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Schools in and around Dubber · Department of Education

36 of the 54 schools around Dubber get extra support for disadvantaged areas

The DEIS programme includes 67% of the schools around Dubber, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). Families in Dubber have 37 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 5 special schools within 3 km, teaching 15,781 pupils. Ireland publishes no school results, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them, so these schools are described here, never graded or ranked.

54schools in or within 3 km5teach through Irish36DEIS
Schools
54
in or within 3 km of Dubber
0 inside the town itself
Pupils
15,781
+3% since 2019/20
Ireland: +5%
Teach through Irish
5 of 54
teach every subject through Irish
Ireland: 8%
DEIS
36 of 54
get extra support for disadvantaged areas
Ireland: 30%
School Grade
Not graded
no school results are published (Education Act 1998, s.53)

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 · In brief

What stands out about Dubber’s schools

36 of 54schools in DEIS89post-primary schools within 10 km

Extra support for many schools

Many schools here are in DEIS, which gives schools in disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and help; across Ireland, 30% of schools are. In DEIS: St Mary's Secondary School (830), St Michaels Secondary School (646), Beneavin De La Salle College (585) and Trinity Comprehensive School (564), and 32 more. Who runs them ↓

A wide choice at twelve

Families here can choose among 89 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: Beneavin De La Salle College (1.8 km), St Michaels Secondary School (2 km) and Coláiste Eoin (2.1 km). Post-primary choices ↓

Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.

Who runs them

Who runs Dubber’s schools

Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.

45 of Dubber’s 54 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (31), Le Chéile Schools Trust (4) and City of Dublin ETB (4). 36 of the 54 are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas (30% across Ireland).

CatholicChurch of Ireland and other ProtestantMulti- and inter-denominationalOther faiths
Primary schools 37 schools86%
Secondary schools 12 schools75%
Special schools 5 schools80%
All of Dubber’s schools 54 schools83%
Ireland 3,938 schools80%

Department of Education school lists: ethos 2025/26, patron 2024/25 (the 2025/26 lists don’t give it). DEIS list 2025/26.

Map

Where the 54 schools in and around Dubber 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 Dubber’s outline; schools within 3 km of it count.

Beaumont Hospital Special School · Other · 9 pupilsYouth Encounter Project · Catholic · 14 pupilsSt Pauls Hospital Special School · Catholic · 54 pupilsSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc · Catholic · 64 pupilsSt Ciarans Spec Sch · Catholic · 140 pupilsScoil Sinead NS · Multi-denominational · 62 pupilsSt Margarets N.S. · Catholic · 80 pupilsFinglas Parochial National School · Church of Ireland · 94 pupilsSt Oliver Plunkett N.S. · Catholic · 110 pupilsSt Kevins B N.S. · Catholic · 131 pupilsSt Malachys N.S. · Catholic · 131 pupilsSt Brigids Senior Girls · Catholic · 137 pupilsSt Josephs Jnr · Catholic · 138 pupilsSt Brigids Infant N.S. · Catholic · 140 pupilsSt Josephs G N.S. · Catholic · 146 pupilsEllenfield Community College · Multi-denominational · 150 pupilsS N na Maighdine Muire B · Catholic · 151 pupilsScoil Nais Ide Cailini · Catholic · 156 pupilsVirgin Mary Girls National School · Catholic · 160 pupilsSt Josephs Senior N.S. · Catholic · 161 pupilsGaelscoil Bhaile Munna · Catholic · 164 pupilsScoil an Tseachtar Laoch · Catholic · 165 pupilsBantiarna na mBuanna Boys · Catholic · 174 pupilsBantiarna na mBuanna Girls · Catholic · 177 pupilsS N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior · Catholic · 180 pupilsOur Lady of Victories Infant N.S. · Catholic · 192 pupilsGaelscoil Cholmcille · Catholic · 209 pupilsNorth Dublin N.S. Project · Multi-denominational · 214 pupilsHoly Spirit B N.S. · Catholic · 229 pupilsGaelscoil Ui Earcain · Catholic · 248 pupilsSN an Spioraid Naiomh C · Catholic · 249 pupilsColáiste Eoin · Multi-denominational · 257 pupilsS N Naomh Finnin · Catholic · 266 pupilsScoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors · Catholic · 297 pupilsSt Canices B N.S. · Catholic · 355 pupilsPelletstown ETNS · Multi-denominational · 386 pupilsCorpus Christi N.S. · Catholic · 398 pupilsScoil na Croi Naofa · Catholic · 404 pupilsSt Brigids Convent · Catholic · 406 pupilsOur Lady Of Mercy College · Catholic · 407 pupilsGlasnevin Educate Together NS · Multi-denominational · 410 pupilsNew Cross College · Catholic · 417 pupilsSt Canices G N.S. · Catholic · 473 pupilsMother of Divine Grace · Catholic · 480 pupilsHoly Child National School · Catholic · 495 pupilsSt Kevins College · Catholic · 503 pupilsScoil Chaitriona · Catholic · 523 pupilsScoil Fhiachra Soisir · Catholic · 557 pupilsTrinity Comprehensive School · Catholic · 564 pupilsBeneavin De La Salle College · Catholic · 585 pupilsSt Michaels Secondary School · Catholic · 646 pupilsSt. Aidan's C.B.S. · Catholic · 725 pupilsSt Mary's Secondary School · Catholic · 830 pupilsClonturk College · Multi-denominational · 968 pupils© OpenStreetMap contributors
PrimaryPost-primarySpecialSize: pupilsCatholicChurch of Ireland and other ProtestantMulti- and inter-denominationalOther faiths

