Photo: Deitel55 · CC BY-SA 3.019 of the secondary schools in and around Clonskeagh charge fees
10% of the schools around Clonskeagh are DEIS schools, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 23 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.
Every school in the town or within 3 km of its outline, from the Department of Education’s lists for 2025/26; Ireland’s figures are every school in the lists.
What stands out about Clonskeagh’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: Blackrock College (1,041), St Andrews College (1,011), Wesley College (942) and The High School (811), and 15 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: Blackrock College (1,041), St Benildus College (949), Terenure College (800) and Our Ladys School (799), and 19 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 115 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: Our Lady's Grove Secondary School (0.3 km), St Kilian's Deutsche Schule (0.4 km) and Goatstown Educate Together Secondary School (1 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Few schools in DEIS
Just 11 of the 106 schools here get DEIS support for disadvantaged areas; 30% do across Ireland. In DEIS: St Christopher's NS (598), Ballinteer Community School (415), Harolds Cross N.S. (398) and St. Tiernan's Community School (368), and 7 more. Who goes there ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 106 schools in and around Clonskeagh
Each school in or within 3 km of Clonskeagh links to a page of its own. You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Show all 40 secondary schools
Show all 59 primary schools
Where the 106 schools in and around Clonskeagh 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 Clonskeagh’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 Clonskeagh
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
10 of Clonskeagh’s 106 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Laighean, Coláiste Eoin and Coláiste Íosagáin.
Who Clonskeagh’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 Clonskeagh | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 8% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 61% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 51% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 8% of the pupils around Clonskeagh, a smaller share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools stand out most: 51% against 6%. The largest DEIS school here is St Christopher's NS, with 598 pupils.
Each of the 106 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchulePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 475 | 43% | ||
| Islamic National SchoolPrimary | 414 | 50% | ||
| Our lady's Grove Primary SchoolPrimary | 409 | 52% | ||
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 295 | 100% | ||
| Gaelscoil LaigheanPrimary | 130 | 55% | ✓ | |
| Our Ladys N.S.Primary | 176 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 366 | 45% | ||
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 726 | 100% | ||
| Alexandra CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 664 | 100% | ||
| The Teresian SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 230 | 100% | ||
| Coláiste EoinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 517 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 488 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Goatstown Stillorgan Primary SchoolPrimary | 170 | 46% | ||
| Gaelscoil na FuinseoigePrimary | 441 | 49% | ✓ | |
| St Andrews CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,011 | 52% | ||
| Gonzaga CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 576 | 0% | ||
| Our Lady of Mercy Convent SchoolPrimary | 247 | 100% | ||
| S.N. Cnoc AinbhilPrimary | 434 | 100% | ||
| S.N. San TreasaPrimary | 430 | 49% | ||
| St Marys Central N.S.Primary | 588 | 56% | ||
| Taney N.S.Primary | 384 | 47% | ||
| Holy Cross N.S.Primary | 260 | 44% | ||
| Muckross Park CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 709 | 100% | ||
| Booterstown BoysPrimary | 189 | 0% | ||
| Sandford Parish National SchoolPrimary | 196 | 46% | ||
| Willow Park SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 206 | 0% | ||
| St Michaels CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 731 | 0% | ||
| St Benildus CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 949 | 0% | ||
| De La Salle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 463 | 22% | ||
| St Peters Special SchSpecial | 70 | 26% | ||
| Sandford Park School LtdPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 437 | 43% | ||
| Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice SchoolPrimary | 428 | 33% | ||
| ST Olaf's National SchoolPrimary | 591 | 48% | ||
| S.N. Naomh LorcanPrimary | 390 | 0% | ||
| Blackrock CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,041 | 0% | ||
