Photo: PaulT · CC BY-SA 4.0Extra support for disadvantaged areas reaches 83 of the 132 schools around Cabra West
63% of the schools around Cabra West are DEIS schools, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). Belvedere College S.J, one of its 31 secondary schools, charges fees; the others are free. With no school results published in Ireland, and the Education Act 1998 restricting comparisons of them, these schools are described, not graded or ranked.
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 West’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 Scoil Chaitriona (523), and 79 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
Families here can choose among 121 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: Coláiste Mhuire (0.2 km), St Declan's College (0.2 km) and Cabra Community College (0.5 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
Who runs Cabra West’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
104 of Cabra West’s 132 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (72), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (10) and Educate Together (7). 83 of the 132 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 132 schools in and around Cabra West
Here are the schools in Cabra West or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
Show all 31 secondary schools
Show all 87 primary schools
Where the 132 schools in and around Cabra West 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 West’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 West
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
10 of Cabra West’s 132 schools teach every subject through Irish: Coláiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Bharra and Gaelscoil Inse Chor.
Who Cabra West’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 West | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 58% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 48% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 54% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 7% | 18% | 6% |
58% of the pupils around Cabra West are at a DEIS school, more than the 27% across Ireland (28% in Co. Dublin). Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at single-sex schools stand out most: 54% against 29%. The largest DEIS school here is St Mary's Secondary School, with 830 pupils.
Each of the 132 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 25 patrons of Cabra West’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
Of the 132 schools around Cabra West, 72 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 41% of the pupils; 25 patrons in all. The local Education and Training Board runs 7. Educate Together runs 7.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinMother 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. Muire Gan Smal B, Gardiner Street Convent, 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, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, Marist, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, S.N. San Vinseann Cailin, St Patricks, 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, Scoil na mBrathar, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Rutland, Dominican Convent Girls Senior School, S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac, St Josephs G, St Brigids Infant, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Catherines Infant School, 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 Oliver Plunkett, 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, 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 Joseph's Adolescent School | Catholic | 72 | 14,105 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustEdmund Rice College, St. Aidan's C.B.S., St Declan's College, St Kevins College, St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin, Coláiste Mhuire, Christian Brothers, Synge St., C.B.S. James Street, St Pauls C.B.S., O'Connell School | Catholic | 10 | 4,444 |
| 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 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Mary's, Dominican College, St Dominics College, St Michaels, Beneavin De La Salle College, Scoil Chaitriona | Catholic | 6 | 4,173 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Larkin, Clogher Road, Cabra, Coláiste Eoin, An Cosan CSS | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 6 | 2,245 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISt Catherines West, Finglas Parochial, Glasnevin, Drumcondra, Chapelizod | Church of Ireland | 5 | 481 |
| 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 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs | Catholic | 2 | 669 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Belvedere College S.J | Catholic | 1 | 1,011 |
| 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 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College | Catholic | 1 | 320 |
| 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 |
| 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 West
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
41 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 53 have shrunk by as much, out of 117; across Ireland: +5%.