Places from the Department of Education’s school lists (its own coordinates for all but a handful); map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Language

Teaching through Irish in and around Dubber

The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.

All-Irish 59%
Partly in Irish 00%
English-medium 4991%

5 of Dubber’s 54 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch and Gaelscoil Ui Earcain.

Who goes there

Who Dubber’s schools serve

The pupils at the area’s schools by share, beside Co. Dublin’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26

Pupils at DEIS schools63%
Pupils at all-Irish schools8%
Girls51%
Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools56%
Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools0%

Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.

DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools

Primary pupils57%
Post-primary pupils74%
Share of pupilsAround DubberCo. DublinIreland
Pupils at DEIS schools63%28%27%
Pupils at all-Irish schools8%6%6%
Girls51%49%49%
Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools56%38%29%
Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools0%18%6%

DEIS schools teach 63% of the pupils around Dubber, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at single-sex schools, at 56% against 29%. St Mary's Secondary School, with 830 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.

Each of the 54 schools
SchoolPupilsGirlsDEISAll-Irish
St Josephs JnrPrimary13849%✓
St Josephs Senior N.S.Primary16145%✓
Gaelscoil Bhaile MunnaPrimary16453%✓✓
St Kevins B N.S.Primary1310%✓
Virgin Mary Girls National SchoolPrimary160100%✓
S N na Maighdine Muire BPrimary1510%✓
Holy Spirit B N.S.Primary2290%✓
St Josephs G N.S.Primary146100%✓
SN an Spioraid Naiomh CPrimary249100%✓
Trinity Comprehensive SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive56450%✓
Scoil an Tseachtar LaochPrimary16549%✓✓
St Canices B N.S.Primary3550%✓
St Canices G N.S.Primary473100%✓
Beneavin De La Salle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary5850%✓
Gaelscoil Ui EarcainPrimary24848%✓✓
Finglas Parochial National SchoolPrimary9439%✓
Mother of Divine GracePrimary48049%✓
St Michaels Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary646100%✓
Bantiarna na mBuanna BoysPrimary1740%✓
Bantiarna na mBuanna GirlsPrimary177100%✓
New Cross CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary41753%✓
Coláiste EoinPost-primary · ETB25735%✓
Our Lady of Victories Infant N.S.Primary19247%✓
S N Naomh Feargal Boys SeniorPrimary1801%✓
St Brigids Infant N.S.Primary14054%✓
St Brigids Senior GirlsPrimary13796%✓
St Kevins CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary5030%✓
St Malachys N.S.Primary13147%✓
St Oliver Plunkett N.S.Primary11042%✓
Scoil na Croi NaofaPrimary4040%
St Ciarans Spec SchSpecial14037%
St. Aidan's C.B.S.Post-primary · Voluntary secondary7250%
Scoil Sinead NSPrimary6237%✓
Youth Encounter ProjectSpecial1429%
Holy Child National SchoolPrimary49578%
Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys SeniorsPrimary2970%
North Dublin N.S. ProjectPrimary21449%
S N Naomh FinninPrimary26648%✓
Gaelscoil CholmcillePrimary20953%✓
St Michaels Hse Spec ScSpecial6431%
Ellenfield Community CollegePost-primary · ETB15053%✓
St Pauls Hospital Special SchoolSpecial5424%
St Margarets N.S.Primary8044%
Glasnevin Educate Together NSPrimary41048%
St Brigids ConventPrimary406100%
Clonturk CollegePost-primary · ETB96848%
Pelletstown ETNSPrimary38649%
Our Lady Of Mercy CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary407100%✓
St Mary's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary830100%✓
Beaumont Hospital Special SchoolSpecial967%
Scoil Fhiachra SoisirPrimary55752%
Scoil ChaitrionaPost-primary · Voluntary secondary52355%✓✓
Corpus Christi N.S.Primary39891%
Scoil Nais Ide CailiniPrimary15699%✓