| Oatlands CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 623 | 0% | ||
| Booterstown N.S.Primary | 85 | 54% | ||
| The High SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 44% | ||
| Dominican CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 521 | 100% | ||
| S.N. BrighdePrimary | 358 | 52% | ✓ | |
| Gaelscoil Lios na nOgPrimary | 188 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Kildare Place N.S.Primary | 189 | 51% | ||
| Stratford CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 189 | 44% | ||
| Zion Parish Primary SchoolPrimary | 91 | 54% | ||
| Scoil Naisiunta StratfordPrimary | 88 | 44% | ||
| Ballinteer Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 399 | 46% | ||
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 368 | 42% | ✓ | |
| St Conleths CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 339 | 38% | ||
| Scoil Naisiunta an Dea AoirePrimary | 209 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Rathgar N.S.Primary | 94 | 49% | ||
| Benincasa Special SchoolSpecial | 35 | 9% | ||
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 637 | 100% | ||
| St Attractas Senior N.S.Primary | 371 | 41% | ||
| St Raphaelas N.S.Primary | 375 | 100% | ||
| Ranelagh Multi Denom N.S.Primary | 221 | 50% | ||
| St Attractas Junior N.S.Primary | 337 | 54% | ||
| Scoil NaithiPrimary | 231 | 51% | ✓ | |
| St Louis High SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 690 | 100% | ||
| St Josephs Boys N.S.Primary | 363 | 0% | ||
| Queen of Angels Primary SchoolPrimary | 224 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Carysfort N.S.Primary | 583 | 57% | ||
| Ballinteer Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 415 | 48% | ✓ | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount SchoolSpecial | 49 | 49% | ||
| Wesley CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 942 | 49% | ||
| St Brigids N.S.Primary | 100 | 44% | ||
| Scoil MhuirePrimary | 286 | 100% | ||
| Rathfarnham Educate TogetherPrimary | 188 | 54% | ||
| St. Louis National SchoolPrimary | 590 | 52% | ||
| Marian CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 319 | – | ✓ | |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 500 | 0% | ||
| Presentation Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 443 | 52% | ||
| Clochar Loreto N.S.Primary | 445 | 99% | ||
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 296 | 55% | ✓ | |
| John Scottus N.S.Primary | 136 | 38% | ||
| Gaelscoil EoinPrimary | 64 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Marley Grange N.S.Primary | 461 | 44% | ||
| Presentation Primary SchoolPrimary | 367 | 100% | ||
| Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 295 | 44% | ||
| St Christopher's NSPrimary | 598 | 52% | ✓ | |
| St Declans Special SchSpecial | 35 | 20% | ||
| Gaelscoil MologaPrimary | 229 | 48% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire BoysPrimary | 367 | 0% | ||
| Harolds Cross N.S.Primary | 398 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Shellybanks Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 333 | 49% | ||
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 437 | 46% | ||
| Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary SchoolPrimary | 174 | 46% | ||
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 437 | 50% | ||
| Loreto High SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 625 | 100% | ||
| Scoil an Maighdine Mhuire BoysPrimary | 176 | 0% | ||
| All Saints N.S.Primary | 51 | 41% | ||
| Na Maighdine Muire GirlPrimary | 200 | 99% | ||
| St Augustines SchoolSpecial | 157 | 42% | ||
| Scoil Caitriona na mBraithrePrimary | 134 | 46% | ✓ | |
| Catherine Mc Auley N ScSpecial | 99 | 46% | ||
| St Clares Convent N.S.Primary | 163 | 42% | ||
| Star of the SeaPrimary | 223 | 0% | ||
| Catholic University SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 544 | 0% | ||
| S.N. Paroiste Maitiu NfaPrimary | 212 | 49% | ||
| Sancta Maria C B SPrimary | 103 | 39% | ✓ | |
| Loreto CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 588 | 100% | ||
| Scoil na nAingealPrimary | 410 | 48% | ||
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 256 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | 884 | 47% | ||
| St Michaels Hse Spec ScSpecial | 68 | 22% | ||
| Terenure CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 800 | 0% | ||
| Our Ladys SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 799 | 100% |
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 Clonskeagh’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
70 of Clonskeagh’s 106 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (41), Educate Together (9) and Le Chéile Schools Trust (7). 11 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 33 patrons of Clonskeagh’s schools
Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.
