Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0Extra support for disadvantaged areas reaches 45 of the 73 schools around Finglas North
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 62% of the schools around Finglas North, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). In or within 3 km of Finglas North: 50 primary schools, 16 secondary schools and 7 special schools, 21,290 pupils in all. 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 Finglas North’s schools
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 41 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
102 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Coláiste Eoin (0.7 km), St Michaels Secondary School (0.7 km) and Beneavin De La Salle College (1.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
Who runs Finglas North’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
61 of Finglas North’s 73 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (42), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (6) and Le Chéile Schools Trust (5). 45 of the 73 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.
Where the 73 schools in and around Finglas North 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 Finglas North’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 Finglas North
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
8 of Finglas North’s 73 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Ui Earcain, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch and Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna.
Who Finglas North’s schools serve
Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside Co. Dublin’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26
Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.
DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools
| Share of pupils | Around Finglas North | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 55% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 47% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 55% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 0% | 18% | 6% |
More of the pupils around Finglas North are at DEIS schools than across Ireland: 55% against 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 55% here, 29% there. Of the DEIS schools here, St Mary's Secondary School is the biggest: 830 pupils.
Each of the 73 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.
The 15 patrons of Finglas North’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
Archbishop of Dublin is patron of 42 of the 73 schools around Finglas North, which teach 43% of their pupils; 15 patrons run them in all. 3 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 3.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinHoly Child, Mother of Divine Grace, St Canices G, St Patricks N School, St Brigids Convent, Scoil na Croi Naofa, Corpus Christi, St Canices B, Mary, Help of Christians G., Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors, S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach, S N Naomh Finnin, SN an Spioraid Naiomh C, Scoil Mobhi, St. Vincent's Primary School, 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, S N na Maighdine Muire B, Dominican Convent Girls Senior School, St Josephs G, S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac, St Brigids Infant, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Catherines Infant School, St Josephs Jnr, St Brigids Senior Girls, Holy Family School for the Deaf, St Kevins B, St Malachys, Fionnbarra Naofa B., St Oliver Plunkett, Christ the King B, Christ the King Girls Senior School, St Vincents Home NS, Christ the King I G, Casa Caterina S S | Catholic | 42 | 9,053 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustEdmund Rice College, St. Aidan's C.B.S., St Declan's College, St Kevins College, St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin, Coláiste Mhuire | Catholic | 6 | 3,471 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Mary's, St Dominics College, St Michaels, Beneavin De La Salle College, Scoil Chaitriona | Catholic | 5 | 3,374 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Ui Earcain, Gaelscoil Bharra, Gaelscoil Áine, Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 4 | 800 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Cabra, Coláiste Eoin | Multi-denominational | 3 | 1,489 |
| Educate TogetherGlasnevin Educate Together NS, Broombridge Educate Together, Pelletstown ETNS | Multi-denominational | 3 | 1,183 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIFinglas Parochial, Glasnevin | Church of Ireland | 2 | 177 |
| Minister for EducationTrinity Comprehensive School | Catholic | 1 | 564 |
| Le Chéile Schools Trust & Religious Sisters of CharityNew Cross College | Catholic | 1 | 417 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandNorth Dublin Muslim | Muslim | 1 | 391 |
| The North Dublin National School ProjectNorth Dublin N.S. Project | Multi-denominational | 1 | 214 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 64 |
| Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by GuaranteeScoil Sinead NS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 62 |
| Health Service ExecutivePhoenix Park Specialist School | Catholic | 1 | 17 |
| CrosscareYouth Encounter Project | Catholic | 1 | 14 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Finglas North
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
21 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 31 have shrunk by as much, out of 65; across Ireland: +5%.
All 65 schools
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September, 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary). No capacity is published, so how full a school is can’t be shown.
The 73 schools in and around Finglas North
Every school in Finglas North or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Show all 50 primary schools
Inspection reports for Finglas North’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
Reports come from whole-school evaluations (teaching, learning, leadership and management), subject inspections and follow-through visits that check earlier advice; gov.ie publishes each one with the school’s response.
Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 73 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 Finglas North
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in Finglas North have 102 post-primary schools within 10 km: 70 voluntary secondary schools, 24 ETB schools, 6 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 39 of them are single-sex, 21 for girls and 18 for boys. Fees are charged at 14 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 3 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 0.7 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 0.7 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 1.2 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 1.3 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 2 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 2.5 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 2.7 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 2.8 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 2.8 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 3 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 3.1 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 3.4 km |
All 102 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 3.5 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 3.6 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 3.6 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 4 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 4.2 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 4.3 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 4.5 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 4.6 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 4.8 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 4.9 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 4.9 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 5 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 5.1 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 5.1 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 5.1 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 5.2 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 5.2 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 5.3 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 5.5 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 5.7 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 5.7 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 5.8 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 5.9 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 6 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 6 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 6 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 6.1 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 6.3 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 6.3 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 6.4 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 6.4 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 6.4 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 6.6 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 6.6 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 6.6 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 6.7 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 6.7 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.9 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 7 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 7 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 7 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 7 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 7.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 7.1 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 7.2 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 7.3 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 7.4 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 7.5 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 7.6 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 7.7 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 7.7 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 655 | 7.8 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 8 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 8 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 8 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 8.1 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 8.1 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 8.3 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 8.3 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 421 | 8.4 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 8.4 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 8.4 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 8.4 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 8.7 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 8.7 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 8.7 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 8.8 km |
| Swords Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 952 | 8.9 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 8.9 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 8.9 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 9 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 9 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 9.2 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 9.3 km |
| Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 696 | 9.3 km |
| Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 867 | 9.4 km |
| Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 193 | 9.4 km |
| Fingal Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 864 | 9.4 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 9.5 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 9.5 km |
| St Finians Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 671 | 9.5 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 9.7 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 9.8 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 9.8 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 9.8 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 9.9 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 9.9 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 9.9 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 9.9 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Finglas North
7 special schools serve the area: Youth Encounter Project, St Ciarans Spec Sch, Casa Caterina S S, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, St Vincents Home NS, Holy Family School for the Deaf and Phoenix Park Specialist School, 468 pupils between them. 26 of the 50 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.
Finglas North beside the 82 other Irish towns of 6,900 to 13,200 people
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km, listed by population: Ireland publishes no results, so none is ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlebar | 13,054 | 12 | 4,272 | 1 | 17% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ratoath | 10,077 | 10 | 4,880 | 1 | 0% | 0.7 km |
| Churchtown | 10,044 | 106 | 41,500 | 9 | 13% | 0.2 km |
| Nenagh | 9,895 | 11 | 3,044 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 km |
| Monkstown | 9,831 | 57 | 22,012 | 4 | 11% | 0.3 km |
| Finglas North | 9,805 | 73 | 21,290 | 8 | 62% | 0.7 km |
| Cabra West | 9,786 | 132 | 34,456 | 10 | 63% | 0.2 km |
| Kilmore | 9,786 | 110 | 32,817 | 10 | 42% | 0.6 km |
| Killiney | 9,776 | 45 | 13,019 | 1 | 31% | 0.7 km |
| Donabate | 9,669 | 6 | 2,087 | 1 | 0% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Buncrana | 6,971 | 7 | 2,583 | 2 | 43% | 0.6 km |
Of these 82 other towns, 33 count more pupils at their schools than Finglas North. Teaching through Irish is on offer within 3 km in 80 of the 83.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Finglas North
Pupils every September at the schools in or within 3 km of the town, each counted at today’s site.
The schools in and around Finglas North had 18,647 pupils in 2015/16 and 21,290 in 2025/26. Edmund Rice College grew most: +576% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Finglas North
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 Finglas North
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finglas North | 73 | 21,290 | 8 | 62% | 0.7 km |
| Finglas South 1.1 km | 99 | 29,161 | 9 | 57% | 0.5 km |
| Dubber 1.4 km | 54 | 15,781 | 5 | 67% | 1.8 km |
| Ballygall 1.8 km | 118 | 32,759 | 10 | 55% | 0.4 km |
| Ballymun 2.1 km | 93 | 27,057 | 9 | 58% | 0.9 km |
| Ashtown 2.5 km | 97 | 28,864 | 8 | 52% | 0.7 km |
| Cabra West 3.1 km | 132 | 34,456 | 10 | 63% | 0.2 km |
Ballygall has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 10. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Finglas North changed by +7%; among its neighbours, Finglas South’s grew most (+6%) and Ballygall’s least (+2%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Finglas North 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 Finglas North
How many schools are there in Finglas North?
In Finglas North or within 3 km of it: 50 primary schools, 16 secondary schools and 7 special schools, with 21,290 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Finglas North that teach through Irish?
Yes, 8: Gaelscoil Ui Earcain, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch and Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Finglas North?
No: all 16 secondary schools here are free.
What is the best school in Finglas North?
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 Finglas North?
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).