Photo: Jackpollock · CC BY-SA 3.03 of the secondary schools in and around Cabra East charge fees
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 63% of the schools around Cabra East, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 99 of its 157 schools are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, against 30% across Ireland. These schools are described rather than graded, because Ireland publishes no school results and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
Schools in the town or within 3 km of its outline, Department of Education lists for 2025/26; the Ireland figures cover all schools listed.
What stands out about Cabra East’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: Belvedere College S.J (1,011), Loreto College (588) and Catholic University School (544). Every school ↓
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 95 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
125 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin (0.8 km), Cabra Community College (0.9 km) and St Josephs Secondary School (1.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
The 157 schools in and around Cabra East
Every school in Cabra East or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Show all 39 secondary schools
Show all 103 primary schools
Who runs Cabra East’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
126 of Cabra East’s 157 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (88), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (12) and City of Dublin ETB (8). 99 of the 157 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.
Where the 157 schools in and around Cabra East 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 Cabra East’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 Cabra East
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
10 of Cabra East’s 157 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Bharra, Coláiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Áine.
Who Cabra East’s schools serve
The pupils at the area’s schools by share, 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 Cabra East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 57% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 48% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 58% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 12% | 18% | 6% |
More of the pupils around Cabra East are at DEIS schools than across Ireland: 57% against 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at single-sex schools, at 58% against 29%. St Mary's Secondary School, with 830 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.
Each of the 157 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 28 patrons of Cabra East’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
Of the 157 schools around Cabra East, 88 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 43% of the pupils; 28 patrons in all. 9 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 7.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinHoly 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, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, St Vincent de Paul Senior School, Gardiner Street Convent, Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors, S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach, St. James's Primary School, S N Naomh Finnin, SN an Spioraid Naiomh C, Scoil Mobhi, St. Vincent's Primary School, St Brigids Primary School, Holy Spirit B, Presentation Primary School, St Marys, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, St Josephs Mxd, Marist, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, S.N. San Vinseann Cailin, Inchicore, Our Lady of Victories Infant, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior, Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls, Scoil Treasa Naofa, Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys, St Audoens, St Gabriels, Presentation Primary School, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, St Josephs Senior, Virgin Mary Girls, St Laurence O'Toole's, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Scoil na mBrathar, Rutland, City Quay, S N na Maighdine Muire B, Dominican Convent Girls Senior School, S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac, St Josephs G, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Brigids Infant, St Catherines Infant School, St Josephs Jnr, St Brigids Senior Girls, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Holy Family School for the Deaf, St Malachys, St Kevins B, Fionnbarra Naofa B., Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, St Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, St Oliver Plunkett, Sancta Maria C B S, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Vincents Inf Boys, Christ the King B, St John of God Sp Sch, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, Christ the King Girls Senior School, Naomh Lorcan O Tuathail Senior Boys, St Vincents Home NS, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, 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 | 88 | 17,315 |
| 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, Christian Brothers, Synge St., C.B.S. James Street, St Pauls C.B.S., O'Connell School, C.B.S. Westland Row | Catholic | 12 | 4,610 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Larkin, Marino College, Clogher Road, Cabra, Coláiste Eoin, Ellenfield, An Cosan CSS | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 8 | 2,692 |
| 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, Canal Way Educate Together, Broombridge Educate Together, Pelletstown ETNS, Paradise Place ETNS | Multi-denominational | 7 | 2,738 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISt Catherines West, Finglas Parochial, St Columbas N.S. Mxd, Glasnevin, Drumcondra | Church of Ireland | 5 | 541 |
| CEISTMercy, Our Lady Of Mercy, Presentation College | Catholic | 3 | 900 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Ui Earcain, Gaelscoil Bharra, Gaelscoil Áine | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 3 | 636 |
| Minister for Education & SkillsCentral Senior Mxd, Central Infs School, Scoil Chaoimhin | Catholic | 3 | 444 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College, Loreto College | Catholic | 2 | 908 |
| 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 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School | Catholic | 1 | 544 |
| Le Chéile Schools Trust & Religious Sisters of CharityNew Cross College | Catholic | 1 | 417 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandNorth Dublin Muslim | Muslim | 1 | 391 |
| Board of Governors of St Patrick's Cathedral Grammar SchoolSt Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 302 |
| The North Dublin National School ProjectNorth Dublin N.S. Project | Multi-denominational | 1 | 214 |
| City of Dublin Education and Training BoardSouth City CNS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 148 |
| City of Dublin ETB & Rosminian FathersRosmini | Inter-denominational | 1 | 139 |
| Minister of Abbey Presbyterian ChurchLindsay Road | Presbyterian | 1 | 95 |
| Joint patronage between the Kirk Session of Clontarf and the Scots Presbyterian ChurchHowth Rd Mxd | Presbyterian | 1 | 89 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 64 |
| Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by GuaranteeScoil Sinead NS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 62 |
| Dean of St Patrick's CatheralSt Patricks | Church of Ireland | 1 | 24 |
| 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 Cabra East
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 3 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, 49 of these 141 schools have grown by 5% or more and 61 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +5%.
