Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.03 of the secondary schools in and around Glasnevin charge fees
Around Glasnevin, 59% of schools are in DEIS, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 86 of its 145 schools are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, against 30% across Ireland. These schools are described rather than graded, because Ireland publishes no school results 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 Glasnevin’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), Loreto College (588) and Catholic University School (544). Every school ↓
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 82 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 122 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin (0.5 km), Scoil Chaitriona (0.7 km) and St Mary's Secondary School (0.8 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 145 schools in and around Glasnevin
Every school in Glasnevin or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Show all 36 secondary schools
Show all 93 primary schools
Who runs Glasnevin’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
116 of Glasnevin’s 145 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (80), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (12) and Le Chéile Schools Trust (7). 86 of the 145 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 145 schools in and around Glasnevin 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 Glasnevin’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 Glasnevin
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
10 of Glasnevin’s 145 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Áine, Scoil Mobhi and Scoil Chaitriona.
Who Glasnevin’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 Glasnevin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 52% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 48% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 57% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 12% | 18% | 6% |
Around Glasnevin, 52% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 57% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is St Mary's Secondary School (830 pupils).
Each of the 145 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 27 patrons of Glasnevin’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 80 of the 145 schools around Glasnevin, which teach 42% of their pupils; 27 patrons run them in all. 8 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 7.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Fiachras Sen, Scoil Fhiachra Soisir, Holy Child, Mother of Divine Grace, St Canices G, St Patricks N School, St Peters, St Brigids Convent, Scoil na Croi Naofa, Corpus Christi, Stanhope Street Primary School, St Columbas Con G & I, St Canices B, Mary, Help of Christians G., S N Mhuire na mBrathar, St Vincents de Paul Junior, Our Lady of Consolation, St Vincent de Paul Senior School, Gardiner Street Convent, Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors, S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach, St. James's Primary School, S N Naomh Finnin, SN an Spioraid Naiomh C, Scoil Mobhi, St. Vincent's Primary School, Holy Spirit B, St Brigids Primary School, St Marys, St Josephs Mxd, S.N. San Vinseann Cailin, Our Lady of Victories Infant, S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior, Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls, Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys, St Audoens, St Gabriels, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch, Presentation Primary School, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, St Josephs Senior, Virgin Mary Girls, St Laurence O'Toole's, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Scoil na mBrathar, Rutland, City Quay, S N na Maighdine Muire B, Scoil Chiarain, Dominican Convent Girls Senior School, S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac, St Josephs G, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Brigids Infant, St Catherines Infant School, St Josephs Jnr, St Brigids Senior Girls, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre, St Malachys, St Kevins B, Fionnbarra Naofa B., Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, St Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, St Oliver Plunkett, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Vincents Inf Boys, Christ the King B, Christ the King Girls Senior School, Naomh Lorcan O Tuathail Senior Boys, St Vincents Home NS, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, St Pauls Hospital Special School, St Josephs for Blind, Christ the King I G, Casa Caterina S S, Henrietta Street School, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Joseph's Adolescent School | Catholic | 80 | 16,635 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt. Aidan's C.B.S., St Declan's College, Árdscoil Rís, St. David's College, St Kevins College, St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin, St Josephs C.B.S., Coláiste Mhuire, C.B.S. James Street, St Pauls C.B.S., O'Connell School, C.B.S. Westland Row | Catholic | 12 | 4,904 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Mary's, Dominican College, St Dominics College, St Michaels, Beneavin De La Salle College, Maryfield College, Scoil Chaitriona | Catholic | 7 | 4,700 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Glasnevin Educate Together NS, Grace Park Educate Together, Canal Way Educate Together, Broombridge Educate Together, Pelletstown ETNS, Paradise Place ETNS | Multi-denominational | 7 | 2,738 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Larkin, Marino College, Cabra, Coláiste Eoin, Ellenfield, An Cosan CSS | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 7 | 2,395 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Ui Earcain, Gaelscoil Bharra, Gaelscoil Áine, Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 4 | 800 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIFinglas Parochial, St Columbas N.S. Mxd, Glasnevin, Drumcondra | Church of Ireland | 4 | 348 |
| Minister for Education & SkillsCentral Senior Mxd, Central Infs School, Scoil Chaoimhin | Catholic | 3 | 444 |
| Minister for EducationMount Temple Comprehensive School, Trinity Comprehensive School | Church of Ireland, Catholic | 2 | 1,467 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs | Catholic | 2 | 669 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Belvedere College S.J | Catholic | 1 | 1,011 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College | Catholic | 1 | 588 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School | Catholic | 1 | 544 |
| Le Chéile Schools Trust & Religious Sisters of CharityNew Cross College | Catholic | 1 | 417 |
| CEISTOur Lady Of Mercy College | Catholic | 1 | 407 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandNorth Dublin Muslim | Muslim | 1 | 391 |
| Board of Governors of St Patrick's Cathedral Grammar SchoolSt Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 302 |
| The North Dublin National School ProjectNorth Dublin N.S. Project | Multi-denominational | 1 | 214 |
| City of Dublin Education and Training BoardSouth City CNS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 148 |
| City of Dublin ETB & Rosminian FathersRosmini | Inter-denominational | 1 | 139 |
| 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 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 64 |
| Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by GuaranteeScoil Sinead NS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 62 |
| Dean of St Patrick's CatheralSt Patricks | Church of Ireland | 1 | 24 |
| 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 Glasnevin
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 3 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
Since 2019/20, 46 of these 128 schools have grown by 5% or more and 54 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +5%.