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.

Patrons

The 14 patrons of Dubber’s schools

Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.

Archbishop of Dublin is patron of 31 of the 54 schools around Dubber, which teach 46% of their pupils; 14 patrons run them in all. 4 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 2.

PatronEthosSchoolsPupils
Archbishop of DublinScoil Fhiachra Soisir, Holy Child, Mother of Divine Grace, St Canices G, St Brigids Convent, Scoil na Croi Naofa, Corpus Christi, St Canices B, Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors, S N Naomh Finnin, SN an Spioraid Naiomh C, Holy Spirit B, Our Lady of Victories Infant, S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior, Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls, Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch, St Josephs Senior, Virgin Mary Girls, Scoil Nais Ide Cailini, S N na Maighdine Muire B, St Josephs G, St Brigids Infant, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Josephs Jnr, St Brigids Senior Girls, St Kevins B, St Malachys, St Oliver Plunkett, St Margarets, St Pauls Hospital Special SchoolCatholic317,332
Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Mary's, St Michaels, Beneavin De La Salle College, Scoil ChaitrionaCatholic42,584
City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Coláiste Eoin, Ellenfield, Beaumont Hospital Special SchoolMulti-denominational, Other41,384
An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Ui Earcain, Gaelscoil Cholmcille, Gaelscoil Bhaile MunnaCatholic3621
Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt. Aidan's C.B.S., St Kevins CollegeCatholic21,228
Educate TogetherGlasnevin Educate Together NS, Pelletstown ETNSMulti-denominational2796
Minister for EducationTrinity Comprehensive SchoolCatholic1564
Le Chéile Schools Trust & Religious Sisters of CharityNew Cross CollegeCatholic1417
CEISTOur Lady Of Mercy CollegeCatholic1407
The North Dublin National School ProjectNorth Dublin N.S. ProjectMulti-denominational1214
Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIFinglas ParochialChurch of Ireland194
St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec ScCatholic164
Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by GuaranteeScoil Sinead NSMulti-denominational162
CrosscareYouth Encounter ProjectCatholic114

Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.

Getting a place

How children get a place in Dubber

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

Of these 49 schools, 18 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 24 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.

Clonturk College+182%
New Cross College+110%
Scoil Sinead NS+107%
Finglas Parochial+52%
Pelletstown ETNS+48%
Coláiste Eoin+43%
Holy Child+22%
Glasnevin Educate Together NS+20%
S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior+18%
St Josephs Senior+17%
All 49 schools
S N na Maighdine Muire B+15%
Beneavin De La Salle College+15%
Trinity Comprehensive School+15%
Scoil Chaitriona+11%
Scoil Nais Ide Cailini+8%
S N Naomh Finnin+7%
Our Lady Of Mercy College+6%
Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors+6%
St Michaels+4%
Ellenfield+3%
St Mary's+2%
St. Aidan's C.B.S.+1%
Mother of Divine Grace−2%
St Canices G−3%
Virgin Mary Girls−4%
North Dublin N.S. Project−5%
St Kevins College−6%
Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna−7%
Corpus Christi−9%
St Josephs Jnr−10%
St Malachys−11%
Scoil na Croi Naofa−12%
Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls−12%
St Canices B−13%
Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys−13%
St Brigids Convent−13%
St Josephs G−14%
Scoil Fhiachra Soisir−15%
St Margarets−16%
Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch−16%
Our Lady of Victories Infant−18%
SN an Spioraid Naiomh C−19%
St Kevins B−22%
St Oliver Plunkett−23%
Gaelscoil Cholmcille−24%
Gaelscoil Ui Earcain−28%
Holy Spirit B−32%
St Brigids Infant−40%
St Brigids Senior Girls−40%

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.

