Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.0117 schools in and around Clontarf East: 77 primary schools, 29 secondary schools and 11 special schools
All-Irish schools make up 4% of those around Clontarf East, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%). In or within 3 km of Clontarf East, they have 32,925 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.
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 Clontarf East’s schools
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 98 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: St Pauls College (0.6 km), Holy Faith Secondary School (0.9 km) and St Marys Secondary School (1.3 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
Where the 117 schools in and around Clontarf East 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 Clontarf East’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 Clontarf East
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
5 of Clontarf East’s 117 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil Neasain, Gaelscoil Mide and Gaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol.
Who Clontarf East’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 Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 36% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 40% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 0% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 36% of the pupils around Clontarf East, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 40% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is Grange Community College (553 pupils).
Each of the 117 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.
Who runs Clontarf East’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
86 of Clontarf East’s 117 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (66), Educate Together (8) and City of Dublin ETB (7). 52 of the 117 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 21 patrons of Clontarf East’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
The schools around Clontarf East answer to 21 patrons, and Archbishop of Dublin leads with 66 of the 117 schools and 46% of their pupils. 12 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 8.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Fiachras Sen, Scoil Fhiachra Soisir, Holy Child, St Patricks N School, St. Francis of Assisi, Holy Trinity Sen, S.N. Muire agus Iosef, S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls Senior, St Brigids Convent, Scoil Bhride, S N Mhuire na mBrathar, St Vincents de Paul Junior, S.N. Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School, Our Lady of Consolation, St Davids, St Vincent de Paul Senior School, Mhuire Iosef Junior, Scoil Aine Convent Senior, Naiscoil Ide, Gardiner Street Convent, Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors, Eoin Baisde B Sois, St Josephs, Scoil Assaim Boys Seniors, St Brigids Boys, Scoil Neasain, St Pauls Sen, Star of the Sea, Gaelscoil Mide, Scoil Naomh Colmcille, Eoin Baisde C Naoidh, St Marys, St Josephs Mxd, S.N. San Vinseann Cailin, St Pauls Junior, St Francis Senior, S.N. Caitriona Girls, Cromcastle Green B, St John of God, Our Lady Immac Sen, S.N. Caitriona Naionain, St Benedicts and St Marys, St Francis Junior, St Laurence O'Toole's, Darndale N.S. Junior, Scoil Nais Ide Cailini, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Rutland, Scoil Chiarain, City Quay, St Kevins Junior, Scoil Eoin, St Patricks Girls, Naomh Padraig Boys, Scoil Bhreandain, St Malachys B, St Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Eithnes Senior Girls, St Vincents Inf Boys, Naomh Lorcan O Tuathail Senior Boys, St Pauls Hospital Special School, St Josephs for Blind, St Monicas, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Joseph's Adolescent School | Catholic | 66 | 15,202 |
| Educate TogetherBelmayne Educate Together, Sandymount Park Educate Together, Belmayne Educate Together, Grace Park Educate Together, Stapolin Educate Together, Shellybanks Educate Together, North Bay Educate Together NS, Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 8 | 2,900 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Larkin, Marino College, Coolock, Ringsend College, Ellenfield, Beaumont Hospital Special School | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational, Other | 7 | 2,223 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustDominican College, Manor House School, Holy Faith, Maryfield College, St Marys, Árdscoil La Salle | Catholic | 6 | 3,234 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt. Fintan's High School, Árdscoil Rís, St. David's College, St Josephs C.B.S., O'Connell School | Catholic | 5 | 2,359 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIS N na Lanai Glasa, S.N. Paroiste Maitiu Nfa, Springdale, St Columbas N.S. Mxd, Drumcondra | Church of Ireland | 5 | 866 |
| Minister for Education & SkillsCentral Senior Mxd, Central Infs School, Scoil Chaoimhin | Catholic | 3 | 444 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBGrange, Gaelcholáiste Reachrann | Inter-denominational | 2 | 1,006 |
| CEISTOur Lady Of Mercy College, Mercy College Coolock | Catholic | 2 | 809 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michael's House Special National School Foxfield, St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 2 | 113 |
| Minister for EducationMount Temple Comprehensive School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 903 |
| City of Dublin ETB & Congregation of Christian BrothersPobalscoil Neasáin | Inter-denominational | 1 | 831 |
| Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)St Pauls College | Catholic | 1 | 650 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Marist FathersThe Donahies | Inter-denominational | 1 | 488 |
| Marist Education AuthorityChanel College | Catholic | 1 | 451 |
| City of Dublin ETB & Rosminian FathersRosmini | Inter-denominational | 1 | 139 |
| Joint patronage between the Kirk Session of Clontarf and the Scots Presbyterian ChurchHowth Rd Mxd | Presbyterian | 1 | 89 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol | Multi-denominational | 1 | 84 |
| Central Remedial ClinicCentral Remedial Clinic | Catholic | 1 | 78 |
| Irish Autism ActionABACAS Kilbarrack | Multi-denominational | 1 | 54 |
| patron not listedBelmayne Community Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 2 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Clontarf East
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
28 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 47 have shrunk by as much, out of 103; across Ireland: +5%.
