Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0Churchtown has 17 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
The DEIS programme includes 13% of the schools around Churchtown, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 22 of its 40 secondary schools take only boys or only girls. With no school results published in Ireland, and the Education Act 1998 restricting comparisons of them, these schools are described, not graded or ranked.
Counted from the Department of Education’s 2025/26 lists: every school in the town or within 3 km of it, against every school in Ireland.
What stands out about Churchtown’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: St Andrews College (1,011), Wesley College (942), The High School (811) and Terenure College (800), and 13 more. Every school ↓
Mostly single-sex at secondary
Most secondary schools here take only boys or only girls; the mixed ones are marked on the cards below. Single-sex: St Benildus College (949), Terenure College (800), Our Ladys School (799) and St Michaels College (731), and 18 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
114 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: De La Salle College (0.2 km), Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh (1.1 km) and The High School (1.4 km). Post-primary choices ↓
One school growing fast
De La Salle College has grown from 320 pupils in 2019/20 to 463, the fastest of the schools here. Getting a place ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
The 106 schools in and around Churchtown
Each school in or within 3 km of Churchtown links to a page of its own. Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Show all 40 secondary schools
Show all 60 primary schools
Where the 106 schools in and around Churchtown 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 Churchtown’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 Churchtown
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
9 of Churchtown’s 106 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh and Scoil Naithi.
Who Churchtown’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 Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 9% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 48% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 60% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 46% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 9% of the pupils around Churchtown, a smaller share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools stand out most: 46% against 6%. The largest DEIS school here is Ballinteer Community School, with 415 pupils.
Each of the 106 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Salle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 463 | 22% | ||
| Scoil Naisiunta an Dea AoirePrimary | 209 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Rathfarnham Educate TogetherPrimary | 188 | 54% | ||
| Our Ladys N.S.Primary | 176 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Goatstown Stillorgan Primary SchoolPrimary | 170 | 46% | ||
| Gaelscoil na FuinseoigePrimary | 441 | 49% | ✓ | |
| Clochar Loreto N.S.Primary | 445 | 99% | ||
| Scoil Mhuire BoysPrimary | 367 | 0% | ||
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 296 | 55% | ✓ | |
| Marley Grange N.S.Primary | 461 | 44% | ||
| The High SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 44% | ||
| Loreto High SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 625 | 100% | ||
| Scoil NaithiPrimary | 231 | 51% | ✓ | |
| Alexandra CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 664 | 100% | ||
| Ballinteer Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 415 | 48% | ✓ | |
| St Peters Special SchSpecial | 70 | 26% | ||
| Zion Parish Primary SchoolPrimary | 91 | 54% | ||
| Holy Cross N.S.Primary | 260 | 44% | ||
| Stratford CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 189 | 44% | ||
| St Attractas Senior N.S.Primary | 371 | 41% | ||
| Scoil Naisiunta StratfordPrimary | 88 | 44% | ||
| Taney N.S.Primary | 384 | 47% | ||
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 295 | 100% | ||
| St Attractas Junior N.S.Primary | 337 | 54% | ||
| Our lady's Grove Primary SchoolPrimary | 409 | 52% | ||
| Islamic National SchoolPrimary | 414 | 50% | ||
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 366 | 45% | ||
| Our Ladys SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 799 | 100% | ||
| St Josephs Boys N.S.Primary | 363 | 0% | ||
| Gonzaga CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 576 | 0% | ||
| Rathgar N.S.Primary | 94 | 49% | ||
| Terenure CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 800 | 0% | ||
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchulePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 475 | 43% | ||
| Scoil an Maighdine Mhuire BoysPrimary | 176 | 0% | ||