Every school

The 54 schools in and around Dubber

Every school in Dubber or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.

Secondary schools0 in Dubber, 12 within 3 km
Trinity Comprehensive School
Post-primary · Comprehensive · Catholic
DEIS
564 pupils+15% since 2019/201 km outside the town
Beneavin De La Salle College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISBoys
585 pupils+15% since 2019/201 km outside the town
St Michaels Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISGirls
646 pupils+4% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
New Cross College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEIS
417 pupils+110% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
Coláiste Eoin
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
DEIS
257 pupils+43% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
St Kevins College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISBoys
503 pupils−6% since 2019/201.7 km outside the town
St. Aidan's C.B.S.
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
Boys
725 pupils+1% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town
Ellenfield Community College
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
DEIS
150 pupils+3% since 2019/202.5 km outside the town
Clonturk College
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
968 pupils+182% since 2019/202.7 km outside the town
Our Lady Of Mercy College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISGirls
407 pupils+6% since 2019/202.7 km outside the town
St Mary's Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISGirls
830 pupils+2% since 2019/202.8 km outside the town
Scoil Chaitriona
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
GaelcholáisteDEIS
523 pupils+11% since 2019/203 km outside the town
Primary schools0 in Dubber, 37 within 3 km
St Josephs Jnr
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
138 pupils−10% since 2019/200.2 km outside the town
St Josephs Senior N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
161 pupils+17% since 2019/200.2 km outside the town
Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna
Primary · Catholic
GaelscoilDEISSpecial classes
164 pupils−7% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town
St Kevins B N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoys
131 pupils−22% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town
Virgin Mary Girls National School
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirlsSpecial classes
160 pupils−4% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town
S N na Maighdine Muire B
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoysSpecial classes
151 pupils+15% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town
Holy Spirit B N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoysSpecial classes
229 pupils−32% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town
St Josephs G N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirls
146 pupils−14% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town
SN an Spioraid Naiomh C
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirlsSpecial classes
249 pupils−19% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch
Primary · Catholic
GaelscoilDEIS
165 pupils−16% since 2019/201 km outside the town
St Canices B N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoys
355 pupils−13% since 2019/201 km outside the town
St Canices G N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirls
473 pupils−3% since 2019/201 km outside the town
Gaelscoil Ui Earcain
Primary · Catholic
GaelscoilDEISSpecial classes
248 pupils−28% since 2019/201.2 km outside the town
Finglas Parochial National School
Primary · Church of Ireland
DEIS
94 pupils+52% since 2019/201.3 km outside the town
Mother of Divine Grace
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
480 pupils−2% since 2019/201.3 km outside the town
Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoys
174 pupils−13% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirls
177 pupils−12% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
Our Lady of Victories Infant N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
192 pupils−18% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
180 pupils+18% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
St Brigids Infant N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
140 pupils−40% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town
St Brigids Senior Girls
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
137 pupils−40% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town
St Malachys N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
131 pupils−11% since 2019/201.8 km outside the town
St Oliver Plunkett N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
110 pupils−23% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town
Scoil na Croi Naofa
Primary · Catholic
Boys
404 pupils−12% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town
Show all 37 primary schools
Scoil Sinead NS
Primary · Multi-denominational
DEISSpecial classes
62 pupils+107% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town
Holy Child National School
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
495 pupils+22% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town
Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors
Primary · Catholic
BoysSpecial classes
297 pupils+6% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town
North Dublin N.S. Project
Primary · Multi-denominational
214 pupils−5% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town
S N Naomh Finnin
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
266 pupils+7% since 2019/202.3 km outside the town
Gaelscoil Cholmcille
Primary · Catholic
Gaelscoil
209 pupils−24% since 2019/202.3 km outside the town
St Margarets N.S.
Primary · Catholic
80 pupils−16% since 2019/202.5 km outside the town
Glasnevin Educate Together NS
Primary · Multi-denominational
Special classes
410 pupils+20% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town
St Brigids Convent
Primary · Catholic
Girls
406 pupils−13% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town
Pelletstown ETNS
Primary · Multi-denominational
Special classes
386 pupils+48% since 2019/202.7 km outside the town
Scoil Fhiachra Soisir
Primary · Catholic
557 pupils−15% since 2019/202.9 km outside the town
Corpus Christi N.S.
Primary · Catholic
398 pupils−9% since 2019/203 km outside the town
Scoil Nais Ide Cailini
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
156 pupils+8% since 2019/203 km outside the town
Special schools0 in Dubber, 5 within 3 km
St Ciarans Spec Sch
Special · Catholic
140 pupils+0% since 2019/202 km outside the town
Youth Encounter Project
Special · Catholic
14 pupils2.1 km outside the town
St Michaels Hse Spec Sc
Special · Catholic
64 pupils+31% since 2019/202.4 km outside the town
St Pauls Hospital Special School
Special · Catholic
54 pupils+0% since 2019/202.5 km outside the town
Beaumont Hospital Special School
Special · Other
9 pupils2.8 km outside the town
Inspections

