Places from the Department of Education’s school lists (its own coordinates for all but a handful); map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Teaching through Irish in and around Ballinteer
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
5 of Ballinteer’s 72 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil Naithi, Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige and Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh.
Who Ballinteer’s schools serve
Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside Co. Dublin’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26
Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.
DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools
| Share of pupils | Around Ballinteer | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 6% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 51% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 57% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 45% | 18% | 6% |
Fewer of the pupils around Ballinteer are at DEIS schools than across Ireland: 6% against 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools: 45% here, 6% there. Of the DEIS schools here, Ballinteer Community School is the biggest: 415 pupils.
Each of the 72 schools
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary): enrolments by sex and the DEIS list. Shares are of pupils, not of schools; a county’s are the schools listed with its towns.
Who runs Ballinteer’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
48 of Ballinteer’s 72 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (31), Educate Together (5) and Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI (4). 6 of the 72 are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas (30% across Ireland).
Department of Education school lists: ethos 2025/26, patron 2024/25 (the 2025/26 lists don’t give it). DEIS list 2025/26.
The 25 patrons of Ballinteer’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
Archbishop of Dublin is patron of 31 of the 72 schools around Ballinteer, which teach 39% of their pupils; 25 patrons run them in all. Education and Training Boards run 4 of them. Educate Together runs 5.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Colmcille Senior, Scoil Colmcille Naofa, ST Olaf's, St Pius X G, St Pius X N.S. Boys, St Patrick GNS, Marley Grange, Clochar Loreto, S.N. Cnoc Ainbhil, S.N. San Treasa, Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, Our lady's Grove Primary School, S.N. Naomh Lorcan, Ballyroan B, St Raphaelas, St Attractas Senior, Scoil Mhuire Boys, Presentation Primary School, St Josephs Boys, St Attractas Junior, Holy Cross, St. Mary's, Scoil Naithi, Queen of Angels Primary School, Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire, Na Maighdine Muire Girl, Scoil Mhuire, Scoil an Maighdine Mhuire Boys, Our Ladys, S.N. Bhaile Eamonn, St Peters Special Sch | Catholic | 31 | 11,181 |
| Educate TogetherStepaside Educate Together, Ballinteer Educate Together, Goatstown Educate Together, Rathfarnham Educate Together, Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School | Multi-denominational | 5 | 1,665 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Benildus College, Our Ladys School, De La Salle College, Our Lady's Grove | Catholic | 4 | 2,506 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, Gaelscoil Laighean | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 4 | 1,269 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COITaney, Rathfarnham Parish, Whitechurch Nat School, Zion Parish Primary School | Church of Ireland | 4 | 884 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province)St. Colmcille's, Ballinteer, St. Tiernan's | Inter-denominational | 3 | 1,510 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustOatlands College, Coláiste Éanna | Catholic | 2 | 1,241 |
| Dublin Talmud TorahStratford College, Scoil Naisiunta Stratford | Jewish | 2 | 277 |
| Conference of the Methodist Church in IrelandWesley College | Methodist | 1 | 942 |
| Board of Governors of the High SchoolThe High School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 811 |
| Carmelite Order (Irish Province)Terenure College | Catholic | 1 | 800 |
| Mount Anville Sacred Heart Education TrustMount Anville | Catholic | 1 | 726 |
| Council of Alexandra CollegeAlexandra College | Church of Ireland | 1 | 664 |
| Handmaids of the Sacred HeartSt Raphaela's | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto High School | Catholic | 1 | 625 |
| CEISTSancta Maria College | Catholic | 1 | 577 |
| Der Deutsche SchulvereinSt Kilian's Deutsche Schule | Inter-denominational | 1 | 475 |
| City of Dublin ETBPresentation | Catholic | 1 | 443 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandIslamic | Muslim | 1 | 414 |
| Body of Fellows of St Columba's CollegeSt Columba's College | Church of Ireland | 1 | 357 |
| FamedRosemont School | Catholic | 1 | 307 |
| Famed Company Limited by GuaranteeRockbrook Park School | Catholic | 1 | 186 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 68 |
| Sapling School Company Limited by GuaranteeSaplings Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Cheeverstown School Company limited by guaranteeCheeverstown Sp Sch | Catholic | 1 | 29 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Ballinteer
Starting primary school
Children can start primary school once they are four, and must be in school by six. Families apply to each school directly. Every school publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice; a school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its policy. Since the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, a Catholic or other majority-faith primary school can’t put baptised children first; a school of a minority faith still can, to keep its ethos.