| Na Maighdine Muire GirlPrimary | 200 | 99% | ||
| Presentation Primary SchoolPrimary | 367 | 100% | ||
| Kildare Place N.S.Primary | 189 | 51% | ||
| Presentation Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 443 | 52% | ||
| Ballinteer Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 399 | 46% | ||
| Ballyroan B N.S.Primary | 375 | 0% | ||
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 368 | 42% | ✓ | |
| Scoil MhuirePrimary | 187 | 38% | ✓ | |
| Wesley CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 942 | 49% | ||
| S.N. BrighdePrimary | 358 | 52% | ✓ | |
| Sandford Parish National SchoolPrimary | 196 | 46% | ||
| St Pius X G N.S.Primary | 540 | 100% | ||
| Rathfarnham Parish N.S.Primary | 215 | 52% | ||
| Gaelscoil Lios na nOgPrimary | 188 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste ÉannaPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 618 | 0% | ||
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 726 | 100% | ||
| St Pius X N.S. BoysPrimary | 511 | 0% | ||
| Sandford Park School LtdPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 437 | 43% | ||
| St Patrick GNSPrimary | 472 | 81% | ||
| St Louis High SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 690 | 100% | ||
| Gaelscoil LaigheanPrimary | 130 | 55% | ✓ | |
| Muckross Park CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 709 | 100% | ||
| Whitechurch Nat SchoolPrimary | 194 | 44% | ||
| ST Olaf's National SchoolPrimary | 591 | 48% | ||
| Gaelscoil MologaPrimary | 229 | 48% | ✓ | |
| Harolds Cross N.S.Primary | 398 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Saplings Special SchoolSpecial | 30 | 27% | ||
| St Marys Central N.S.Primary | 588 | 56% | ||
| St Benildus CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 949 | 0% | ||
| St. Louis National SchoolPrimary | 590 | 52% | ||
| Sancta Maria CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 577 | 100% | ||
| S.N. Cnoc AinbhilPrimary | 434 | 100% | ||
| The Teresian SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 230 | 100% | ||
| St Columba's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 357 | 45% | ||
| Templeogue CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 637 | 0% | ||
| Ranelagh Multi Denom N.S.Primary | 221 | 50% | ||
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 437 | 46% | ||
| Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary SchoolPrimary | 174 | 46% | ||
| Libermann Spiritan SchoolSpecial | 51 | 41% | ||
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 500 | 0% | ||
| Cheeverstown Sp SchSpecial | 29 | 41% | ||
| Queen of Angels Primary SchoolPrimary | 224 | 47% | ✓ | |
| St Clares Convent N.S.Primary | 163 | 42% | ||
| S.N. San TreasaPrimary | 430 | 49% | ||
| Bishop Shanahan N.S.Primary | 437 | 48% | ||
| St Conleths CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 339 | 38% | ||
| Bishop Galvin N.S.Primary | 461 | 46% | ||
| Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 295 | 44% | ||
| S.N. Naomh LorcanPrimary | 390 | 0% | ||
| Rosary CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 250 | 50% | ✓ | |
| St Colmcille Senior N.S.Primary | 744 | 48% | ||
| Scoil Colmcille NaofaPrimary | 721 | 48% | ||
| S.N. Bhaile EamonnPrimary | 75 | 44% | ||
| Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice SchoolPrimary | 428 | 33% | ||
| Coláiste EoinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 517 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Úna NaofaPrimary | 356 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Scoil EoinSpecial | 142 | 46% | ||
| St Michaels CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 731 | 0% | ||
| Our Lady of Hope SchoolSpecial | 45 | 20% | ||
| Coláiste ÍosagáinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 488 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Marist National SchoolPrimary | 210 | 79% | ✓ | |
| Sancta Maria C B SPrimary | 103 | 39% | ✓ | |
| Griffith Barracks Multi D SchoolPrimary | 403 | 45% | ||
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 256 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Oatlands CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 623 | 0% | ||
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 727 | 49% | ||
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 637 | 100% | ||
| Scoil Iosagain Boys SeniorPrimary | 83 | 1% | ✓ | |
| St Andrews CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,011 | 52% | ||
| Catholic University SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 544 | 0% | ||
| St Raphaelas N.S.Primary | 375 | 100% | ||
| Clogher Road Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 297 | 40% | ✓ |
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary): enrolments by sex and the DEIS list. Shares are of pupils, not of schools; a county’s are the schools listed with its towns.