Inspection reports for Dubber’s schools

Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and none rated

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 54 schools below each link their own.

SchoolReports on gov.ie
St Josephs JnrPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Josephs Senior N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil Bhaile MunnaPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Kevins B N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Virgin Mary Girls National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
S N na Maighdine Muire BPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Holy Spirit B N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Josephs G N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
SN an Spioraid Naiomh CPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Trinity Comprehensive SchoolPost-primary · ComprehensiveInspection reports ↗
Scoil an Tseachtar LaochPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Canices B N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Canices G N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Beneavin De La Salle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil Ui EarcainPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Finglas Parochial National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Mother of Divine GracePrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Michaels Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Bantiarna na mBuanna BoysPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Bantiarna na mBuanna GirlsPrimaryInspection reports ↗
New Cross CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Coláiste EoinPost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
Our Lady of Victories Infant N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
S N Naomh Feargal Boys SeniorPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Brigids Infant N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Brigids Senior GirlsPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Kevins CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
St Malachys N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Oliver Plunkett N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil na Croi NaofaPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Ciarans Spec SchSpecialInspection reports ↗
St. Aidan's C.B.S.Post-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Sinead NSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Youth Encounter ProjectSpecialInspection reports ↗
Holy Child National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys SeniorsPrimaryInspection reports ↗
North Dublin N.S. ProjectPrimaryInspection reports ↗
S N Naomh FinninPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil CholmcillePrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Michaels Hse Spec ScSpecialInspection reports ↗
Ellenfield Community CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
St Pauls Hospital Special SchoolSpecialInspection reports ↗
St Margarets N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Glasnevin Educate Together NSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Brigids ConventPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Clonturk CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
Pelletstown ETNSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Our Lady Of Mercy CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
St Mary's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Beaumont Hospital Special SchoolSpecialInspection reports ↗
Scoil Fhiachra SoisirPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil ChaitrionaPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Corpus Christi N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Nais Ide CailiniPrimaryInspection reports ↗

Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.

Post-primary choices

Post-primary schools within reach of Dubber

Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school

Within 10 km of Dubber there are 89 post-primary schools: 60 voluntary secondary schools, 21 ETB schools, 6 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 32 teach girls and boys apart: 18 girls’ and 14 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 9 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 3 of them.