All 117 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 West’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 132 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 Cabra West
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
121 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Cabra West: 84 voluntary secondary schools, 26 ETB schools, 9 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 50 teach girls and boys apart: 28 girls’ and 22 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 21 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 8 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 0.2 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 0.2 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 0.5 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 0.8 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 1.7 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 1.9 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 2.1 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 2.3 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 2.3 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 2.5 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 2.6 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 2.6 km |
All 121 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 2.6 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 2.7 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 2.8 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 2.9 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 3.2 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 3.3 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 3.4 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 3.5 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 3.5 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 3.5 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 3.5 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 3.6 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 3.6 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 3.7 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 3.7 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 3.8 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 3.9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 4 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 4.1 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 4.2 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 4.2 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 4.2 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 4.3 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 4.3 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 4.4 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 4.4 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 4.4 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 4.4 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 4.5 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 4.5 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 4.6 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 4.8 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 4.8 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 4.9 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 5.1 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 5.1 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 5.2 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 5.3 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 5.3 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 5.3 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 5.5 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 5.5 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 5.6 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 5.7 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 5.8 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 5.8 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 5.9 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6.1 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 6.1 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 6.2 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 6.2 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 6.4 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 6.5 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 6.6 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.6 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 6.7 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 6.8 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 6.8 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 6.8 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 6.8 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 6.9 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 6.9 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 6.9 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 6.9 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 7 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 7 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 7 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 7.1 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 7.1 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 7.2 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 7.3 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 7.3 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 7.4 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 7.5 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 7.6 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 7.9 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 7.9 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 8 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 8.1 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 8.2 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 8.3 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 8.3 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 8.3 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 8.3 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 8.3 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 8.4 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 8.4 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 8.4 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 8.5 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 8.9 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 8.9 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 8.9 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 9 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 9 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 9 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 9.1 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 9.1 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 9.2 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 9.3 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 9.4 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 9.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 9.5 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 9.5 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 9.5 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 9.6 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 9.6 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 9.7 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 9.8 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 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 Cabra West
14 special schools serve the area: Holy Family School for the Deaf, Casa Caterina S S, Youth Encounter Project, An Cosan CSS, St John of God Sp Sch, St Vincents Home NS, Phoenix Park Specialist School, Henrietta Street School, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, St Josephs for Blind N.S., An Taonad Reamhscoile and St Joseph's Adolescent School, 851 pupils between them. 41 of the 87 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 West beside the 82 other Irish towns of 6,900 to 13,200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlebar | 13,054 | 12 | 4,272 | 1 | 17% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Churchtown | 10,044 | 106 | 41,500 | 9 | 13% | 0.2 km |
| Nenagh | 9,895 | 11 | 3,044 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 km |
| Monkstown | 9,831 | 57 | 22,012 | 4 | 11% | 0.3 km |
| Finglas North | 9,805 | 73 | 21,290 | 8 | 62% | 0.7 km |
| Cabra West | 9,786 | 132 | 34,456 | 10 | 63% | 0.2 km |
| Kilmore | 9,786 | 110 | 32,817 | 10 | 42% | 0.6 km |
| Killiney | 9,776 | 45 | 13,019 | 1 | 31% | 0.7 km |
| Donabate | 9,669 | 6 | 2,087 | 1 | 0% | 0.3 km |
| Tuam | 9,647 | 8 | 3,460 | 1 | 25% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Buncrana | 6,971 | 7 | 2,583 | 2 | 43% | 0.6 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 7 of the other 82 towns than around Cabra West. Teaching through Irish is on offer within 3 km in 80 of the 83.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Cabra West
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Cabra West had 33,051 pupils in 2015/16 and 34,456 in 2025/26. Edmund Rice College grew most: +576% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Cabra West
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 West
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabra West | 132 | 34,456 | 10 | 63% | 0.2 km |
| Cabra East 1.1 km | 157 | 40,651 | 10 | 63% | 0.9 km |
| Ashtown 1.4 km | 97 | 28,864 | 8 | 52% | 0.7 km |
| Stoneybatter 2 km | 142 | 37,206 | 11 | 53% | 0.1 km |
| Finglas South 2 km | 99 | 29,161 | 9 | 57% | 0.5 km |
| Glasnevin 2.2 km | 145 | 39,626 | 10 | 59% | 0.5 km |
| Ballygall 2.3 km | 118 | 32,759 | 10 | 55% | 0.4 km |
Stoneybatter has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 11. The roll around Cabra West moved +6% since 2019/20; nearby, Stoneybatter grew most (+7%) and Ballygall least (+2%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Cabra West 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 West
How many schools are there in Cabra West?
In Cabra West or within 3 km of it: 87 primary schools, 31 secondary schools and 14 special schools, with 34,456 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Cabra West that teach through Irish?
Yes, 10: Coláiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Bharra and Gaelscoil Inse Chor teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Cabra West?
1 of the 31: Belvedere College S.J. The others are free.
What is the best school in Cabra West?
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 West?
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).