Photo: Amir Mohammad Saeid · CC BY-SA 4.0Extra support for disadvantaged areas reaches 65 of the 120 schools around Clondalkin
54% of the schools around Clondalkin are DEIS schools, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). In or within 3 km of Clondalkin: 78 primary schools, 27 secondary schools and 15 special schools, 39,367 pupils in all. 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 Clondalkin’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 Marks Community School (931), Tallaght Community School (840), Phobailscoil Iosolde (764) and St. Seton's Secondary School (741), and 61 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
98 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Coláiste Bríde (0.2 km), Moyle Park College (0.6 km) and Coláiste Chilliain (1 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
Who runs Clondalkin’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
88 of Clondalkin’s 120 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (74), Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (13) and Educate Together (5). 65 of the 120 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 120 schools in and around Clondalkin 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 Clondalkin’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 Clondalkin
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
6 of Clondalkin’s 120 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil na Camoige, Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain and Coláiste Chilliain.
Who Clondalkin’s schools serve
Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside Co. Dublin’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26
Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.
DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools
| Share of pupils | Around Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 53% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 25% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 0% | 18% | 6% |
Around Clondalkin, 53% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools: 0% here against 6%. The biggest school in DEIS is St Marks Community School (931 pupils).
Each of the 120 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 23 patrons of Clondalkin’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
Of the 120 schools around Clondalkin, 74 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 50% of the pupils; 23 patrons in all. 20 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 5.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Pius X G, St Pius X N.S. Boys, St Marks Sen, Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Sacred Heart, Bishop Galvin, St Marks Junior Mixed, Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain, Bishop Shanahan, Assumption Junior School, St. John the Evangelist, St Dominic's, St Ronans, St Raphaels, Belgard Heights, Scoil Maelruain Junior, Scoil Naomh Seosamh, St Ultans, Scoil Úna Naofa, St Marys School, Drimnagh Castle CBS, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, Scoil Bride C, Scoil Lorcain B, St Michaels, St Annes Primary School, St Kilians Senior, Scoil Mhuire, Talbot Senior, St Kilians Junior School, St Peter Apostle Sen, St Kevins Boys, Divine Mercy Senior, Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, Holy Spirit Senior Primary School, Scoil Santain, Scoil Nano Nagle, St Kevins Girls, St Louise de Marillac Primary School, Scoil Naomh Ide, St Aidans, Neillstown, St Damiens, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, Scoil Naomh Aine, Gaelscoil na Camoige, St Gabriels, S.N. Aenghusa, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, St Brigids, St Marys Sen, Divine Mercy Junior, St Patricks, Inchicore, St Bernadettes Senior, Goldenbridge Convent, St Marys Junior, St Bernadettes Junior, S N Banrion na nAingeal 1, An Chroi Ro Naofa Sois, St Michaels Spec School, Scoil Aenghusa Jun, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Bainrion na nAingal 2, Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Our Lady of Wayside, Scoil Iosa, St Josephs Special Sch, St John of God Sp Sch, St Roses Special School, Our Lady of Hope School, S.N. Naomh Cillin | Catholic | 74 | 19,831 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBKingswood, Kishoge, St Mac Dara's, Collinstown Park, Griffeen, St. Kevin's, Deansrath, Coláiste Chilliain, Lucan Community, Scoil Aoife CNS, Coláiste de hÍde, Greenhills College, Tallaght Community | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 13 | 6,734 |
| Educate TogetherGriffeen Valley Educate Together NS, Adamstown Castle Educate Together, Lucan East ETNS, City West Educate Together, Riverview Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 5 | 1,931 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinSt Marks, Phobailscoil Iosolde, St Aidan's | Inter-denominational | 3 | 2,256 |
| CEISTColáiste Bríde, Mercy, Our Lady Of Mercy | Catholic | 3 | 1,631 |
| City of Dublin ETBKylemore College, Solas Hospital School | Multi-denominational | 2 | 577 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityAssumption, Rosary College | Catholic | 2 | 520 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIS.N. Naomh Eoin, Chapelizod | Church of Ireland | 2 | 121 |
| Health Service ExecutiveSetanta Special School, Linn Dara Schools | Multi-denominational | 2 | 119 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Dominican FathersOld Bawn | Inter-denominational | 1 | 1,024 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Marist BrothersTallaght | Inter-denominational | 1 | 840 |
| Marist Brothers (Province of West Central Europe)Moyle Park College | Catholic | 1 | 763 |
| Trusteeship of the Le Chéile Schools Trust & CEISTSt. Seton's | Other | 1 | 741 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustTempleogue College | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustMeanscoil Iognáid Rís | Catholic | 1 | 521 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Pauls | Catholic | 1 | 466 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College | Catholic | 1 | 320 |
| Stewarts Care LtdStewarts School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 145 |
| Central Remedial ClinicScoil Mochua | Catholic | 1 | 69 |
| Spiritan Education TrustLibermann Spiritan School | Catholic | 1 | 51 |
| Irish Autism ActionABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Cheeverstown School Company limited by guaranteeCheeverstown Sp Sch | Catholic | 1 | 29 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of GlendalouoghThe Adelaide and Meath Hospital | Catholic | 1 | 11 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Clondalkin
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.