Moving to secondary school
Children move to post-primary school at about twelve, after sixth class. Again, families apply to each school, usually a year or more ahead, and an oversubscribed school admits on its published criteria, often brothers and sisters and its feeder primary schools. The 11 fee-paying schools here set their own fees and admissions.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; each school’s admission policy and notice are on its own website.
Which schools are growing
Since 2019/20, 20 of these 65 schools have grown by 5% or more and 30 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +5%.
All 65 schools
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September, 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary). No capacity is published, so how full a school is can’t be shown.
Inspection reports for Ballinteer’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
The Inspectorate inspects schools in several ways: a whole-school evaluation covers teaching, learning and how the school is led; a subject inspection looks at one subject; a follow-through checks on earlier advice. Reports go on gov.ie with the school’s reply.
Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 72 schools below links its own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Ballinteer
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Families in Ballinteer have 93 post-primary schools within 10 km: 72 voluntary secondary schools, 11 ETB schools, 9 community schools and one comprehensive school. Of these, 40 are single-sex: 22 for girls and 18 for boys. Fees are charged at 28 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 4 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 0.5 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 1 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 1.3 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 1.4 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 2.2 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 2.2 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 2.4 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 2.5 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 2.5 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 2.7 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 2.9 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 2.9 km |
All 93 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 3 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 3.2 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 3.3 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 3.3 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 3.5 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 3.5 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 3.6 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 3.7 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 3.7 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 3.8 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 4 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 4 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 4.2 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 4.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 4.5 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 4.5 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 4.6 km |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 741 | 4.6 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 4.7 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 4.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 4.9 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 4.9 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 5 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 5.1 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 5.1 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 5.2 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 5.2 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.3 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 5.3 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 5.4 km |
| Loreto College FoxrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 660 | 5.4 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 5.6 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 5.6 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 5.7 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 5.7 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 5.8 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 6 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 6.1 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 6.1 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 6.3 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 6.4 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.4 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 6.4 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6.5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 6.6 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 6.6 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 6.6 km |
| Clonkeen CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 635 | 6.7 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 6.8 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 6.9 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 7 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 7.2 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 7.2 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 7.3 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 7.3 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 549 | 7.4 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 7.5 km |
| Cabinteely Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 512 | 7.6 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 7.7 km |
| Blackrock Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 236 | 7.7 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 7.8 km |
| Holy Child Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 275 | 8.1 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 8.2 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 8.3 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 8.3 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 8.3 km |
| St Laurence CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 8.5 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 8.5 km |
| Rathdown SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 364 | 8.5 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 8.7 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 8.9 km |
| St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 270 | 8.9 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 9 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 9.3 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 9.7 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 9.8 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 9.8 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 9.8 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 9.9 km |
| Holy Child KillineyVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 382 | 9.9 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Ballinteer
4 special schools serve the area: Saplings Special School, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, St Peters Special Sch and Cheeverstown Sp Sch, 197 pupils between them. 16 of the 43 primary schools have special classes for children who need more support. Their cards ↑
Special schools and primary schools with special classes as the Department lists them; the National Council for Special Education places pupils in special classes.