Archbishop of Dublin is patron of 41 of the 106 schools around Clonskeagh, which teach 32% of their pupils; 33 patrons run them in all. Education and Training Boards run 3 of them. Educate Together runs 9.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Christopher's NS, ST Olaf's, St. Louis, St Marys Central, Carysfort, Marley Grange, Clochar Loreto, S.N. Cnoc Ainbhil, S.N. San Treasa, Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, Scoil na nAingeal, Our lady's Grove Primary School, Harolds Cross, S.N. Naomh Lorcan, St Raphaelas, St Attractas Senior, Presentation Primary School, Scoil Mhuire Boys, St Josephs Boys, S.N. Brighde, St Attractas Junior, Scoil Mhuire, Holy Cross, Our Lady of Mercy Convent School, Scoil Naithi, Gaelscoil Mologa, Queen of Angels Primary School, Star of the Sea, Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire, Na Maighdine Muire Girl, Booterstown Boys, Our Ladys, Scoil an Maighdine Mhuire Boys, St Clares Convent, St Augustines School, Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre, Sancta Maria C B S, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, St Peters Special Sch, Benincasa Special School, St Declans Special Sch | Catholic | 41 | 12,739 |
| Educate TogetherHarolds Cross Educate Together, Sandymount Park Educate Together, Ballinteer Educate Together, Goatstown Educate Together, Shellybanks Educate Together, Harcourt Terrace Educate Together, Rathfarnham Educate Together, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School, Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School | Multi-denominational | 9 | 2,799 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Benildus College, Our Ladys School, Muckross Park College, St Louis High School, Dominican College, De La Salle College, Our Lady's Grove | Catholic | 7 | 4,426 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COITaney, S.N. Paroiste Maitiu Nfa, Sandford Parish, St Brigids, Zion Parish Primary School, Booterstown, All Saints | Church of Ireland | 7 | 1,119 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, Gaelscoil Lios na nOg, Gaelscoil Laighean, Gaelscoil Eoin | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 5 | 1,119 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustBlackrock College, St Michaels College, St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines, Willow Park School | Catholic | 4 | 2,478 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustOatlands College, Coláiste Eoin, Coláiste Íosagáin, Christian Brothers, Synge St. | Catholic | 4 | 1,884 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto High School, Loreto College | Catholic | 2 | 1,213 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province)Ballinteer, St. Tiernan's | Inter-denominational | 2 | 783 |
| 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 |
| Minister for EducationNewpark Comprehensive School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 884 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| City of Dublin ETBPresentation | Catholic | 1 | 443 |
| Board of Governors of Sandford Park SchoolSandford Park School Ltd | Inter-denominational | 1 | 437 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandIslamic | Muslim | 1 | 414 |
| St Conleth's LtdSt Conleths College | Catholic | 1 | 339 |
| Marist Brothers (Province of West Central Europe)Marian College | Catholic | 1 | 319 |
| 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 |
| The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by GuaranteeJohn Scottus | Multi-denominational | 1 | 136 |
| Conference of Methodist Church in IrelandRathgar | Methodist | 1 | 94 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 68 |
| Enable Ireland Disability ServicesEnable Ireland Sandymount School | Catholic | 1 | 49 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Clonskeagh
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 19 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
Of these 92 schools, 26 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 32 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 92 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 Clonskeagh’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
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 106 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 Clonskeagh
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in Clonskeagh have 115 post-primary schools within 10 km: 91 voluntary secondary schools, 14 ETB schools, 8 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 55 of them are single-sex, 31 for girls and 24 for boys. Fees are charged at 29 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 6 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 0.3 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 0.4 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 1 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 1.3 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 1.4 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 1.4 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 1.8 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 2 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 2.1 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 2.1 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 2.1 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 2.1 km |
All 115 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 2.3 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 2.3 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 2.3 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 2.4 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 2.5 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 2.5 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 2.7 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 2.7 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 2.7 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 2.9 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 3 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 3 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 3 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 3 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 3.1 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 3.2 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 3.4 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 3.4 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 3.4 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 3.5 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.6 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.6 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 3.8 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 4 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 4 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 4.1 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 4.1 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 4.4 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 4.5 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 4.5 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 4.6 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 4.6 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 4.6 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 4.7 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 4.8 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 4.8 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 5.1 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 5.1 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 5.1 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 5.1 km |