All 141 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 Cabra East’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and 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 157 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 Cabra East
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Families in Cabra East have 125 post-primary schools within 10 km: 88 voluntary secondary schools, 25 ETB schools, 10 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 53 of them are single-sex, 28 for girls and 25 for boys. Fees are charged at 23 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 8 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 0.8 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 0.9 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 1.2 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 1.3 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 1.3 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 1.5 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 1.6 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 1.6 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 1.7 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 1.8 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 1.9 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 2.1 km |
All 125 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 2.3 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 2.5 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 2.5 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 2.6 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 2.6 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 2.8 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 2.9 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 2.9 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 3 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 3 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 3.2 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 3.2 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 3.2 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 3.4 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 3.4 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 3.4 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 3.5 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 3.6 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 3.6 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 3.6 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 3.7 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 3.8 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 3.8 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 3.8 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 4 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 4.1 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 4.1 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 4.1 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 4.3 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 4.4 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 4.4 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 4.5 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 4.6 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 4.7 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 4.8 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 4.9 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 4.9 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 4.9 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 5.1 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 5.1 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 5.1 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 5.2 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 5.4 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 5.4 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 5.5 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 5.6 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 5.6 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 5.7 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 5.8 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 5.8 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.8 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 6 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 6 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 6 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 6.1 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 6.2 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 6.3 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 6.4 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 6.4 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 6.5 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 6.6 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 6.6 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 6.6 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 6.8 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 6.8 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 6.9 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 7 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 7.1 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 7.2 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 7.5 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 7.5 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 7.6 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 7.7 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 7.7 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 7.8 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 7.8 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 7.9 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 7.9 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 7.9 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 8.1 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 8.1 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 8.1 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 8.1 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 8.3 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 8.4 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 8.4 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 8.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 8.5 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 8.6 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 8.6 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 8.6 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 8.6 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 8.7 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 8.7 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 8.8 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 8.8 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 8.8 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 8.9 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 9 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 9.1 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 9.2 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 9.3 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 9.4 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 9.4 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 9.5 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 9.5 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 9.5 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 9.6 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 9.7 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 9.9 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 9.9 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 9.9 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 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 Cabra East
15 special schools serve the area: Casa Caterina S S, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, An Cosan CSS, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Henrietta Street School, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St John of God Sp Sch, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, An Taonad Reamhscoile, Youth Encounter Project, St Joseph's Adolescent School, St Josephs for Blind N.S., St Vincents Home NS, St L O Tooles 2 Spec and Phoenix Park Specialist School, 865 pupils between them. 51 of the 103 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.
Cabra East beside the 88 other Irish towns of 9,700 to 18,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins Barn | 18,799 | 135 | 32,910 | 9 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Corbally and King's Island | 14,213 | 45 | 15,801 | 6 | 49% | 0.2 km |
| Cobh | 14,148 | 13 | 3,613 | 1 | 23% | 0.8 km |
| Clonskeagh | 14,142 | 106 | 39,846 | 10 | 10% | 0.3 km |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 10 | 5,560 | 1 | 10% | 0.3 km |
| Cabra East | 13,895 | 157 | 40,651 | 10 | 63% | 0.9 km |
| Mahon | 13,892 | 63 | 18,590 | 8 | 30% | 0.4 km |
| Knocklyon | 13,854 | 75 | 27,868 | 6 | 23% | 0.3 km |
| Deansrath | 13,743 | 64 | 26,713 | 6 | 34% | 0.3 km |
| Whitehall | 13,675 | 132 | 37,232 | 12 | 61% | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||||
| Killiney | 9,776 | 45 | 13,019 | 1 | 31% | 0.7 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 3 of the other 88 towns than around Cabra East. 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 Cabra East
Pupils every September at the schools in or within 3 km of the town, each counted at today’s site.
The schools in and around Cabra East had 40,423 pupils in 2015/16 and 40,651 in 2025/26. Broombridge Educate Together National School grew most: +225% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Cabra East
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 Cabra East
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabra East | 157 | 40,651 | 10 | 63% | 0.9 km |
| Cabra West 1.1 km | 132 | 34,456 | 10 | 63% | 0.2 km |
| Stoneybatter 1.2 km | 142 | 37,206 | 11 | 53% | 0.1 km |
| Phibsborough 1.2 km | 146 | 40,148 | 12 | 51% | 0.5 km |
| Glasnevin 1.3 km | 145 | 39,626 | 10 | 59% | 0.5 km |
| Parnell Square 1.8 km | 124 | 33,167 | 9 | 52% | 0.1 km |
| O'Connell Street 2.1 km | 124 | 33,516 | 11 | 52% | 0.5 km |
Phibsborough has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 12. Pupils around Cabra East: +3% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Parnell Square led (+10%) and Glasnevin trailed (+3%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Cabra East 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 Cabra East
How many schools are there in Cabra East?
In Cabra East or within 3 km of it: 103 primary schools, 39 secondary schools and 15 special schools, with 40,651 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Cabra East that teach through Irish?
Yes, 10: Gaelscoil Bharra, Coláiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Áine teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Cabra East?
3 of the 39: Belvedere College S.J, Loreto College and Catholic University School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Cabra East?
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 Cabra East?
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).