Photo: William Murphy · CC BY-SA 2.0Dundrum has 17 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
The DEIS programme includes 7% of the schools around Dundrum, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 20 of its 34 secondary schools take only boys or only girls. Nothing here grades or ranks these schools: Ireland publishes no results school by school, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
Schools in the town or within 3 km of its outline, Department of Education lists for 2025/26; the Ireland figures cover all schools listed.
What stands out about Dundrum’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 13 more. Every school ↓
Mostly single-sex at secondary
Most secondary schools here take only boys or only girls; the mixed ones are marked on the cards below. Single-sex: Blackrock College (1,041), St Benildus College (949), Terenure College (800) and Our Ladys School (799), and 16 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 100 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: St. Tiernan's Community School (0.4 km), Wesley College (0.8 km) and Ballinteer Community School (1.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Few schools in DEIS
Only 6 of the 89 schools here are in DEIS, the programme of extra teachers and money for schools serving disadvantaged areas; across Ireland, 30% of schools are. In DEIS: Ballinteer Community School (415), St. Tiernan's Community School (368), Queen of Angels Primary School (224) and Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire (209), and 2 more. Who goes there ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
The 89 schools in and around Dundrum
Here are the schools in Dundrum or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
Show all 34 secondary schools
Show all 51 primary schools
Where the 89 schools in and around Dundrum 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 Dundrum’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 Dundrum
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
10 of Dundrum’s 89 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelscoil Laighean and Scoil Naithi.
Who Dundrum’s schools serve
How the area’s pupils divide, against 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 Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 4% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 62% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 52% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 4% of the pupils around Dundrum, a smaller share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools, at 52% against 6%. Ballinteer Community School, with 415 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.
Each of the 89 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 942 | 49% | ||
| Gaelscoil na FuinseoigePrimary | 441 | 49% | ✓ | |
| Ballinteer Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 399 | 46% | ||
| Taney N.S.Primary | 384 | 47% | ||
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 368 | 42% | ✓ | |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 366 | 45% | ||
| Holy Cross N.S.Primary | 260 | 44% | ||
| St. Mary's National SchoolPrimary | 242 | 49% | ||
| Goatstown Stillorgan Primary SchoolPrimary | 170 | 46% | ||
| ST Olaf's National SchoolPrimary | 591 | 48% | ||
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 295 | 100% | ||
| Our lady's Grove Primary SchoolPrimary | 409 | 52% | ||
| Queen of Angels Primary SchoolPrimary | 224 | 47% | ✓ | |
| St Benildus CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 949 | 0% | ||
| S.N. Cnoc AinbhilPrimary | 434 | 100% | ||
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 726 | 100% | ||
| Rosemont SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 307 | 100% | ||
| De La Salle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 463 | 22% | ||
| Islamic National SchoolPrimary | 414 | 50% | ||
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchulePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 475 | 43% | ||
| Gaelscoil LaigheanPrimary | 130 | 55% | ✓ | |
| Scoil NaithiPrimary | 231 | 51% | ✓ | |
| Our Ladys N.S.Primary | 176 | 47% | ✓ | |
| St Attractas Senior N.S.Primary | 371 | 41% | ||
| Ballinteer Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 415 | 48% | ✓ | |
| St Attractas Junior N.S.Primary | 337 | 54% | ||
