Photo: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia · Public domainBooterstown has 13 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 7% of the schools around Booterstown, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 18 of its 27 secondary schools take only boys or only girls. These schools are described rather than graded, because Ireland publishes no school results and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
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 Booterstown’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: Blackrock College (1,041), St Andrews College (1,011), St Michaels College (731) and Mount Anville Secondary School (726), and 9 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: Blackrock College (1,041), St Benildus College (949), St Michaels College (731) and Mount Anville Secondary School (726), and 14 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 109 post-primary schools within 10 km of the town, of more than one kind; each admits on its own published policy, so applying to more than one is common. The nearest: St Andrews College (0.1 km), Coláiste Íosagáin (0.2 km) and Coláiste Eoin (0.3 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Few schools in DEIS
Just 5 of the 73 schools here get DEIS support for disadvantaged areas; 30% do across Ireland. In DEIS: St. Tiernan's Community School (368), Marian College (319), Queen of Angels Primary School (224), Our Ladys N.S. (176) and Holy Family School (149). Who goes there ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
The 73 schools in and around Booterstown
Here are the schools in Booterstown or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
Show all 27 secondary schools
Show all 39 primary schools
Where the 73 schools in and around Booterstown 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 Booterstown’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 Booterstown
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
8 of Booterstown’s 73 schools teach every subject through Irish: Coláiste Eoin, Coláiste Íosagáin and Gaelscoil Laighean.
Who Booterstown’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 Booterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 5% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 69% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 51% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 5% of the pupils around Booterstown, a smaller share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools stand out most: 51% against 6%. The largest DEIS school here is St. Tiernan's Community School, with 368 pupils.
Each of the 73 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,041 | 0% | ||
| St Andrews CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,011 | 52% | ||
| Dominican CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 521 | 100% | ||
| Coláiste EoinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 517 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 488 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Our Lady of Mercy Convent SchoolPrimary | 247 | 100% | ||
| Willow Park SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 206 | 0% | ||
| Booterstown BoysPrimary | 189 | 0% | ||
| Booterstown N.S.Primary | 85 | 54% | ||
| Benincasa Special SchoolSpecial | 35 | 9% | ||
| Oatlands CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 623 | 0% | ||
| Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice SchoolPrimary | 428 | 33% | ||
| S.N. San TreasaPrimary | 430 | 49% | ||
| Carysfort N.S.Primary | 583 | 57% | ||
| S.N. Naomh LorcanPrimary | 390 | 0% | ||
| The Teresian SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 230 | 100% | ||
| St Michaels CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 731 | 0% | ||
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchulePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 475 | 43% | ||
| St Brigids N.S.Primary | 100 | 44% | ||
| Gaelscoil LaigheanPrimary | 130 | 55% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Cnoc AinbhilPrimary | 434 | 100% | ||
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 637 | 100% | ||
| Islamic National SchoolPrimary | 414 | 50% | ||
| Scoil na nAingealPrimary | 410 | 48% | ||
| Scoil LorcáinPrimary | 485 | 50% | ✓ | |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 726 | 100% | ||
| St Raphaelas N.S.Primary | 375 | 100% | ||
| All Saints N.S.Primary | 51 | 41% | ||
| Our lady's Grove Primary SchoolPrimary | 409 | 52% | ||
| St Augustines SchoolSpecial | 157 | 42% | ||
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 295 | 100% | ||
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | 884 | 47% | ||
| St Benildus CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 949 | 0% | ||
| St Marys Central N.S.Primary | 588 | 56% | ||
| Scoil MhuirePrimary | 286 | 100% | ||
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 366 | 45% | ||
| Muckross Park CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 709 | 100% | ||
| Enable Ireland Sandymount SchoolSpecial | 49 | 49% | ||
| Alexandra CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 664 | 100% | ||
| ST Olaf's National SchoolPrimary | 591 | 48% | ||
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 273 | 100% | ||
| Gonzaga CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 576 | 0% | ||
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp ScSpecial | 63 | 40% | ||
| Sandford Parish National SchoolPrimary | 196 | 46% | ||
| Our Ladys N.S.Primary | 176 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Shellybanks Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 333 | 49% | ||
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 437 | 50% | ||
| Scoil Padraig Naofa BPrimary | 499 | 0% | ||
| St Patricks GNSPrimary | 478 | 100% | ||
| St Conleths CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 339 | 38% | ||