All 103 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 117 schools in and around Clontarf East
Each school in or within 3 km of Clontarf East links to a page of its own. Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Show all 29 secondary schools
Show all 77 primary schools
Inspection reports for Clontarf East’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published 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 117 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 Clontarf East
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
Within 10 km of Clontarf East there are 98 post-primary schools: 78 voluntary secondary schools, 12 ETB schools, 5 community schools and 3 comprehensive schools. Of these, 46 are single-sex: 24 for girls and 22 for boys. Fees are charged at 20 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 5 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 0.6 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 0.9 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 1.3 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 1.8 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 2 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 2 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 2.2 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 2.3 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 2.3 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 2.6 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 2.7 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 2.8 km |
All 98 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 2.9 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 3.1 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 3.2 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 3.4 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 3.5 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 3.6 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 3.6 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 3.8 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 3.9 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 4 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 4.1 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 4.2 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 4.3 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 4.3 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 4.3 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 4.5 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 4.6 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 4.6 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 4.7 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 4.8 km |
| Pobalscoil NeasáinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 831 | 4.9 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 5.3 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 5.3 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 5.4 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 230 | 5.4 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 5.4 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.4 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 5.4 km |
| St. Fintan's High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 714 | 5.5 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 5.5 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 5.7 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 5.8 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 5.9 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 6.1 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 6.1 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 6.1 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 6.3 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 6.3 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 6.4 km |
| Santa Sabina Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 754 | 6.5 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 6.6 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 6.6 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 6.7 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 6.7 km |
| Sutton Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 503 | 6.7 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 6.8 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 6.9 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 7 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 7.1 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 7.2 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 7.2 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 7.3 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 7.3 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 7.3 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 7.3 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 7.4 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 7.4 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.5 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 7.5 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 7.5 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 7.6 km |
| Portmarnock Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 955 | 8 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 8 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 8 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 8.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 8.1 km |
| Malahide Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,250 | 8.3 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 8.4 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 8.4 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 8.5 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 8.5 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 8.7 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 8.8 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 8.9 km |
| Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 696 | 8.9 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 9 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 9.2 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 549 | 9.2 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 9.2 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 9.2 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 9.3 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 9.4 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 9.5 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 9.5 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 421 | 9.6 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 9.9 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Clontarf East
11 special schools serve the area: Central Remedial Clinic, St Michaels Hse Sp Sch, Belmayne Community Special School, St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield, ABACAS Kilbarrack, St Joseph's Adolescent School, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Josephs for Blind N.S., Beaumont Hospital Special School, An Taonad Reamhscoile and St Pauls Hospital Special School, 479 pupils between them. 39 of the 77 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.
Clontarf East beside the 74 other Irish towns of 13,000 to 25,100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchardstown | 24,613 | 91 | 36,302 | 5 | 44% | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||||
| Beaumont | 19,072 | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Dolphins Barn | 18,799 | 135 | 32,910 | 9 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| Old Bawn | 18,758 | 73 | 26,840 | 5 | 43% | 0.7 km |
| Stoneybatter | 18,644 | 142 | 37,206 | 11 | 53% | 0.1 km |
| Clontarf East | 18,626 | 117 | 32,925 | 5 | 44% | 0.6 km |
| Malahide | 18,608 | 24 | 12,134 | 1 | 8% | 1.1 km |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 42 | 13,180 | 5 | 36% | 1 km |
| The Liberties | 18,460 | 129 | 33,405 | 9 | 53% | 0.3 km |
| Knocknacarra | 18,398 | 29 | 10,407 | 5 | 17% | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||||
| Castlebar | 13,054 | 12 | 4,272 | 1 | 17% | 0.3 km |
Among the 74 other towns, 20 have more pupils at their schools than Clontarf East does. 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 Clontarf East
Pupils every September at the schools in or within 3 km of the town, each counted at today’s site.
The schools in and around Clontarf East had 32,225 pupils in 2015/16 and 32,925 in 2025/26. Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +1,883% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Clontarf East
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 Clontarf East
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clontarf East | 117 | 32,925 | 5 | 44% | 0.6 km |
| Harmonstown 1.7 km | 84 | 25,004 | 5 | 39% | 0.4 km |
| Clontarf West 1.7 km | 151 | 40,521 | 9 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| Edenmore 2.3 km | 71 | 20,216 | 5 | 41% | 0.9 km |
| Marino 2.7 km | 117 | 32,982 | 9 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Raheny 2.8 km | 70 | 21,242 | 4 | 34% | 0.9 km |
| Beaumont 2.8 km | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
Clontarf West has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. Of Clontarf East’s neighbours, Harmonstown saw the most growth in pupils since 2019/20 (+4%) and Marino the least (−1%); Clontarf East itself: +4%.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Clontarf East 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 Clontarf East
How many schools are there in Clontarf East?
In Clontarf East or within 3 km of it: 77 primary schools, 29 secondary schools and 11 special schools, with 32,925 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Clontarf East that teach through Irish?
Yes, 5: Scoil Neasain, Gaelscoil Mide and Gaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Clontarf East?
No: all 29 secondary schools here are free.
What is the best school in Clontarf East?
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 Clontarf East?
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).