| Scoil Naisiunta an Dea AoirePrimary | 209 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Stepaside Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 542 | 48% | ||
| Na Maighdine Muire GirlPrimary | 200 | 99% | ||
| Scoil an Maighdine Mhuire BoysPrimary | 176 | 0% | ||
| S.N. Naomh LorcanPrimary | 390 | 0% | ||
| Gaelscoil Thaobh na CoillePrimary | 402 | 52% | ✓ | |
| S.N. San TreasaPrimary | 430 | 49% | ||
| Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice SchoolPrimary | 428 | 33% | ||
| Rathfarnham Educate TogetherPrimary | 188 | 54% | ||
| Marley Grange N.S.Primary | 461 | 44% | ||
| St Columba's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 357 | 45% | ||
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 637 | 100% | ||
| St Michaels Hse Spec ScSpecial | 68 | 22% | ||
| Oatlands CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 623 | 0% | ||
| Clochar Loreto N.S.Primary | 445 | 99% | ||
| St Raphaelas N.S.Primary | 375 | 100% | ||
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 296 | 55% | ✓ | |
| Alexandra CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 664 | 100% | ||
| The High SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 44% | ||
| Loreto High SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 625 | 100% | ||
| Scoil Mhuire BoysPrimary | 367 | 0% | ||
| St Brigids N.S.Primary | 100 | 44% | ||
| The Teresian SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 230 | 100% | ||
| Zion Parish Primary SchoolPrimary | 91 | 54% | ||
| Coláiste EoinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 517 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 488 | 100% | ✓ | |
| St Peters Special SchSpecial | 70 | 26% | ||
| Stratford CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 189 | 44% | ||
| Scoil Naisiunta StratfordPrimary | 88 | 44% | ||
| Gonzaga CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 576 | 0% | ||
| Holy Trinity National SchoolPrimary | 586 | 46% | ||
| Whitechurch Nat SchoolPrimary | 194 | 44% | ||
| St Andrews CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,011 | 52% | ||
| St Josephs Boys N.S.Primary | 363 | 0% | ||
| Our Lady of Mercy Convent SchoolPrimary | 247 | 100% | ||
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 741 | 44% | ||
| Scoil MhuirePrimary | 187 | 38% | ✓ | |
| Rathgar N.S.Primary | 94 | 49% | ||
| Booterstown N.S.Primary | 85 | 54% | ||
| St Marys Central N.S.Primary | 588 | 56% | ||
| St Michaels CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 731 | 0% | ||
| Ballyroan B N.S.Primary | 375 | 0% | ||
| Muckross Park CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 709 | 100% | ||
| Sandford Parish National SchoolPrimary | 196 | 46% | ||
| Booterstown BoysPrimary | 189 | 0% | ||
| Dominican CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 521 | 100% | ||
| Willow Park SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 206 | 0% | ||
| Kildare Place N.S.Primary | 189 | 51% | ||
| Presentation Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 443 | 52% | ||
| Our Ladys SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 799 | 100% | ||
| Blackrock CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,041 | 0% | ||
| Presentation Primary SchoolPrimary | 367 | 100% | ||
| St Augustines SchoolSpecial | 157 | 42% | ||
| Sandford Park School LtdPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 437 | 43% | ||
| Carysfort N.S.Primary | 583 | 57% | ||
| All Saints N.S.Primary | 51 | 41% | ||
| Coláiste ÉannaPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 618 | 0% | ||
| Gaelscoil Shliabh RuaPrimary | 359 | 52% | ✓ | |
| Terenure CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 800 | 0% | ||
| S.N. BrighdePrimary | 358 | 52% | ✓ | |
| St Patrick GNSPrimary | 472 | 81% | ||
| Gaelscoil Lios na nOgPrimary | 188 | 47% | ✓ | |
| Benincasa Special SchoolSpecial | 35 | 9% |
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 Dundrum’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
58 of Dundrum’s 89 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (34), Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI (7) and An Foras Pátrúnachta (6). 6 of the 89 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 28 patrons of Dundrum’s schools
Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.