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, 27 of the 104 grew by 5% or more and 52 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 104 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.
The 120 schools in and around Clondalkin
Here are the schools in Clondalkin or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Show all 27 secondary schools
Show all 78 primary schools
Inspection reports for Clondalkin’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and none rated
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 120 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 Clondalkin
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Within 10 km of Clondalkin there are 98 post-primary schools: 57 voluntary secondary schools, 28 ETB schools and 13 community schools. 32 of them are single-sex, 17 for girls and 15 for boys. Fees are charged at 17 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 5 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 0.2 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 0.6 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 1 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 1.8 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 2.2 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 2.5 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 3.1 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 3.1 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 3.1 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 3.3 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 3.3 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 3.6 km |
All 98 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 3.7 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 3.8 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 3.8 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 3.8 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 3.9 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 4 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 4 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 4.2 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 4.3 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 4.4 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 4.6 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 4.7 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 4.8 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 4.8 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 4.8 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 4.9 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 5 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 5.1 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 5.1 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 5.1 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 5.2 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 5.4 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 5.4 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 5.5 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 5.5 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 5.6 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 5.8 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.2 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 6.3 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6.3 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 6.3 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 6.5 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 6.7 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 6.8 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 6.8 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 6.9 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 6.9 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 7 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 7 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.4 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 7.6 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 7.6 km |
| Holy Family Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 998 | 7.7 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 7.7 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 7.7 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 7.7 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 7.8 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 7.8 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 7.9 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 7.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 7.9 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 7.9 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 8 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 8.1 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 8.2 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 8.2 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 8.3 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 8.3 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 8.6 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 8.6 km |
| Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 193 | 8.7 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 8.7 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 8.7 km |
| Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 867 | 8.8 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 8.8 km |
| Coláiste ChiaráinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 676 | 8.8 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 9 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 9.2 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 9.2 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 9.2 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 9.2 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 9.3 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 9.3 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 9.3 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 9.3 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 9.3 km |
| Confey Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 934 | 9.4 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 9.4 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 9.5 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 9.5 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 9.6 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 9.7 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 9.9 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 9.9 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Clondalkin
15 special schools serve the area: Scoil Mochua, ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Setanta Special School, Solas Hospital School, Linn Dara Schools, Scoil Eoin, Stewarts School, Our Lady of Hope School, Libermann Spiritan School, St Josephs Special Sch, St Roses Special School, St Michaels Spec School, St John of God Sp Sch and Cheeverstown Sp Sch, 1,137 pupils between them. 58 of the 78 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.
Clondalkin beside the 49 other Irish towns of 16,000 to 30,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennis | 27,923 | 18 | 7,595 | 1 | 33% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Jobstown | 23,437 | 53 | 19,772 | 5 | 45% | 0.1 km |
| Lucan | 23,033 | 74 | 34,600 | 5 | 28% | 0.4 km |
| Athlone | 22,869 | 17 | 6,365 | 1 | 35% | 1.1 km |
| Stepaside | 22,796 | 73 | 25,639 | 5 | 14% | 0.9 km |
| Clondalkin | 22,788 | 120 | 39,367 | 6 | 54% | 0.2 km |
| Mullingar | 22,667 | 18 | 6,384 | 2 | 33% | 0.4 km |
| Rathmines West | 22,667 | 136 | 39,314 | 9 | 38% | 0 km |
| Letterkenny | 22,549 | 15 | 6,825 | 2 | 20% | 0.4 km |
| Clonsilla | 22,510 | 56 | 29,411 | 3 | 21% | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ballinteer | 16,038 | 72 | 28,624 | 5 | 8% | 0.5 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 5 of the other 49 towns than around Clondalkin. Every one of them has an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Clondalkin
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Clondalkin had 40,907 pupils in 2015/16 and 39,367 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Griffeen Community College grew most: +317% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Clondalkin
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 Clondalkin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clondalkin | 120 | 39,367 | 6 | 54% | 0.2 km |
| Deansrath 2.1 km | 64 | 26,713 | 6 | 34% | 0.3 km |
| Cherry Orchard 2.4 km | 78 | 26,412 | 4 | 54% | 1.2 km |
| Ronanstown 2.6 km | 76 | 32,256 | 6 | 40% | 0.2 km |
| Carna 2.8 km | 60 | 18,688 | 4 | 58% | 0.9 km |
| Kylemore 3.4 km | 57 | 16,207 | 2 | 60% | 0.5 km |
| Tallaght 3.4 km | 85 | 30,738 | 9 | 42% | 0.8 km |
Tallaght has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Clondalkin changed by +1%; among its neighbours, Tallaght’s grew most (+4%) and Carna’s least (−5%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Clondalkin 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 Clondalkin
How many schools are there in Clondalkin?
In Clondalkin or within 3 km of it: 78 primary schools, 27 secondary schools and 15 special schools, with 39,367 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Clondalkin that teach through Irish?
Yes, 6: Gaelscoil na Camoige, Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain and Coláiste Chilliain teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Clondalkin?
No: all 27 secondary schools here are free.
What is the best school in Clondalkin?
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 Clondalkin?
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).