Photo: Rwxrwxrwx · CC BY-SA 3.0In and around Harmonstown, 84 schools: 56 primary schools, 21 secondary schools and 7 special schools
They have 25,004 pupils between them, in or within 3 km of Harmonstown. Teaching through Irish: 6% of the schools around Harmonstown, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%). Ireland publishes no school results, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them, so these schools are described here, never graded or ranked.
Counted from the Department of Education’s 2025/26 lists: every school in the town or within 3 km of it, against every school in Ireland.
What stands out about Harmonstown’s schools
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 88 post-primary schools within 10 km of the town, of more than one kind; each admits on its own published policy, so applying to more than one is common. The nearest: Mercy College Coolock (0.4 km), St Marys Secondary School (0.7 km) and Chanel College (0.8 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
Where the 84 schools in and around Harmonstown 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 Harmonstown’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 Harmonstown
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
5 of Harmonstown’s 84 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil Neasain, Gaelscoil Mide and Gaelscoil Cholmcille.
Who Harmonstown’s schools serve
The pupils at the area’s schools by share, 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 Harmonstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 33% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 51% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 40% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 0% | 18% | 6% |
More of the pupils around Harmonstown are at DEIS schools than across Ireland: 33% against 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 40% here, 29% there. Of the DEIS schools here, Grange Community College is the biggest: 553 pupils.
Each of the 84 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 Harmonstown’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
63 of Harmonstown’s 84 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (48), Le Chéile Schools Trust (5) and Educate Together (5). 33 of the 84 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 18 patrons of Harmonstown’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
Of the 84 schools around Harmonstown, 48 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 50% of the pupils; 18 patrons in all. 8 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 5.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Fiachras Sen, Scoil Fhiachra Soisir, Holy Child, St. Francis of Assisi, Holy Trinity Sen, S.N. Muire agus Iosef, S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls Senior, St Brigids Convent, Scoil Bhride, S N Mhuire na mBrathar, St Vincents de Paul Junior, S.N. Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School, Our Lady of Consolation, St Davids, St Vincent de Paul Senior School, Mhuire Iosef Junior, Scoil Aine Convent Senior, Naiscoil Ide, Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors, St Josephs, Eoin Baisde B Sois, Scoil Assaim Boys Seniors, St Brigids Boys, Scoil Neasain, St Pauls Sen, Gaelscoil Mide, Scoil Naomh Colmcille, Eoin Baisde C Naoidh, St Pauls Junior, St Francis Senior, S.N. Caitriona Girls, Cromcastle Green B, St John of God, Our Lady Immac Sen, S.N. Caitriona Naionain, St Benedicts and St Marys, St Francis Junior, Darndale N.S. Junior, Scoil Nais Ide Cailini, Scoil Chiarain, St Kevins Junior, Scoil Eoin, Scoil Bhreandain, St Malachys B, St Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, St Eithnes Senior Girls, St Pauls Hospital Special School, St Monicas | Catholic | 48 | 12,378 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustManor House School, Holy Faith, Maryfield College, St Marys, Árdscoil La Salle | Catholic | 5 | 2,435 |
| Educate TogetherBelmayne Educate Together, Belmayne Educate Together, Stapolin Educate Together, North Bay Educate Together NS, Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 5 | 1,720 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Marino College, Coolock, Ellenfield, Beaumont Hospital Special School | Multi-denominational, Other | 5 | 1,629 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustÁrdscoil Rís, St. David's College, St Josephs C.B.S. | Catholic | 3 | 1,423 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBGrange, Gaelcholáiste Reachrann | Inter-denominational | 2 | 1,006 |
| CEISTOur Lady Of Mercy College, Mercy College Coolock | Catholic | 2 | 809 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIS N na Lanai Glasa, Springdale | Church of Ireland | 2 | 483 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Cholmcille, Gaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 2 | 293 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michael's House Special National School Foxfield, St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 2 | 113 |
| Minister for EducationMount Temple Comprehensive School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 903 |
| Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)St Pauls College | Catholic | 1 | 650 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Marist FathersThe Donahies | Inter-denominational | 1 | 488 |
| Marist Education AuthorityChanel College | Catholic | 1 | 451 |
| 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 |
| Irish Autism ActionABACAS Kilbarrack | Multi-denominational | 1 | 54 |
| patron not listedBelmayne Community Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 2 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Harmonstown
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
Since 2019/20, 18 of these 74 schools have grown by 5% or more and 37 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +5%.