The schools around Dundrum answer to 28 patrons, and Archbishop of Dublin leads with 34 of the 89 schools and 32% of their pupils. 3 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 6.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinST Olaf's, St Marys Central, Holy Trinity, Carysfort, St Patrick GNS, Marley Grange, Clochar Loreto, S.N. Cnoc Ainbhil, S.N. San Treasa, Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, Our lady's Grove Primary School, S.N. Naomh Lorcan, St Raphaelas, Ballyroan B, St Attractas Senior, Scoil Mhuire Boys, Presentation Primary School, St Josephs Boys, S.N. Brighde, St Attractas Junior, Holy Cross, Our Lady of Mercy Convent School, St. Mary's, Scoil Naithi, Queen of Angels Primary School, Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire, Na Maighdine Muire Girl, Booterstown Boys, Scoil Mhuire, Our Ladys, Scoil an Maighdine Mhuire Boys, St Augustines School, St Peters Special Sch, Benincasa Special School | Catholic | 34 | 11,333 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COITaney, Sandford Parish, Whitechurch Nat School, St Brigids, Zion Parish Primary School, Booterstown, All Saints | Church of Ireland | 7 | 1,101 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Benildus College, Our Ladys School, Muckross Park College, Dominican College, De La Salle College, Our Lady's Grove | Catholic | 6 | 3,736 |
| Educate TogetherStepaside Educate Together, Stepaside Educate Together, Ballinteer Educate Together, Goatstown Educate Together, Rathfarnham Educate Together, Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School | Multi-denominational | 6 | 2,406 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille, Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, Gaelscoil Lios na nOg, Gaelscoil Laighean | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 6 | 1,816 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustOatlands College, Coláiste Éanna, Coláiste Eoin, Coláiste Íosagáin | Catholic | 4 | 2,246 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustBlackrock College, St Michaels College, Willow Park School | Catholic | 3 | 1,978 |
| 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 |
| Board of Governors of the High SchoolThe High School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 811 |
| Carmelite Order (Irish Province)Terenure College | Catholic | 1 | 800 |
| Mount Anville Sacred Heart Education TrustMount Anville | Catholic | 1 | 726 |
| Council of Alexandra CollegeAlexandra College | Church of Ireland | 1 | 664 |
| Handmaids of the Sacred HeartSt Raphaela's | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto High School | Catholic | 1 | 625 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Gonzaga College | Catholic | 1 | 576 |
| 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 |
| Body of Fellows of St Columba's CollegeSt Columba's College | Church of Ireland | 1 | 357 |
| FamedRosemont School | Catholic | 1 | 307 |
| Teresian Association IrelandThe Teresian School | Catholic | 1 | 230 |
| Board of Governors of the Church of Ireland College of EducationKildare Place | Church of Ireland | 1 | 189 |
| Conference of Methodist Church in IrelandRathgar | Methodist | 1 | 94 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 68 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Dundrum
Starting primary school
Children can start primary school once they are four, and must be in school by six. Families apply to each school directly. Every school publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice; a school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its policy. Since the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, a Catholic or other majority-faith primary school can’t put baptised children first; a school of a minority faith still can, to keep its ethos.
Moving to secondary school
Children move to post-primary school at about twelve, after sixth class. Again, families apply to each school, usually a year or more ahead, and an oversubscribed school admits on its published criteria, often brothers and sisters and its feeder primary schools. The 17 fee-paying schools here set their own fees and admissions.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; each school’s admission policy and notice are on its own website.
Which schools are growing
25 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 32 have shrunk by as much, out of 82; across Ireland: +5%.
All 82 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 Dundrum’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and none rated
The Inspectorate inspects schools in several ways: a whole-school evaluation covers teaching, learning and how the school is led; a subject inspection looks at one subject; a follow-through checks on earlier advice. Reports go on gov.ie with the school’s reply.
Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 89 schools below links its own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Dundrum
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Within 10 km of Dundrum there are 100 post-primary schools: 77 voluntary secondary schools, 12 ETB schools, 9 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 44 teach girls and boys apart: 23 girls’ and 21 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 29 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 5 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 0.4 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 0.8 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 1.2 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 1.4 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 1.5 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 1.7 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 1.9 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 2 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 2.4 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 2.5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 2.6 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 2.6 km |
All 100 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 2.8 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 2.9 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 2.9 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 2.9 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 3.1 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 3.3 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 3.3 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 3.5 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 3.5 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 3.6 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 3.6 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 3.7 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 3.9 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 4 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 4 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 4 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 4.1 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 4.1 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 4.1 km |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 741 | 4.2 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 4.2 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 4.2 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 4.2 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 4.5 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 4.5 km |
| Loreto College FoxrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 660 | 4.6 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 4.7 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 4.8 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 4.8 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 4.9 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 5 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 5.1 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 5.3 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 5.5 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 5.7 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 5.7 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 5.7 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.8 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 5.8 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 5.9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.9 km |
| Clonkeen CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 635 | 5.9 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 6.2 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.2 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 6.2 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 549 | 6.4 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 6.4 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 6.4 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 6.5 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 6.5 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 6.6 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 6.7 km |
| Cabinteely Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 512 | 6.9 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 6.9 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 7.1 km |
| Holy Child Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 275 | 7.2 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 7.2 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 7.2 km |
| Blackrock Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 236 | 7.3 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 7.3 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 7.5 km |
| Rathdown SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 364 | 7.6 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 7.6 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 7.7 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 7.7 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 7.8 km |
| St Laurence CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 7.9 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 8 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 8 km |
| St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 270 | 8.1 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 8.2 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 8.5 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 8.9 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 8.9 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 8.9 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 9 km |
| Holy Child KillineyVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 382 | 9.2 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 9.5 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 9.5 km |
| Loreto Abbey Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 757 | 9.5 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 9.6 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 9.7 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 9.7 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 9.9 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 9.9 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 10 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 10 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Dundrum
4 special schools serve the area: St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, St Peters Special Sch, St Augustines School and Benincasa Special School, 330 pupils between them. 17 of the 51 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.
Dundrum beside the 75 other Irish towns of 11,600 to 22,400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandymount | 22,340 | 133 | 40,801 | 10 | 26% | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||||
| Rathfarnham | 17,508 | 111 | 39,391 | 10 | 22% | 0.3 km |
| Maynooth | 17,259 | 12 | 6,742 | 3 | 0% | 0.3 km |
| Rathmines East | 16,923 | 135 | 41,393 | 12 | 36% | 0.2 km |
| Leixlip | 16,733 | 29 | 13,767 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| Dundrum | 16,570 | 89 | 35,482 | 10 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Ballinteer | 16,038 | 72 | 28,624 | 5 | 8% | 0.5 km |
| East Wall | 15,907 | 138 | 39,486 | 10 | 44% | 1.1 km |
| Cabinteely | 15,864 | 67 | 21,279 | 4 | 21% | 0.6 km |
| Ashbourne | 15,680 | 13 | 6,695 | 2 | 0% | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Phibsborough | 11,657 | 146 | 40,148 | 12 | 51% | 0.5 km |
Among the 75 other towns, 15 have more pupils at their schools than Dundrum 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 Dundrum
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Dundrum had 31,856 pupils in 2015/16 and 35,482 in 2025/26. Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +246% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Dundrum
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 Dundrum
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundrum | 89 | 35,482 | 10 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Ballinteer 1.2 km | 72 | 28,624 | 5 | 8% | 0.5 km |
| Churchtown 1.8 km | 106 | 41,500 | 9 | 13% | 0.2 km |
| Sandyford 1.9 km | 67 | 27,808 | 8 | 8% | 0.9 km |
| Clonskeagh 2.2 km | 106 | 39,846 | 10 | 10% | 0.3 km |
| Stillorgan 2.5 km | 81 | 32,574 | 8 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Rathfarnham 3 km | 111 | 39,391 | 10 | 22% | 0.3 km |
Since 2019/20 the pupils around Dundrum changed by +5%; among its neighbours, Clonskeagh’s grew most (+7%) and Ballinteer’s least (+3%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Dundrum 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 Dundrum
How many schools are there in Dundrum?
In Dundrum or within 3 km of it: 51 primary schools, 34 secondary schools and 4 special schools, with 35,482 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Dundrum that teach through Irish?
Yes, 10: Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelscoil Laighean and Scoil Naithi teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Dundrum?
17 of the 34: Wesley College, Mount Anville Secondary School, Rosemont School and St Kilian's Deutsche Schule. The others are free.
What is the best school in Dundrum?
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 Dundrum?
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).