Photo: William Murphy · CC BY-SA 3.0East Wall has 7 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
39,486 pupils go to the 87 primary schools, 39 secondary schools and 12 special schools in or within 3 km of East Wall. The DEIS programme includes 44% of the schools around East Wall, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). Nothing here grades or ranks these schools: Ireland publishes no results school by school, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
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 East Wall’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: Belvedere College S.J (1,011), St Michaels College (731), Loreto College (588) and Catholic University School (544), and 3 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 119 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Ringsend College (1.1 km), O'Connell School (1.3 km) and C.B.S. Westland Row (1.3 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
The 138 schools in and around East Wall
Each school in or within 3 km of East Wall links to a page of its own. Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Show all 39 secondary schools
Show all 87 primary schools
Where the 138 schools in and around East Wall 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 East Wall’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 East Wall
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
10 of East Wall’s 138 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil Chaoimhin, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Eoin.
Who East Wall’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 East Wall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 36% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 48% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 58% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 23% | 18% | 6% |
Around East Wall, 36% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 58% here, 29% there. Of the DEIS schools here, St Mary's Secondary School is the biggest: 830 pupils.
Each of the 138 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 East Wall’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
103 of East Wall’s 138 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (66), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (10) and Educate Together (9). 61 of the 138 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 31 patrons of East Wall’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
31 patrons run the 138 schools around East Wall; the largest, Archbishop of Dublin, has 66 of them and 37% of the pupils. 7 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 9.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Christopher's NS, St. Louis, St Marys Central, Holy Child, St Patricks N School, St Peters, Corpus Christi, Stanhope Street Primary School, S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls Senior, St Columbas Con G & I, St Brigids Convent, S.N. Brighde, S N Mhuire na mBrathar, St Vincents de Paul Junior, S.N. Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School, Our Lady of Consolation, St Vincent de Paul Senior School, Naiscoil Ide, Gardiner Street Convent, Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors, Eoin Baisde B Sois, St Brigids Boys, Scoil Mhuire, St. James's Primary School, Scoil Mobhi, Scoil Neasain, St. Vincent's Primary School, St Brigids Primary School, Presentation Primary School, Star of the Sea, Eoin Baisde C Naoidh, St Marys, St Josephs Mxd, S.N. San Vinseann Cailin, Scoil Treasa Naofa, St Audoens, St Gabriels, Presentation Primary School, St Clares Convent, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, St Laurence O'Toole's, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Scoil na mBrathar, Rutland, City Quay, Scoil Chiarain, St Patricks Girls, Naomh Padraig Boys, Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre, Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, St Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, Sancta Maria C B S, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Vincents Inf Boys, Christ the King B, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, Christ the King Girls Senior School, Naomh Lorcan O Tuathail Senior Boys, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, St Josephs for Blind, Christ the King I G, St Declans Special Sch, Henrietta Street School, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Joseph's Adolescent School | Catholic | 66 | 14,794 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt. Aidan's C.B.S., Árdscoil Rís, St. David's College, St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin, St Josephs C.B.S., Christian Brothers, Synge St., C.B.S. James Street, St Pauls C.B.S., O'Connell School, C.B.S. Westland Row | Catholic | 10 | 3,734 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Sandymount Park Educate Together, Grace Park Educate Together, Glasnevin Educate Together NS, Canal Way Educate Together, Shellybanks Educate Together, Harcourt Terrace Educate Together, Paradise Place ETNS, Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 9 | 3,206 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Mary's, Dominican College, Muckross Park College, Holy Faith, Maryfield College, Scoil Chaitriona, St Marys | Catholic | 7 | 4,355 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIS N na Lanai Glasa, S.N. Paroiste Maitiu Nfa, Sandford Parish, St Catherines West, St Columbas N.S. Mxd, Glasnevin, Drumcondra | Church of Ireland | 7 | 1,140 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Larkin, Marino College, Ringsend College, Ellenfield, An Cosan CSS | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 6 | 2,065 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Bharra, Gaelscoil Lios na nOg, Gaelscoil Áine, Gaelscoil Eoin | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 4 | 640 |
| Minister for Education & SkillsCentral Senior Mxd, Central Infs School, Scoil Chaoimhin | Catholic | 3 | 444 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustSt Michaels College, St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | Catholic | 2 | 1,231 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs | Catholic | 2 | 669 |
| CEISTOur Lady Of Mercy College, Presentation College | Catholic | 2 | 669 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Belvedere College S.J | Catholic | 1 | 1,011 |
| Minister for EducationMount Temple Comprehensive School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 903 |
| Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)St Pauls College | Catholic | 1 | 650 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College | Catholic | 1 | 588 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School | Catholic | 1 | 544 |
| Board of Governors of Sandford Park SchoolSandford Park School Ltd | Inter-denominational | 1 | 437 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| St Conleth's LtdSt Conleths College | Catholic | 1 | 339 |
| Marist Brothers (Province of West Central Europe)Marian College | Catholic | 1 | 319 |
| Board of Governors of St Patrick's Cathedral Grammar SchoolSt Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 302 |
| The Ranelagh Multidenominational AssociationRanelagh Multi Denom | Multi-denominational | 1 | 221 |
| City of Dublin Education and Training BoardSouth City CNS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 148 |
| City of Dublin ETB & Rosminian FathersRosmini | Inter-denominational | 1 | 139 |
| The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by GuaranteeJohn Scottus | Multi-denominational | 1 | 136 |
| Minister of Abbey Presbyterian ChurchLindsay Road | Presbyterian | 1 | 95 |
| Joint patronage between the Kirk Session of Clontarf and the Scots Presbyterian ChurchHowth Rd Mxd | Presbyterian | 1 | 89 |
| Central Remedial ClinicCentral Remedial Clinic | Catholic | 1 | 78 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 64 |
| Enable Ireland Disability ServicesEnable Ireland Sandymount School | Catholic | 1 | 49 |
| Dean of St Patrick's CatheralSt Patricks | Church of Ireland | 1 | 24 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in East Wall
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 7 fee-paying schools here set their own fees and admissions.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; each school’s admission policy and notice are on its own website.
