Photo: Ollamhnua · CC BY-SA 4.0Extra support for disadvantaged areas reaches 65 of the 118 schools around Ballygall
Around Ballygall, 55% of schools are in DEIS, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). Belvedere College S.J, one of its 28 secondary schools, charges fees; the others are free. Ireland publishes no school results, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them, so these schools are described here, never graded or ranked.
Counted from the Department of Education’s 2025/26 lists: every school in the town or within 3 km of it, against every school in Ireland.
What stands out about Ballygall’s schools
Extra support for many schools
Many schools here are in DEIS, which gives schools in disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and help; across Ireland, 30% of schools are. In DEIS: St Mary's Secondary School (830), St Michaels Secondary School (646), Beneavin De La Salle College (585) and Trinity Comprehensive School (564), and 61 more. Who runs them ↓
One fee-paying secondary school
One secondary school within reach charges fees; the others are free. The fee-paying one: Belvedere College S.J (1,011). Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 103 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: St Kevins College (0.4 km), Beneavin De La Salle College (0.7 km) and St Mary's Secondary School (1.1 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
Who runs Ballygall’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
94 of Ballygall’s 118 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (66), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (8) and City of Dublin ETB (8). 65 of the 118 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 118 schools in and around Ballygall
Each school in or within 3 km of Ballygall links to a page of its own. Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Show all 28 secondary schools
Show all 74 primary schools
Where the 118 schools in and around Ballygall 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 Ballygall’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 Ballygall
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
10 of Ballygall’s 118 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Ui Earcain, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch and Scoil Chaitriona.
Who Ballygall’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 Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 51% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 64% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 7% | 18% | 6% |
More of the pupils around Ballygall are at DEIS schools than across Ireland: 51% against 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at single-sex schools stand out most: 64% against 29%. The largest DEIS school here is St Mary's Secondary School, with 830 pupils.
Each of the 118 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.
The 20 patrons of Ballygall’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
20 patrons run the 118 schools around Ballygall; the largest, Archbishop of Dublin, has 66 of them and 43% of the pupils. Education and Training Boards run 9 of them. Educate Together runs 6.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Fiachras Sen, Scoil Fhiachra Soisir, Holy Child, Mother of Divine Grace, St Canices G, St Patricks N School, St Peters, St Brigids Convent, Scoil na Croi Naofa, Corpus Christi, Stanhope Street Primary School, St Columbas Con G & I, St Canices B, Mary, Help of Christians G., S N Mhuire na mBrathar, St Vincents de Paul Junior, St Vincent de Paul Senior School, Gardiner Street Convent, Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors, S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach, S N Naomh Finnin, SN an Spioraid Naiomh C, Scoil Mobhi, St. Vincent's Primary School, Holy Spirit B, St Marys, S.N. San Vinseann Cailin, Our Lady of Victories Infant, S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior, Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls, Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys, St Gabriels, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch, St Josephs Senior, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, Virgin Mary Girls, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Rutland, S N na Maighdine Muire B, Dominican Convent Girls Senior School, St Josephs G, S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Brigids Infant, St Catherines Infant School, St Josephs Jnr, St Brigids Senior Girls, Holy Family School for the Deaf, St Malachys, St Kevins B, Fionnbarra Naofa B., St Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, St Oliver Plunkett, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Vincents Inf Boys, Christ the King B, Christ the King Girls Senior School, St Vincents Home NS, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, St Pauls Hospital Special School, St Josephs for Blind, Christ the King I G, Casa Caterina S S, Henrietta Street School, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Joseph's Adolescent School | Catholic | 66 | 14,233 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt. Aidan's C.B.S., St Declan's College, Árdscoil Rís, St Kevins College, St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin, St Josephs C.B.S., Coláiste Mhuire, O'Connell School | Catholic | 8 | 3,654 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Larkin, Marino College, Cabra, Coláiste Eoin, Ellenfield, An Cosan CSS, Beaumont Hospital Special School | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational, Other | 8 | 2,404 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Mary's, Dominican College, St Dominics College, St Michaels, Beneavin De La Salle College, Maryfield College, Scoil Chaitriona | Catholic | 7 | 4,700 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Glasnevin Educate Together NS, Grace Park Educate Together, Broombridge Educate Together, Pelletstown ETNS, Paradise Place ETNS | Multi-denominational | 6 | 2,347 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Ui Earcain, Gaelscoil Bharra, Gaelscoil Cholmcille, Gaelscoil Áine, Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 5 | 1,009 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIFinglas Parochial, St Columbas N.S. Mxd, Glasnevin, Drumcondra | Church of Ireland | 4 | 348 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs | Catholic | 2 | 669 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Belvedere College S.J | Catholic | 1 | 1,011 |
| Minister for EducationTrinity Comprehensive School | Catholic | 1 | 564 |
| Le Chéile Schools Trust & Religious Sisters of CharityNew Cross College | Catholic | 1 | 417 |
| CEISTOur Lady Of Mercy College | Catholic | 1 | 407 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandNorth Dublin Muslim | Muslim | 1 | 391 |
| The North Dublin National School ProjectNorth Dublin N.S. Project | Multi-denominational | 1 | 214 |
| City of Dublin ETB & Rosminian FathersRosmini | Inter-denominational | 1 | 139 |
| Minister of Abbey Presbyterian ChurchLindsay Road | Presbyterian | 1 | 95 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 64 |
| Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by GuaranteeScoil Sinead NS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 62 |
| Health Service ExecutivePhoenix Park Specialist School | Catholic | 1 | 17 |
| CrosscareYouth Encounter Project | Catholic | 1 | 14 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Ballygall
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 fee-paying school here sets its 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
Between 2019/20 and now, 32 of the 101 grew by 5% or more and 47 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 101 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 Ballygall’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
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 118 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 Ballygall
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
Families in Ballygall have 103 post-primary schools within 10 km: 73 voluntary secondary schools, 22 ETB schools, 6 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 41 of them are single-sex, 23 for girls and 18 for boys. Fees are charged at 17 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 3 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 0.4 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 0.7 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 1.1 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 1.3 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 1.6 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 1.7 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 1.8 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 1.8 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 1.8 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 2 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 2.1 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 2.3 km |