Within 10 km
89
post-primary schools; 12 in the area
Single-sex
32
of the 89 within reach
Nearest
1.8 km
Beneavin De La Salle College
SchoolTakesAlsoPupilsAway
Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS5851.8 km
St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS6462 km
Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS2572.1 km
New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS4172.4 km
St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS5032.4 km
Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS5642.5 km
St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS8303.5 km
St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–7253.6 km
St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–7903.8 km
Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysGaelcholáiste, DEIS5234 km
Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS2644 km
Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–9684.1 km
All 89 post-primary schools within reach
SchoolTakesAlsoPupilsAway
Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS1504.2 km
St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS4084.3 km
St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–6514.3 km
Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysGaelcholáiste, DEIS2724.3 km
Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–7994.5 km
Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS4074.7 km
Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS1394.8 km
Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boys–9124.9 km
Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–5275 km
Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS2055.4 km
Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boys–9445.5 km
Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS3235.7 km
St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS5505.7 km
St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2835.9 km
Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysFee-paying1,0115.9 km
Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–5635.9 km
O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2225.9 km
St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS3106.1 km
Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS2976.1 km
Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS3866.1 km
St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2446.1 km
Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of IrelandGirls and boys–9036.2 km
Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS4516.3 km
Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS4036.3 km
Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–6556.4 km
Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysFee-paying7716.4 km
Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsFee-paying6366.5 km
Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS4026.7 km
St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS3206.7 km
Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boys–1,0147 km
Coláiste ChoilmVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–4217 km
C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2517.2 km
Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS5637.3 km
Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–1,3187.4 km
St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of IrelandGirls and boys–3027.5 km
Swords Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–9527.5 km
C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2057.5 km
St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–6507.6 km
Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS4797.7 km
Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2627.7 km
Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS3497.8 km
St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · OtherGirls and boysDEIS7417.8 km
The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of IrelandGirls and boysFee-paying, Boarding7328 km
Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsFee-paying5888 km
Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–6968.1 km
Fingal Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boys–8648.1 km
Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–6478.1 km
Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS2568.1 km
The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS4888.1 km
Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysFee-paying5448.1 km
St Finians Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS6718.1 km
Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boys–1,1208.2 km
Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS1918.2 km
Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–5958.2 km
Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–1,0278.3 km
Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS7648.3 km
Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS3208.3 km
Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2898.4 km
Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2898.4 km
Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–6528.5 km
Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS2978.6 km
St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysFee-paying5008.8 km
Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–4379.1 km
Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS5539.1 km
Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysGaelcholáiste4539.1 km
Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS3199.1 km
St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysFee-paying3399.3 km
Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS5219.3 km
St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS5259.4 km
Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–1,0799.4 km
St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–6909.4 km
Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS2709.5 km
Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2509.6 km
Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–4379.6 km
Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysFee-paying4379.7 km
Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS6309.8 km
Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–7099.9 km

Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.

Special needs

Special schools and classes around Dubber

5 special schools serve the area: St Ciarans Spec Sch, Youth Encounter Project, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, St Pauls Hospital Special School and Beaumont Hospital Special School, 281 pupils between them. 19 of the 37 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.

Towns its size

Dubber beside the 90 other Irish towns of 5,600 to 10,700 people

Schools in or within 3 km of each town, by population; none is ranked, as Ireland publishes no results

TownPeopleSchoolsPupilsAll-IrishDEIS schoolsNearest post-primary
Ballina10,556142,979150%0.5 km
…
Howth8,192278,571311%0.8 km
Ballybough8,18812634,469852%0.2 km
Thurles8,185103,787110%0.3 km
Clane8,15273,836014%0.7 km
Dubber7,9415415,781567%1.8 km
Monaghan7,894113,968236%0.2 km
Edenderry7,88872,986157%0.3 km
Farranshone7,8744916,369647%0.4 km
Baldoyle7,8645316,574428%0.7 km
…
Blessington5,61161,71110%0.2 km

Of these 90 other towns, 40 count more pupils at their schools than Dubber. An all-Irish school is within 3 km of 86 of the 91.

Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.

Pupils over time

Pupil numbers around Dubber

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 Dubber had 14,751 pupils in 2015/16 and 15,781 in 2025/26. Clonturk College grew most: +182% since 2019/20.

Pupils at schools in and around Dubber

04,0008,00012,00016,00020,0002015/162018/192021/222025/26Pupils

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.

Neighbours

Schools in the towns around Dubber

Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.

Finglas NorthBallymunBallygallFinglas SouthSantryWhitehallFinglas NorthBallymunBallygallFinglas SouthSantryWhitehallDubber
TownSchoolsPupilsAll-IrishDEIS schoolsNearest post-primary
Dubber5415,781567%1.8 km
Finglas North
1.4 km		7321,290862%0.7 km
Ballymun
1.6 km		9327,057958%0.9 km
Ballygall
2.5 km		11832,7591055%0.4 km
Finglas South
2.5 km		9929,161957%0.5 km
Santry
3.1 km		6420,947764%1.7 km
Whitehall
3.6 km		13237,2321261%0.2 km

Whitehall has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 12. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Dubber changed by +3%; among its neighbours, Finglas North’s grew most (+7%) and Whitehall’s least (+0%).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Which schools count. Every school in Dubber 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 Dubber

How many schools are there in Dubber?

In Dubber or within 3 km of it: 37 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 5 special schools, with 15,781 pupils between them.

Are there schools in Dubber that teach through Irish?

Yes, 5: Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch and Gaelscoil Ui Earcain teach every subject through Irish.

Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Dubber?

No: all 12 secondary schools here are free.

What is the best school in Dubber?

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 Dubber?

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).