Ballinteer beside the 72 other Irish towns of 11,200 to 21,700 people
Schools in or within 3 km of each town, by population; none is ranked, as Ireland publishes no results
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 21,524 | 16 | 6,749 | 1 | 25% | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||||
| Maynooth | 17,259 | 12 | 6,742 | 3 | 0% | 0.3 km |
| Rathmines East | 16,923 | 135 | 41,393 | 12 | 36% | 0.2 km |
| Leixlip | 16,733 | 29 | 13,767 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| Dundrum | 16,570 | 89 | 35,482 | 10 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Ballinteer | 16,038 | 72 | 28,624 | 5 | 8% | 0.5 km |
| East Wall | 15,907 | 138 | 39,486 | 10 | 44% | 1.1 km |
| Cabinteely | 15,864 | 67 | 21,279 | 4 | 21% | 0.6 km |
| Ashbourne | 15,680 | 13 | 6,695 | 2 | 0% | 1.1 km |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney | 15,642 | 11 | 5,783 | 1 | 0% | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Tramore | 11,277 | 5 | 2,549 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 km |
Of these 72 other towns, 27 count more pupils at their schools than Ballinteer. Every one of them has an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Ballinteer
Each September’s pupils at every school in or within 3 km of the town, counted where the school stands today.
The schools in and around Ballinteer had 26,397 pupils in 2015/16 and 28,624 in 2025/26. Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige grew most: +215% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Ballinteer
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year, 2015/16 to 2025/26 (preliminary), for every school placed in the area today; schools that have since closed or merged count where they stood.
Schools in the towns around Ballinteer
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinteer | 72 | 28,624 | 5 | 8% | 0.5 km |
| Dundrum 1.2 km | 89 | 35,482 | 10 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Churchtown 2 km | 106 | 41,500 | 9 | 13% | 0.2 km |
| Edmondstown 2.4 km | 57 | 23,063 | 6 | 12% | 1.1 km |
| Rathfarnham 2.5 km | 111 | 39,391 | 10 | 22% | 0.3 km |
| Sandyford 2.6 km | 67 | 27,808 | 8 | 8% | 0.9 km |
| Clonskeagh 3.2 km | 106 | 39,846 | 10 | 10% | 0.3 km |
Dundrum has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 10. Pupils around Ballinteer: +3% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Clonskeagh led (+7%) and Edmondstown trailed (+1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Ballinteer or within 3 km of its outline, as the Department places it: families here use them. Schools further out are on the map of each school’s own page.
- The kinds of school. Primary schools take children from junior infants to sixth class, about ages 4 to 12. Post-primary schools teach the Junior and Leaving Certificate, about ages 12 to 18: voluntary secondary schools (mostly with a religious patron), ETB schools and community colleges run by an Education and Training Board, and community and comprehensive schools. Special schools teach children with particular needs.
- Teaching through Irish. All-Irish: every subject taught through Irish, in the Gaeltacht or, outside it, a Gaelscoil or Gaelcholáiste. Partly in Irish: an Irish stream (some classes entirely through Irish) or some subjects through Irish. Every other school teaches Irish as a subject.
- DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Ethos and patron. Most Irish schools are owned by a patron, mostly a church; the patron sets the school’s ethos. Multi-denominational schools (Educate Together, many ETB schools) teach children of every faith and none together.
- No grade. Section 53 of the Education Act 1998 lets the Minister refuse to release information that would allow schools’ exam results to be compared, and no results are published school by school. So Ireland’s schools have no letters and its towns no School Grade; nothing on this page ranks them.
- What isn’t here. What the UK and French pages show from results, these can’t: results charts, results against pupils’ backgrounds and towns ranked by their schools (no published results), and how full each school is (no capacity is published). Every post-primary school teaches to the Leaving Certificate, so there is no sixth-form split to show.
- Inspections. The Inspectorate’s reports are linked from each school’s page. They give no overall grade, so none is shown.
- The year. The 2025/26 lists are the Department’s preliminary release; numbers can change a little in the final lists.
Questions about schools in Ballinteer
How many schools are there in Ballinteer?
In Ballinteer or within 3 km of it: 43 primary schools, 25 secondary schools and 4 special schools, with 28,624 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Ballinteer that teach through Irish?
Yes, 5: Scoil Naithi, Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige and Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Ballinteer?
11 of the 25: Wesley College, St Columba's College, Loreto High School and Rosemont School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Ballinteer?
We don’t say. Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them; a ranking would rest on guesses. Each school’s page has its own facts and a link to its inspection reports, and visiting the schools you are weighing is still the best guide.
How do I get a place at a school in Ballinteer?
Apply to each school directly: every school publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates. If it has more applicants than places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · one school placed with OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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).