All 74 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 84 schools in and around Harmonstown
Every school in Harmonstown or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Show all 56 primary schools
Inspection reports for Harmonstown’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and none rated
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
The reports describe what inspectors saw and what each school should do next. They give no overall grade, so none is shown here; the 84 schools below each link their own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Harmonstown
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
88 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Harmonstown: 67 voluntary secondary schools, 14 ETB schools, 5 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. Of these, 40 are single-sex: 22 for girls and 18 for boys. Fees are charged at 16 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 5 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 0.4 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 0.7 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 0.8 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 1.1 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 1.5 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 1.6 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 1.7 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 1.8 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 1.9 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 2.5 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 2.5 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 2.6 km |
All 88 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 2.7 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 2.8 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 2.8 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 3.1 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 3.1 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 3.1 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 3.3 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 3.4 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 3.6 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 3.8 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 3.8 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 3.8 km |
| Pobalscoil NeasáinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 831 | 4.3 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 4.6 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 230 | 4.7 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 4.7 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 4.7 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 4.8 km |
| St. Fintan's High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 714 | 5.1 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 5.3 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 5.5 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 5.5 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 5.5 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 5.6 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.7 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.8 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 6 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 6.2 km |
| Santa Sabina Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 754 | 6.2 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 6.5 km |
| Portmarnock Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 955 | 6.5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 6.6 km |
| Malahide Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,250 | 6.7 km |
| Sutton Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 503 | 6.7 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 6.7 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 6.7 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 6.8 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 6.9 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 7.1 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 7.1 km |
| Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 696 | 7.2 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 7.3 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 7.4 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 7.4 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 7.5 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 7.6 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 7.6 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 7.7 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 7.7 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 7.8 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 7.9 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 7.9 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 7.9 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 421 | 8 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 8.3 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 8.6 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 8.6 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 655 | 8.6 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 8.6 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 8.7 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 8.7 km |
| Fingal Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 864 | 8.7 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 8.9 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 8.9 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 9 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 9.1 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 9.1 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 9.1 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 9.2 km |
| St Finians Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 671 | 9.3 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 9.6 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 9.8 km |
| Swords Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 952 | 9.9 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 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 Harmonstown
7 special schools serve the area: St Michaels Hse Sp Sch, Central Remedial Clinic, Belmayne Community Special School, St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield, ABACAS Kilbarrack, Beaumont Hospital Special School and St Pauls Hospital Special School, 310 pupils between them. 30 of the 56 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.
Harmonstown beside the 97 other Irish towns of 4,000 to 7,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfield and Grange | 7,687 | 58 | 20,798 | 6 | 24% | 2 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 5,851 | 33 | 11,082 | 5 | 33% | 1.5 km |
| Oranmore | 5,819 | 8 | 3,669 | 1 | 13% | 0.4 km |
| Rathcoole | 5,792 | 11 | 5,371 | 2 | 9% | 0.5 km |
| Sutton | 5,789 | 50 | 14,773 | 4 | 30% | 0.4 km |
| Harmonstown | 5,769 | 84 | 25,004 | 5 | 39% | 0.4 km |
| Rathgar | 5,768 | 105 | 34,594 | 8 | 21% | 0.3 km |
| Ferrybank | 5,766 | 32 | 12,081 | 2 | 38% | 0.6 km |
| Carrick-on-Suir | 5,752 | 8 | 2,088 | 1 | 63% | 0.6 km |
| Carrickmacross | 5,745 | 6 | 2,352 | 1 | 17% | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||||
| Newcastle | 4,032 | 31 | 11,321 | 5 | 29% | 0.9 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 12 of the other 97 towns than around Harmonstown. 84 of the 98 towns have an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Harmonstown
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 Harmonstown had 25,329 pupils in 2015/16 and 25,004 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +1,883% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Harmonstown
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 Harmonstown
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonstown | 84 | 25,004 | 5 | 39% | 0.4 km |
| Edenmore 0.8 km | 71 | 20,216 | 5 | 41% | 0.9 km |
| Ayrfield 1.5 km | 73 | 20,467 | 5 | 40% | 0.6 km |
| Clontarf East 1.7 km | 117 | 32,925 | 5 | 44% | 0.6 km |
| Beaumont 1.9 km | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Darndale 2 km | 85 | 23,703 | 7 | 49% | 1 km |
| Donaghmede 2 km | 73 | 21,067 | 4 | 38% | 0.3 km |
Beaumont has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 7. Pupils around Harmonstown: +4% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Clontarf East led (+4%) and Beaumont trailed (+1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Harmonstown 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 Harmonstown
How many schools are there in Harmonstown?
In Harmonstown or within 3 km of it: 56 primary schools, 21 secondary schools and 7 special schools, with 25,004 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Harmonstown that teach through Irish?
Yes, 5: Scoil Neasain, Gaelscoil Mide and Gaelscoil Cholmcille teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Harmonstown?
No: all 21 secondary schools here are free.
What is the best school in Harmonstown?
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 Harmonstown?
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).