| Sandford Park School LtdPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 437 | 43% | ||
| Dun Laoghaire ETNSPrimary | 177 | 51% | ||
| Red Door Special SchoolSpecial | 29 | 21% | ||
| Taney N.S.Primary | 384 | 47% | ||
| Marian CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 319 | – | ✓ | |
| Queen of Angels Primary SchoolPrimary | 224 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Holy Family SchoolPrimary | 149 | 50% | ✓ | |
| Christian Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 549 | 0% | ||
| Holy Cross N.S.Primary | 260 | 44% | ||
| St Michaels Hse Spec ScSpecial | 68 | 22% | ||
| Star of the SeaPrimary | 223 | 0% | ||
| Gaelscoil Lios na nOgPrimary | 188 | 47% | ✓ | |
| S.N. BrighdePrimary | 358 | 52% | ✓ | |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 368 | 42% | ✓ | |
| Goatstown Stillorgan Primary SchoolPrimary | 170 | 46% | ||
| S.N. Paroiste Maitiu NfaPrimary | 212 | 49% | ||
| Loreto College FoxrockPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 660 | 100% | ||
| Ballinteer Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 399 | 46% | ||
| Gaelscoil na FuinseoigePrimary | 441 | 49% | ✓ | |
| John Scottus N.S.Primary | 136 | 38% | ||
| Kill-O'-The-Grange N.S.Primary | 208 | 53% | ||
| Gaelscoil EoinPrimary | 64 | 47% | ✓ | |
| St Declans Special SchSpecial | 35 | 20% |
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 Booterstown’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
48 of Booterstown’s 73 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (26), Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI (7) and Educate Together (6). 5 of the 73 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 26 patrons of Booterstown’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
26 patrons run the 73 schools around Booterstown; the largest, Archbishop of Dublin, has 26 of them and 31% of the pupils. One is an ETB school. Educate Together runs 6.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinST Olaf's, St Marys Central, Carysfort, Scoil Padraig Naofa B, Scoil Lorcáin, St Patricks GNS, S.N. Cnoc Ainbhil, S.N. San Treasa, Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, Scoil na nAingeal, Our lady's Grove Primary School, S.N. Naomh Lorcan, St Raphaelas, S.N. Brighde, Scoil Mhuire, Holy Cross, Our Lady of Mercy Convent School, Queen of Angels Primary School, Star of the Sea, Booterstown Boys, Our Ladys, St Augustines School, Holy Family School, St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc, Benincasa Special School, St Declans Special Sch | Catholic | 26 | 8,502 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COITaney, S.N. Paroiste Maitiu Nfa, Kill-O'-The-Grange, Sandford Parish, St Brigids, Booterstown, All Saints | Church of Ireland | 7 | 1,236 |
| Educate TogetherSandymount Park Educate Together, Ballinteer Educate Together, Goatstown Educate Together, Shellybanks Educate Together, Dun Laoghaire ETNS, Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School | Multi-denominational | 6 | 1,882 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Benildus College, Muckross Park College, Dominican College, Our Lady's Grove | Catholic | 4 | 2,474 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustOatlands College, Christian Brothers College, Coláiste Eoin, Coláiste Íosagáin | Catholic | 4 | 2,177 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelscoil Lios na nOg, Gaelscoil Laighean, Gaelscoil Eoin | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 4 | 823 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustBlackrock College, St Michaels College, Willow Park School | Catholic | 3 | 1,978 |
| Board of Governors of St Andrew's CollegeSt Andrews College | Presbyterian | 1 | 1,011 |
| Minister for EducationNewpark Comprehensive School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 884 |
| Mount Anville Sacred Heart Education TrustMount Anville | Catholic | 1 | 726 |
| Council of Alexandra CollegeAlexandra College | Church of Ireland | 1 | 664 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College Foxrock | Catholic | 1 | 660 |
| Handmaids of the Sacred HeartSt Raphaela's | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Gonzaga College | Catholic | 1 | 576 |
| Der Deutsche SchulvereinSt Kilian's Deutsche Schule | Inter-denominational | 1 | 475 |
| Board of Governors of Sandford Park SchoolSandford Park School Ltd | Inter-denominational | 1 | 437 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandIslamic | Muslim | 1 | 414 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province)St. Tiernan's | Inter-denominational | 1 | 368 |
| St Conleth's LtdSt Conleths College | Catholic | 1 | 339 |
| Marist Brothers (Province of West Central Europe)Marian College | Catholic | 1 | 319 |
| CEISTRockford Manor | Catholic | 1 | 273 |
| Teresian Association IrelandThe Teresian School | Catholic | 1 | 230 |
| The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by GuaranteeJohn Scottus | Multi-denominational | 1 | 136 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 68 |
| Enable Ireland Disability ServicesEnable Ireland Sandymount School | Catholic | 1 | 49 |
| Irish Autism ActionRed Door Special School | Other | 1 | 29 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Booterstown
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 13 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
Of these 62 schools, 20 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 22 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 62 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 Booterstown’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
Each school is visited by inspectors from time to time, for a whole-school evaluation of teaching, learning and leadership, for one subject, or to follow up earlier advice, and every report is posted on gov.ie with the school’s response.