Which schools are growing
Of these 122 schools, 45 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 43 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 122 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 East Wall’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
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 138 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 East Wall
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Within 10 km of East Wall there are 119 post-primary schools: 92 voluntary secondary schools, 16 ETB schools, 8 community schools and 3 comprehensive schools. Of these, 56 are single-sex: 31 for girls and 25 for boys. Fees are charged at 26 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 7 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 1.1 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 1.3 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 1.3 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 1.4 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 1.5 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 1.5 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 1.8 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 2.1 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 2.1 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 2.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 2.1 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 2.2 km |
All 119 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 2.2 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 2.3 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 2.5 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 2.6 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 2.7 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 2.7 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 2.7 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 2.7 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 2.8 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 2.9 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 3.1 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 3.1 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 3.2 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 3.2 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 3.3 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 3.3 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 3.4 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 3.4 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 3.5 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 3.6 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 3.7 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 3.7 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 3.8 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 3.8 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 3.8 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 3.8 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 3.9 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 3.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 4.1 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 4.1 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 4.2 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 4.4 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 4.6 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 4.6 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 4.6 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 4.7 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 4.7 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 4.7 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 4.8 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 4.8 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 4.9 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 5.1 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 5.2 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.3 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 5.3 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 5.3 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 5.4 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 5.6 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 5.6 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 5.6 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 5.7 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 5.7 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 5.8 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 5.8 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 5.9 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 6 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 6 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 6 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 6.1 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 6.1 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 6.2 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 6.3 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 6.3 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 6.3 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 6.4 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 6.5 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 6.7 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 6.9 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 7 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 7.2 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 7.2 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 7.2 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 7.2 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 7.3 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 7.3 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 7.4 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 7.5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 7.5 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 7.5 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 7.7 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 7.8 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 7.8 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 7.9 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 7.9 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 8 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 8 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 8.1 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 8.1 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 8.2 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 8.2 km |
| Pobalscoil NeasáinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 831 | 8.3 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 8.4 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 8.6 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 8.6 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 8.7 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 230 | 8.8 km |
| St. Fintan's High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 714 | 8.9 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 549 | 9 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 9 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 9.3 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 9.4 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 9.4 km |
| Loreto College FoxrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 660 | 9.6 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 9.6 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 9.7 km |
| Santa Sabina Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 754 | 9.8 km |
| Sutton Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 503 | 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 East Wall
12 special schools serve the area: St L O Tooles 2 Spec, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Joseph's Adolescent School, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, Henrietta Street School, St Josephs for Blind N.S., Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, St Declans Special Sch, Central Remedial Clinic, An Cosan CSS, Enable Ireland Sandymount School and St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, 636 pupils between them. 36 of the 87 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.
East Wall beside the 73 other Irish towns of 11,100 to 21,500 people
Schools in or within 3 km of each town, by population; none is ranked, as Ireland publishes no results
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenterstown | 20,967 | 102 | 40,675 | 5 | 40% | 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 |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney | 15,642 | 11 | 5,783 | 1 | 0% | 1.4 km |
| Tullamore | 15,598 | 14 | 4,273 | 1 | 43% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ronanstown | 11,130 | 76 | 32,256 | 6 | 40% | 0.2 km |
Of the other 73 towns, 8 have more pupils at the schools around them than East Wall. 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 East Wall
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 East Wall had 36,302 pupils in 2015/16 and 39,486 in 2025/26. Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School grew most: +852% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around East Wall
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 East Wall
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Wall | 138 | 39,486 | 10 | 44% | 1.1 km |
| Grand Canal Dock 1 km | 121 | 32,703 | 6 | 43% | 0.7 km |
| Ballybough 1.3 km | 126 | 34,469 | 8 | 52% | 0.2 km |
| St Stephen's Green 1.3 km | 127 | 33,381 | 9 | 47% | 0 km |
| Summerhill 1.3 km | 118 | 31,929 | 8 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| Parnell Square 1.8 km | 124 | 33,167 | 9 | 52% | 0.1 km |
| O'Connell Street 1.9 km | 124 | 33,516 | 11 | 52% | 0.5 km |
O'Connell Street has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 11. Since 2019/20 the pupils around East Wall changed by +7%; among its neighbours, Parnell Square’s grew most (+10%) and Ballybough’s least (+5%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in East Wall 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 East Wall
How many schools are there in East Wall?
In East Wall or within 3 km of it: 87 primary schools, 39 secondary schools and 12 special schools, with 39,486 pupils between them.
Are there schools in East Wall that teach through Irish?
Yes, 10: Scoil Chaoimhin, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Eoin teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near East Wall?
7 of the 39: Belvedere College S.J, Loreto College, Catholic University School and St Conleths College. The others are free.
What is the best school in East Wall?
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 East Wall?
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).