Photo: Ivandor · CC BY-SA 4.0Chapelizod has 7 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 58% of the schools around Chapelizod, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 90 of its 154 schools are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, against 30% across Ireland. Ireland publishes no school results, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them, so these schools are described here, never 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 Chapelizod’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), Castleknock College (771), The Kings Hospital (732) and Mount Sackville Secondary School (636), and 3 more. 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), Phobailscoil Iosolde (764), St. Seton's Secondary School (741) and St Michaels Secondary School (646), and 86 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 123 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: Kylemore College (0.7 km), St. Seton's Secondary School (0.9 km) and Mount Sackville Secondary School (1.7 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
The 154 schools in and around Chapelizod
Every school in Chapelizod 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 40 secondary schools
Show all 99 primary schools
Who runs Chapelizod’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
120 of Chapelizod’s 154 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (86), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (10) and Educate Together (9). 90 of the 154 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 154 schools in and around Chapelizod 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 Chapelizod’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 Chapelizod
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
5 of Chapelizod’s 154 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Inse Chor, Coláiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Bharra.
Who Chapelizod’s schools serve
How the area’s pupils divide, against 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 Chapelizod | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 51% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 45% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 23% | 18% | 6% |
Around Chapelizod, 51% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools: 23% here, 6% there. Of the DEIS schools here, St Mary's Secondary School is the biggest: 830 pupils.
Each of the 154 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 29 patrons of Chapelizod’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
The schools around Chapelizod answer to 29 patrons, and Archbishop of Dublin leads with 86 of the 154 schools and 43% of their pupils. Education and Training Boards run 10 of them. Educate Together runs 9.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Patricks, St Brigids Mxd, Scoil Thomais, St. Louis, Assumption Junior School, St Peters, St Brigids Convent, St Francis Xavier Senior, Stanhope Street Primary School, St Raphaels, St Columbas Con G & I, St Ultans, St Francis Xavier J, Scoil Úna Naofa, Mary, Help of Christians G., Drimnagh Castle CBS, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, Scoil Bride C, Scoil Lorcain B, St Michaels, Gardiner Street Convent, S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach, St. James's Primary School, S N Naomh Finnin, St Louise de Marillac Primary School, St. Vincent's Primary School, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, St Brigids Primary School, Presentation Primary School, Scoil Bride C, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, St Gabriels, Marist, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, St Marys Sen, St Patricks, Inchicore, St Bernadettes Senior, Scoil Bride B, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, St Marys Junior, S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior, Scoil Treasa Naofa, St Bernadettes Junior, S N Banrion na nAingeal 1, St Audoens, St Gabriels, Scoil Mhuire, Presentation Primary School, St Michaels Spec School, St Clares Convent, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, Scoil na mBrathar, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Rutland, City Quay, Dominican Convent Girls Senior School, S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac, Scoil Eoin, St Brigids Infant, St Catherines Infant School, St Brigids Senior Girls, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Bainrion na nAingal 2, St Malachys, Fionnbarra Naofa B., Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Our Lady of Wayside, St Oliver Plunkett, Sancta Maria C B S, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St John of God Sp Sch, Christ the King B, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, Christ the King Girls Senior School, St Vincents Home NS, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, Our Lady of Hope School, Christ the King I G, Casa Caterina S S, S.N. Naomh Cillin, Henrietta Street School | Catholic | 86 | 19,070 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustEdmund Rice College, St Declan's College, Meanscoil Iognáid Rís, 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, C.B.S. Westland Row | Catholic | 10 | 3,942 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Harolds Cross Educate Together, Canal Way Educate Together, Broombridge Educate Together, Pelletstown ETNS, Castleknock Educate Together NS, Harcourt Terrace Educate Together, Paradise Place ETNS, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School | Multi-denominational | 9 | 3,198 |
| City of Dublin ETBKylemore College, Larkin, Clogher Road, Cabra, Coláiste Eoin, Solas Hospital School, An Cosan CSS | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 7 | 1,854 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustLe Cheile, St Mary's, St Dominics College, St Michaels, Mount Sackville | Catholic | 5 | 3,846 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIScoil Naisunta Chnuacha, St Catherines West, Finglas Parochial, Glasnevin, Chapelizod | Church of Ireland | 5 | 598 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs, Assumption | Catholic | 3 | 939 |
| CEISTMercy, Our Lady Of Mercy, Presentation College | Catholic | 3 | 900 |
| Minister for Education & SkillsCentral Senior Mxd, Central Infs School, Scoil Chaoimhin | Catholic | 3 | 444 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBCastleknock, Collinstown Park | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 2 | 1,948 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College, Loreto College | Catholic | 2 | 908 |
| Health Service ExecutiveLinn Dara Schools, Phoenix Park Specialist School | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 2 | 68 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Belvedere College S.J | Catholic | 1 | 1,011 |
| Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)Castleknock College | Catholic | 1 | 771 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinPhobailscoil Iosolde | Inter-denominational | 1 | 764 |
| Trusteeship of the Le Chéile Schools Trust & CEISTSt. Seton's | Other | 1 | 741 |
| Board of Governors of King's HospitalThe Kings Hospital | Church of Ireland | 1 | 732 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School | Catholic | 1 | 544 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustSt. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | Catholic | 1 | 500 |
| 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 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Bharra | Catholic | 1 | 212 |
| City of Dublin Education and Training BoardSouth City CNS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 148 |
| Minister of Abbey Presbyterian ChurchLindsay Road | Presbyterian | 1 | 95 |
| Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by GuaranteeScoil Sinead NS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 62 |
| Dean of St Patrick's CatheralSt Patricks | Church of Ireland | 1 | 24 |
| CrosscareYouth Encounter Project | Catholic | 1 | 14 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Chapelizod
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 7 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
Between 2019/20 and now, 46 of the 135 grew by 5% or more and 60 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 135 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 Chapelizod’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 154 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 Chapelizod
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
123 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Chapelizod: 77 voluntary secondary schools, 31 ETB schools, 13 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 45 of them are single-sex, 25 for girls and 20 for boys. Fees are charged at 20 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 6 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 0.7 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 0.9 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 1.7 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 1.7 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 2.3 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 2.3 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 2.6 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 2.9 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 3 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 3.2 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 3.3 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 3.3 km |