| Loreto College FoxrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 660 | 5.2 km |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 741 | 5.4 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 5.5 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 5.6 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 5.8 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 5.9 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 6 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 549 | 6 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 6.1 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 6.2 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 6.2 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 6.3 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 6.3 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 6.4 km |
| Clonkeen CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 635 | 6.4 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 6.4 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 6.6 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 6.7 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 6.7 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6.8 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 6.8 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 6.8 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 6.9 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 6.9 km |
| Holy Child Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 275 | 7.2 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 7.3 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 7.3 km |
| Cabinteely Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 512 | 7.5 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 7.6 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 7.6 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 7.6 km |
| Rathdown SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 364 | 7.6 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 7.7 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 7.9 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 8.1 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 8.1 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 8.1 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 8.2 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 8.3 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 8.3 km |
| St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 270 | 8.3 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 8.4 km |
| Blackrock Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 236 | 8.4 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 8.4 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 8.5 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 8.7 km |
| St Laurence CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 8.7 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 8.7 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 8.9 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 9 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 9 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 9.1 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 9.1 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 9.2 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 9.3 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 9.3 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 9.3 km |
| Loreto Abbey Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 757 | 9.4 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 9.5 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 9.5 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 9.6 km |
| Holy Child KillineyVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 382 | 9.8 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Clonskeagh
7 special schools serve the area: St Peters Special Sch, Benincasa Special School, Enable Ireland Sandymount School, St Declans Special Sch, St Augustines School, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc and St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, 513 pupils between them. 21 of the 59 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.
Clonskeagh beside the 83 other Irish towns of 9,900 to 19,100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 19,072 | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||||
| Bishopstown | 14,529 | 54 | 18,909 | 6 | 50% | 0.3 km |
| Killarney | 14,412 | 12 | 4,102 | 1 | 8% | 0.8 km |
| Corbally and King's Island | 14,213 | 45 | 15,801 | 6 | 49% | 0.2 km |
| Cobh | 14,148 | 13 | 3,613 | 1 | 23% | 0.8 km |
| Clonskeagh | 14,142 | 106 | 39,846 | 10 | 10% | 0.3 km |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 10 | 5,560 | 1 | 10% | 0.3 km |
| Cabra East | 13,895 | 157 | 40,651 | 10 | 63% | 0.9 km |
| Mahon | 13,892 | 63 | 18,590 | 8 | 30% | 0.4 km |
| Knocklyon | 13,854 | 75 | 27,868 | 6 | 23% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Churchtown | 10,044 | 106 | 41,500 | 9 | 13% | 0.2 km |
Of these 83 other towns, 7 count more pupils at their schools than Clonskeagh. 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 Clonskeagh
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 Clonskeagh had 36,983 pupils in 2015/16 and 39,846 in 2025/26. Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School grew most: +852% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Clonskeagh
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 Clonskeagh
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonskeagh | 106 | 39,846 | 10 | 10% | 0.3 km |
| Rathmines East 2.1 km | 135 | 41,393 | 12 | 36% | 0.2 km |
| Churchtown 2.1 km | 106 | 41,500 | 9 | 13% | 0.2 km |
| Booterstown 2.2 km | 73 | 27,367 | 8 | 7% | 0.2 km |
| Dundrum 2.2 km | 89 | 35,482 | 10 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Rathgar 2.3 km | 105 | 34,594 | 8 | 21% | 0.3 km |
| Stillorgan 2.7 km | 81 | 32,574 | 8 | 7% | 0.4 km |
Rathmines East has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 12. Pupils around Clonskeagh: +7% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Rathgar led (+8%) and Dundrum trailed (+5%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Clonskeagh 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 Clonskeagh
How many schools are there in Clonskeagh?
In Clonskeagh or within 3 km of it: 59 primary schools, 40 secondary schools and 7 special schools, with 39,846 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Clonskeagh that teach through Irish?
Yes, 10: Gaelscoil Laighean, Coláiste Eoin and Coláiste Íosagáin teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Clonskeagh?
19 of the 40: St Kilian's Deutsche Schule, Mount Anville Secondary School, Alexandra College and The Teresian School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Clonskeagh?
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 Clonskeagh?
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).