The reports describe what inspectors saw and what each school should do next. They give no overall grade, so none is shown here; the 73 schools below each link their own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Booterstown
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Within 10 km of Booterstown there are 109 post-primary schools: 89 voluntary secondary schools, 11 ETB schools, 7 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 53 of them are single-sex, 30 for girls and 23 for boys. Fees are charged at 29 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 6 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 0.1 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 0.2 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 0.3 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 0.5 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 0.8 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 0.9 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 1.3 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 1.8 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 1.8 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 1.9 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 2.1 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 2.2 km |
All 109 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 2.3 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 2.4 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 2.5 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 2.6 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 3.2 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.2 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 3.3 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 3.3 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 3.4 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 3.5 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 3.6 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 3.6 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 3.7 km |
| Loreto College FoxrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 660 | 3.9 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 549 | 4 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 4 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 4.2 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 4.6 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 4.6 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 4.7 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 4.8 km |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 741 | 4.8 km |
| Clonkeen CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 635 | 4.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 4.9 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 4.9 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.1 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 5.2 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.3 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 5.3 km |
| Holy Child Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 275 | 5.4 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.4 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 5.4 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 5.6 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 5.6 km |
| Rathdown SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 364 | 5.7 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 6 km |
| Cabinteely Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 512 | 6 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 6.1 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 6.1 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 6.2 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 6.2 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 6.3 km |
| St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 270 | 6.5 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 6.5 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6.6 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 6.7 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 6.8 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 6.9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.9 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 6.9 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 6.9 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6.9 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 7 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 7.1 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 7.1 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 7.1 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 7.3 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 7.3 km |
| Blackrock Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 236 | 7.3 km |
| St Laurence CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 7.3 km |
| Loreto Abbey Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 757 | 7.4 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 7.4 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 7.5 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 7.7 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 8 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 8 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 8 km |
| Holy Child KillineyVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 382 | 8.2 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 8.2 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 8.3 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 8.3 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 8.3 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 8.4 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 8.5 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 8.6 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 8.6 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 8.6 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 8.7 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 8.8 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 8.8 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 8.8 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 8.9 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 9 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 9.1 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 9.1 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 9.2 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 9.2 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 9.3 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 9.3 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 9.4 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 9.5 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 9.5 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 9.6 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 9.6 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 9.7 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 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 Booterstown
7 special schools serve the area: Benincasa Special School, St Augustines School, Enable Ireland Sandymount School, St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc, Red Door Special School, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc and St Declans Special Sch, 436 pupils between them. 14 of the 39 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.
Booterstown beside the 85 other Irish towns of 6,000 to 11,500 people
Towns of a similar size, with the schools in or within 3 km of each; ordered by population, never ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 11,277 | 5 | 2,549 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Kilcock | 8,674 | 4 | 2,202 | 1 | 0% | 0.6 km |
| New Ross | 8,610 | 10 | 3,266 | 0 | 60% | 0.6 km |
| Hollyhill and Ballincolly | 8,606 | 84 | 27,337 | 7 | 43% | 1.1 km |
| Youghal | 8,564 | 5 | 2,077 | 1 | 20% | 1.3 km |
| Booterstown | 8,505 | 73 | 27,367 | 8 | 7% | 0.2 km |
| Grand Canal Dock | 8,320 | 121 | 32,703 | 6 | 43% | 0.7 km |
| Cherry Orchard | 8,280 | 78 | 26,412 | 4 | 54% | 1.2 km |
| Dalkey | 8,275 | 43 | 12,331 | 1 | 28% | 0.9 km |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 10 | 3,617 | 1 | 10% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Passage West-Monkstown | 6,051 | 16 | 4,438 | 0 | 6% | 0.1 km |
Of the other 85 towns, 19 have more pupils at the schools around them than Booterstown. An all-Irish school is within 3 km of 81 of the 86.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Booterstown
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Booterstown had 27,426 pupils in 2015/16 and 27,367 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +460% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Booterstown
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 Booterstown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booterstown | 73 | 27,367 | 8 | 7% | 0.2 km |
| Blackrock 1.9 km | 66 | 25,764 | 6 | 11% | 0.8 km |
| Stillorgan 2 km | 81 | 32,574 | 8 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Clonskeagh 2.2 km | 106 | 39,846 | 10 | 10% | 0.3 km |
| Sandymount 2.8 km | 133 | 40,801 | 10 | 26% | 0.8 km |
| Monkstown 3 km | 57 | 22,012 | 4 | 11% | 0.3 km |
| Sandyford 3.2 km | 67 | 27,808 | 8 | 8% | 0.9 km |
Clonskeagh has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 10. The roll around Booterstown moved +6% since 2019/20; nearby, Clonskeagh grew most (+7%) and Monkstown least (+4%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Booterstown 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 Booterstown
How many schools are there in Booterstown?
In Booterstown or within 3 km of it: 39 primary schools, 27 secondary schools and 7 special schools, with 27,367 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Booterstown that teach through Irish?
Yes, 8: Coláiste Eoin, Coláiste Íosagáin and Gaelscoil Laighean teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Booterstown?
13 of the 27: Blackrock College, St Andrews College, Willow Park School and The Teresian School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Booterstown?
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 Booterstown?
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).