All 123 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 3.4 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 3.5 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 3.5 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 3.6 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 3.7 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 3.8 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 3.9 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 4 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 4 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 4.3 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 4.3 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 4.4 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 4.4 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 4.4 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 4.5 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 4.6 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 4.7 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 4.8 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 4.8 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 4.9 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 4.9 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 5 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 5 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 5.1 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 5.1 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 5.1 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 5.1 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 5.2 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 5.2 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 5.4 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 5.4 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 5.4 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 5.4 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 5.5 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 5.6 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 5.6 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 5.6 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 5.6 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 5.7 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 5.7 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.8 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 5.8 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 5.8 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 5.8 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 5.8 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 5.9 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 6 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 6 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 6.1 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 6.1 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 6.1 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 6.2 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 6.2 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 6.2 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 6.5 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 6.6 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 6.7 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 6.7 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 6.8 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 6.8 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 6.8 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 7 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 7 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 7.1 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 7.2 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 7.2 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 7.2 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 7.2 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 7.2 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 7.3 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 7.3 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 7.3 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 7.3 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 7.3 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 7.4 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 7.4 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 7.4 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 7.6 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 7.6 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 7.8 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 7.8 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 7.8 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 7.8 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 7.9 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 7.9 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 7.9 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 8.1 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 8.2 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 8.3 km |
| Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 193 | 8.4 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 8.4 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 8.4 km |
| Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 867 | 8.4 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 8.6 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 8.7 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 8.7 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 8.8 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 8.8 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 8.8 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 8.9 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 8.9 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 9.1 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 9.1 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 9.3 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 9.5 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 9.7 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 9.8 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 9.9 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 9.9 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Chapelizod
15 special schools serve the area: Phoenix Park Specialist School, St Michaels Spec School, St Vincents Home NS, St John of God Sp Sch, Holy Family School for the Deaf, An Cosan CSS, Casa Caterina S S, Henrietta Street School, Linn Dara Schools, Youth Encounter Project, Solas Hospital School, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, An Taonad Reamhscoile, Our Lady of Hope School and Scoil Eoin, 1,087 pupils between them. 61 of the 99 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.
Chapelizod beside the 100 other Irish towns of 3,400 to 6,600 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinasloe | 6,597 | 6 | 2,019 | 1 | 50% | 1.8 km |
| … | ||||||
| Fair Hill | 4,910 | 58 | 17,368 | 5 | 55% | 0.4 km |
| Mountmellick | 4,905 | 5 | 1,405 | 0 | 80% | 0.3 km |
| Duleek | 4,899 | 4 | 957 | 0 | 50% | 6.8 km |
| Poleberry | 4,875 | 29 | 11,782 | 1 | 45% | 0.4 km |
| Chapelizod | 4,862 | 154 | 44,846 | 5 | 58% | 0.7 km |
| Cashel | 4,805 | 6 | 1,837 | 0 | 33% | 0.6 km |
| Tramore | 4,803 | 75 | 22,562 | 7 | 48% | 0.7 km |
| Listowel | 4,794 | 8 | 1,547 | 1 | 50% | 0.4 km |
| Carrick-On-Shannon | 4,743 | 5 | 1,575 | 1 | 0% | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||||
| Clara | 3,403 | 3 | 699 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 km |
No other town of its size has as many pupils at the schools around it as Chapelizod. Within 3 km, 78 of these 101 towns have a school teaching through Irish.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Chapelizod
Each September’s pupils at every school in or within 3 km of the town, counted where the school stands today.
The schools in and around Chapelizod had 43,098 pupils in 2015/16 and 44,846 in 2025/26. Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School grew most: +852% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Chapelizod
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 Chapelizod
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelizod | 154 | 44,846 | 5 | 58% | 0.7 km |
| Decies 0.9 km | 44 | 11,294 | 1 | 64% | 0.8 km |
| Kylemore 1 km | 57 | 16,207 | 2 | 60% | 0.5 km |
| Ballyfermot 1.2 km | 58 | 19,071 | 2 | 57% | 0.4 km |
| Kilmainham 1.7 km | 106 | 27,472 | 4 | 62% | 0.5 km |
| Inchicore 1.7 km | 76 | 21,071 | 3 | 59% | 0.7 km |
| Carna 1.7 km | 60 | 18,688 | 4 | 58% | 0.9 km |
Pupils around Chapelizod: +6% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Kilmainham led (+5%) and Decies trailed (−5%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Chapelizod 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 Chapelizod
How many schools are there in Chapelizod?
In Chapelizod or within 3 km of it: 99 primary schools, 40 secondary schools and 15 special schools, with 44,846 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Chapelizod that teach through Irish?
Yes, 5: Gaelscoil Inse Chor, Coláiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Bharra teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Chapelizod?
7 of the 40: Mount Sackville Secondary School, Castleknock College, The Kings Hospital and Belvedere College S.J. The others are free.
What is the best school in Chapelizod?
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 Chapelizod?
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).