All 103 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 2.3 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 2.4 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 2.4 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 2.7 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 2.8 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 2.8 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 3.3 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 3.4 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 3.4 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 3.5 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 3.5 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 3.7 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 3.7 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 3.9 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 3.9 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 4 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 4 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 4.3 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 4.3 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 4.5 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 4.8 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 4.9 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 5 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.1 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 5.2 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 5.3 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 5.4 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.5 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 5.6 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 5.6 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 5.7 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 5.7 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 5.9 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 5.9 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 6 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 6 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 6 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.1 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 6.2 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 6.3 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6.3 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 6.4 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 6.4 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 6.5 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 6.7 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 6.7 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6.7 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 6.8 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 7 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 7.2 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 7.3 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.3 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 7.3 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 7.3 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 7.4 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 7.4 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 7.4 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 7.4 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 7.5 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 7.5 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 7.5 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 7.6 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 7.7 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 7.8 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 8.1 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 8.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 655 | 8.2 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 8.3 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 8.4 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 8.4 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 8.4 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 8.5 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 421 | 8.5 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 8.5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 8.5 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 8.7 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 8.9 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 8.9 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 8.9 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 9 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 9.1 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 9.1 km |
| Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 696 | 9.1 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 9.2 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 9.3 km |
| Swords Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 952 | 9.4 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 9.6 km |
| Fingal Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 864 | 9.6 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 9.7 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 9.8 km |
| St Finians Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 671 | 9.8 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Ballygall
16 special schools serve the area: St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, Youth Encounter Project, Casa Caterina S S, St Josephs for Blind N.S., Holy Family School for the Deaf, St Joseph's Adolescent School, St Pauls Hospital Special School, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, St Vincents Home NS, Beaumont Hospital Special School, An Taonad Reamhscoile, Henrietta Street School, An Cosan CSS, Phoenix Park Specialist School and St L O Tooles 2 Spec, 842 pupils between them. 35 of the 74 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.
Ballygall beside the 87 other Irish towns of 8,200 to 15,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbourne | 15,680 | 13 | 6,695 | 2 | 0% | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Firhouse | 12,254 | 70 | 25,224 | 5 | 34% | 0.7 km |
| Foxrock | 12,163 | 80 | 28,450 | 7 | 18% | 0.8 km |
| Summerhill | 11,911 | 118 | 31,929 | 8 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| Cavan | 11,741 | 14 | 4,634 | 1 | 29% | 1.2 km |
| Ballygall | 11,704 | 118 | 32,759 | 10 | 55% | 0.4 km |
| Kilnamanagh | 11,703 | 112 | 38,733 | 8 | 48% | 0.4 km |
| Phibsborough | 11,657 | 146 | 40,148 | 12 | 51% | 0.5 km |
| Gorey | 11,517 | 8 | 4,875 | 1 | 13% | 0.6 km |
| Tramore | 11,277 | 5 | 2,549 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Dalkey | 8,275 | 43 | 12,331 | 1 | 28% | 0.9 km |
Of the other 87 towns, 15 have more pupils at the schools around them than Ballygall. Within 3 km, 86 of these 88 towns have a school teaching through Irish.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Ballygall
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 Ballygall had 31,339 pupils in 2015/16 and 32,759 in 2025/26. Broombridge Educate Together National School grew most: +225% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Ballygall
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 Ballygall
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballygall | 118 | 32,759 | 10 | 55% | 0.4 km |
| Finglas South 1.6 km | 99 | 29,161 | 9 | 57% | 0.5 km |
| Ballymun 1.7 km | 93 | 27,057 | 9 | 58% | 0.9 km |
| Finglas North 1.8 km | 73 | 21,290 | 8 | 62% | 0.7 km |
| Glasnevin 1.9 km | 145 | 39,626 | 10 | 59% | 0.5 km |
| Whitehall 2.2 km | 132 | 37,232 | 12 | 61% | 0.2 km |
| Cabra West 2.3 km | 132 | 34,456 | 10 | 63% | 0.2 km |
Whitehall has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 12. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Ballygall changed by +2%; among its neighbours, Finglas North’s grew most (+7%) and Whitehall’s least (+0%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Ballygall 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 Ballygall
How many schools are there in Ballygall?
In Ballygall or within 3 km of it: 74 primary schools, 28 secondary schools and 16 special schools, with 32,759 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Ballygall that teach through Irish?
Yes, 10: Gaelscoil Ui Earcain, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch and Scoil Chaitriona teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Ballygall?
1 of the 28: Belvedere College S.J. The others are free.
What is the best school in Ballygall?
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 Ballygall?
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).