Who runs Churchtown’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
72 of Churchtown’s 106 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (44), Educate Together (7) and Le Chéile Schools Trust (6). 14 of the 106 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 35 patrons of Churchtown’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
35 patrons run the 106 schools around Churchtown; the largest, Archbishop of Dublin, has 44 of them and 36% of the pupils. Education and Training Boards run 5 of them. Educate Together runs 7.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Colmcille Senior, Scoil Colmcille Naofa, ST Olaf's, St. Louis, St Marys Central, St Pius X G, St Pius X N.S. Boys, St Patrick GNS, Marley Grange, Bishop Galvin, Clochar Loreto, Bishop Shanahan, S.N. Cnoc Ainbhil, S.N. San Treasa, Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, Our lady's Grove Primary School, Harolds Cross, S.N. Naomh Lorcan, Ballyroan B, St Raphaelas, St Attractas Senior, Scoil Mhuire Boys, Presentation Primary School, St Josephs Boys, S.N. Brighde, Scoil Úna Naofa, St Attractas Junior, Holy Cross, Scoil Naithi, Gaelscoil Mologa, Queen of Angels Primary School, Marist, Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire, Na Maighdine Muire Girl, Scoil Mhuire, Our Ladys, Scoil an Maighdine Mhuire Boys, St Clares Convent, Scoil Eoin, Sancta Maria C B S, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, S.N. Bhaile Eamonn, St Peters Special Sch, Our Lady of Hope School | Catholic | 44 | 15,102 |
| Educate TogetherHarolds Cross Educate Together, Ballinteer Educate Together, Goatstown Educate Together, Harcourt Terrace Educate Together, Rathfarnham Educate Together, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School, Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School | Multi-denominational | 7 | 2,029 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Benildus College, Our Ladys School, Muckross Park College, St Louis High School, De La Salle College, Our Lady's Grove | Catholic | 6 | 3,905 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustOatlands College, Coláiste Éanna, Coláiste Eoin, Coláiste Íosagáin, Christian Brothers, Synge St. | Catholic | 5 | 2,502 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COITaney, Rathfarnham Parish, Sandford Parish, Whitechurch Nat School, Zion Parish Primary School | Church of Ireland | 5 | 1,080 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, Gaelscoil Lios na nOg, Gaelscoil Laighean | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 4 | 1,055 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustSt Michaels College, Templeogue College, St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | Catholic | 3 | 1,868 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province)St. Colmcille's, Ballinteer, St. Tiernan's | Inter-denominational | 3 | 1,510 |
| City of Dublin ETBPresentation, Clogher Road | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 2 | 740 |
| Dublin Talmud TorahStratford College, Scoil Naisiunta Stratford | Jewish | 2 | 277 |
| Board of Governors of St Andrew's CollegeSt Andrews College | Presbyterian | 1 | 1,011 |
| Conference of the Methodist Church in IrelandWesley College | Methodist | 1 | 942 |
| Board of Governors of the High SchoolThe High School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 811 |
| Carmelite Order (Irish Province)Terenure College | Catholic | 1 | 800 |
| Mount Anville Sacred Heart Education TrustMount Anville | Catholic | 1 | 726 |
| Council of Alexandra CollegeAlexandra College | Church of Ireland | 1 | 664 |
| Handmaids of the Sacred HeartSt Raphaela's | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto High School | Catholic | 1 | 625 |
| CEISTSancta Maria College | Catholic | 1 | 577 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Gonzaga College | Catholic | 1 | 576 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School | Catholic | 1 | 544 |
| Der Deutsche SchulvereinSt Kilian's Deutsche Schule | Inter-denominational | 1 | 475 |
| Board of Governors of Sandford Park SchoolSandford Park School Ltd | Inter-denominational | 1 | 437 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandIslamic | Muslim | 1 | 414 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| Body of Fellows of St Columba's CollegeSt Columba's College | Church of Ireland | 1 | 357 |
| St Conleth's LtdSt Conleths College | Catholic | 1 | 339 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityRosary College | Catholic | 1 | 250 |
| Teresian Association IrelandThe Teresian School | Catholic | 1 | 230 |
| The Ranelagh Multidenominational AssociationRanelagh Multi Denom | Multi-denominational | 1 | 221 |
| Board of Governors of the Church of Ireland College of EducationKildare Place | Church of Ireland | 1 | 189 |
| Conference of Methodist Church in IrelandRathgar | Methodist | 1 | 94 |
| Spiritan Education TrustLibermann Spiritan School | Catholic | 1 | 51 |
| Sapling School Company Limited by GuaranteeSaplings Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Cheeverstown School Company limited by guaranteeCheeverstown Sp Sch | Catholic | 1 | 29 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Churchtown
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 17 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
29 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 38 have shrunk by as much, out of 94; across Ireland: +5%.
All 94 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 Churchtown’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
Reports come from whole-school evaluations (teaching, learning, leadership and management), subject inspections and follow-through visits that check earlier advice; gov.ie publishes each one with the school’s response.
Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 106 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 Churchtown
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in Churchtown have 114 post-primary schools within 10 km: 85 voluntary secondary schools, 15 ETB schools, 12 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 51 teach girls and boys apart: 27 girls’ and 24 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 28 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 7 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 0.2 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 1.1 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 1.4 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 1.4 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 1.5 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 1.8 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 1.9 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 2 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 2 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 2.2 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 2.3 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 2.4 km |
All 114 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 2.4 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 2.5 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 2.5 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 2.6 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 2.6 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 2.7 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 2.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 3 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 3 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 3.1 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 3.2 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 3.2 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 3.3 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.3 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 3.4 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 3.6 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 3.9 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 3.9 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 4 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 4 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 4 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 4 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 4.1 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 4.1 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 4.2 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 4.3 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 4.3 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 4.3 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 4.4 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 4.5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 4.5 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 4.5 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 4.7 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 4.7 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 4.7 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 4.8 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 4.9 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 4.9 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 4.9 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 4.9 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 5 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 5 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 5.3 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.4 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.4 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 5.5 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 5.5 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 5.5 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 5.7 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 5.8 km |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 741 | 5.9 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 6 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 6 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 6 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 6.1 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 6.2 km |
| Loreto College FoxrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 660 | 6.3 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 6.4 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 6.4 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 6.5 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 6.7 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 6.7 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 7.1 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 7.3 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 7.4 km |
| Clonkeen CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 635 | 7.6 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 549 | 7.7 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 7.9 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 8 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 8.1 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 8.2 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 8.2 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 8.3 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 8.4 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 8.4 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 8.5 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 8.5 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 8.5 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 8.6 km |
| Cabinteely Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 512 | 8.6 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 8.6 km |
| Holy Child Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 275 | 8.7 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 8.8 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 8.9 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 8.9 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 9 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 9 km |
| Blackrock Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 236 | 9.1 km |
| Rathdown SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 364 | 9.1 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 9.2 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 9.2 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 9.3 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 9.4 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 9.5 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 9.6 km |
| St Laurence CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 9.6 km |
| St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 270 | 9.7 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 9.8 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 9.9 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 9.9 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 10 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Churchtown
6 special schools serve the area: St Peters Special Sch, Saplings Special School, Libermann Spiritan School, Cheeverstown Sp Sch, Scoil Eoin and Our Lady of Hope School, 367 pupils between them. 25 of the 60 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.
Churchtown beside the 85 other Irish towns of 7,000 to 13,600 people
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km, listed by population: Ireland publishes no results, so none is ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallow | 13,456 | 11 | 4,357 | 1 | 18% | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||||
| Kilmainham | 10,240 | 106 | 27,472 | 4 | 62% | 0.5 km |
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 124 | 33,167 | 9 | 52% | 0.1 km |
| Dungarvan | 10,081 | 12 | 3,623 | 1 | 25% | 0.5 km |
| Ratoath | 10,077 | 10 | 4,880 | 1 | 0% | 0.7 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 |
| … | ||||||
| Dunboyne | 7,155 | 14 | 7,600 | 1 | 7% | 0.3 km |
Of the other 85 towns, 1 have more pupils at the schools around them than Churchtown. Teaching through Irish is on offer within 3 km in 83 of the 86.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Churchtown
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Churchtown had 38,010 pupils in 2015/16 and 41,500 in 2025/26. Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School grew most: +852% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Churchtown
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 Churchtown
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchtown | 106 | 41,500 | 9 | 13% | 0.2 km |
| Rathgar 1.6 km | 105 | 34,594 | 8 | 21% | 0.3 km |
| Rathfarnham 1.7 km | 111 | 39,391 | 10 | 22% | 0.3 km |
| Dundrum 1.8 km | 89 | 35,482 | 10 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Ballinteer 2 km | 72 | 28,624 | 5 | 8% | 0.5 km |
| Clonskeagh 2.1 km | 106 | 39,846 | 10 | 10% | 0.3 km |
| Terenure 2.7 km | 119 | 38,960 | 8 | 37% | 0.3 km |
Rathfarnham has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 10. Of Churchtown’s neighbours, Rathgar saw the most growth in pupils since 2019/20 (+8%) and Ballinteer the least (+3%); Churchtown itself: +6%.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Churchtown 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 Churchtown
How many schools are there in Churchtown?
In Churchtown or within 3 km of it: 60 primary schools, 40 secondary schools and 6 special schools, with 41,500 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Churchtown that teach through Irish?
Yes, 9: Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh and Scoil Naithi teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Churchtown?
17 of the 40: The High School, Loreto High School, Alexandra College and Stratford College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Churchtown?
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 Churchtown?
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).