All 128 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 Glasnevin’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, 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 145 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 Glasnevin
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in Glasnevin have 122 post-primary schools within 10 km: 89 voluntary secondary schools, 22 ETB schools, 9 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 53 teach girls and boys apart: 29 girls’ and 24 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 22 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 7 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 0.5 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 0.7 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 0.8 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 1.3 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 1.3 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 1.6 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 1.7 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 1.7 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 1.8 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 1.9 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 1.9 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 2 km |
All 122 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 2 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 2.1 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 2.2 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 2.3 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 2.3 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 2.4 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 2.4 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 2.4 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 2.5 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 2.5 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 2.6 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 2.6 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 2.6 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 3 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 3 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 3.1 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 3.2 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 3.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 3.5 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 3.5 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 3.6 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 3.7 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 3.8 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 3.9 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 4 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 4.1 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 4.4 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 4.5 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 4.7 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 4.7 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 4.7 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 4.8 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 4.9 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 4.9 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 4.9 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 4.9 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 5 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 5 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 5.1 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.2 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 5.4 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 5.4 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.5 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 5.5 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 5.5 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 5.6 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 6 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 6 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 6.2 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 6.3 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 6.3 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 6.4 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 6.5 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 6.6 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 6.6 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 6.7 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 6.7 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 6.7 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 6.7 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 6.8 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 6.8 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 6.8 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 7.1 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 7.3 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 7.4 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 7.5 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 7.6 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 7.7 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 7.9 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 7.9 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 8 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 8 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 8.1 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 8.1 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 8.1 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 8.1 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 8.2 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 8.2 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 8.3 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 8.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 8.5 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 8.5 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 8.6 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 8.6 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 8.6 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 8.6 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 8.8 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 8.9 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 9 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 9 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 9.1 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 9.2 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 9.3 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 9.3 km |
| Pobalscoil NeasáinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 831 | 9.4 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 9.4 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 9.5 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 9.5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 655 | 9.5 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 9.6 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 9.6 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 421 | 9.6 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 9.7 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 230 | 9.8 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 9.8 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 9.9 km |
| Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 696 | 9.9 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 9.9 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 10 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Glasnevin
16 special schools serve the area: St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, St Ciarans Spec Sch, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, St Josephs for Blind N.S., St Joseph's Adolescent School, An Taonad Reamhscoile, Henrietta Street School, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, An Cosan CSS, Casa Caterina S S, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Youth Encounter Project, St Pauls Hospital Special School, St Vincents Home NS, Phoenix Park Specialist School and Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, 932 pupils between them. 44 of the 93 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.
Glasnevin beside the 87 other Irish towns of 6,500 to 12,600 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finglas South | 12,475 | 99 | 29,161 | 9 | 57% | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||||
| Tuam | 9,647 | 8 | 3,460 | 1 | 25% | 0.3 km |
| Donaghmede | 9,616 | 73 | 21,067 | 4 | 38% | 0.3 km |
| Grantstown and Ballinakill | 9,571 | 31 | 11,459 | 2 | 36% | 2.1 km |
| Trim | 9,563 | 7 | 3,065 | 1 | 14% | 0.5 km |
| Glasnevin | 9,299 | 145 | 39,626 | 10 | 59% | 0.5 km |
| Portarlington | 9,288 | 5 | 2,657 | 0 | 0% | 1.3 km |
| Waterford City Centre | 9,031 | 33 | 12,411 | 2 | 39% | 0.5 km |
| Sandyford | 8,844 | 67 | 27,808 | 8 | 8% | 0.9 km |
| Lusk | 8,806 | 11 | 4,510 | 1 | 0% | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||||
| Roscommon | 6,555 | 7 | 2,589 | 1 | 29% | 0.7 km |
Of these 87 other towns, 3 count more pupils at their schools than Glasnevin. 84 of the 88 towns have an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Glasnevin
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 Glasnevin had 37,253 pupils in 2015/16 and 39,626 in 2025/26. Broombridge Educate Together National School grew most: +225% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Glasnevin
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 Glasnevin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasnevin | 145 | 39,626 | 10 | 59% | 0.5 km |
| Drumcondra 1.1 km | 151 | 41,836 | 12 | 58% | 0.3 km |
| Cabra East 1.3 km | 157 | 40,651 | 10 | 63% | 0.9 km |
| Phibsborough 1.5 km | 146 | 40,148 | 12 | 51% | 0.5 km |
| Ballybough 1.7 km | 126 | 34,469 | 8 | 52% | 0.2 km |
| Parnell Square 1.7 km | 124 | 33,167 | 9 | 52% | 0.1 km |
| Ballygall 1.9 km | 118 | 32,759 | 10 | 55% | 0.4 km |
Drumcondra has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 12. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Glasnevin changed by +3%; among its neighbours, Parnell Square’s grew most (+10%) and Drumcondra’s least (+1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Glasnevin 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 Glasnevin
How many schools are there in Glasnevin?
In Glasnevin or within 3 km of it: 93 primary schools, 36 secondary schools and 16 special schools, with 39,626 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Glasnevin that teach through Irish?
Yes, 10: Gaelscoil Áine, Scoil Mobhi and Scoil Chaitriona teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Glasnevin?
3 of the 36: Belvedere College S.J, Loreto College and Catholic University School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Glasnevin?
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 Glasnevin?
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).