Photo: Extract from the english Wikipedia. Author: Sean Munson · CC BY-SA 2.0Kilmainham has 2 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
62% of the schools around Kilmainham are DEIS schools, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 66 of its 106 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.
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 Kilmainham’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: Mount Sackville Secondary School (636) and St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines (500). 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: Phobailscoil Iosolde (764), St. Seton's Secondary School (741), Meanscoil Iognáid Rís (521) and Kylemore College (479), and 62 more. Who runs them ↓
One school growing fast
The fastest-growing school here is Mercy Secondary School: 156 pupils in 2019/20, 349 now. Getting a place ↓
A wide choice at twelve
136 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Mercy Secondary School (0.5 km), Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School (1.1 km) and Loreto College (1.9 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 106 schools in and around Kilmainham
Here are the schools in Kilmainham or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Show all 26 secondary schools
Show all 68 primary schools
Who runs Kilmainham’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
85 of Kilmainham’s 106 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (64), Educate Together (6) and Edmund Rice Schools Trust (6). 66 of the 106 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 106 schools in and around Kilmainham 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 Kilmainham’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 Kilmainham
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
4 of Kilmainham’s 106 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Inse Chor, Coláiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Bharra.
Who Kilmainham’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 Kilmainham | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 62% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 52% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 10% | 18% | 6% |
Around Kilmainham, 62% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at single-sex schools, at 50% against 29%. Phobailscoil Iosolde, with 764 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.
Each of the 106 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 19 patrons of Kilmainham’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
The schools around Kilmainham answer to 19 patrons, and Archbishop of Dublin leads with 64 of the 106 schools and 48% of their pupils. Education and Training Boards run 6 of them. Educate Together runs 6.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt. Louis, Assumption Junior School, St Peters, Harolds Cross, Stanhope Street Primary School, St Raphaels, St Ultans, Scoil Úna Naofa, Mary, Help of Christians G., Drimnagh Castle CBS, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, Scoil Bride C, Scoil Lorcain B, St Michaels, S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach, St. James's Primary School, Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, Holy Spirit Senior Primary School, St Louise de Marillac Primary School, St Damiens, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, St Brigids Primary School, Gaelscoil Mologa, Presentation Primary School, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, St Gabriels, Marist, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, St Patricks, Inchicore, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, Scoil Treasa Naofa, S N Banrion na nAingeal 1, St Audoens, St Gabriels, Scoil Mhuire, Presentation Primary School, St Michaels Spec School, St Clares Convent, Scoil na mBrathar, Dominican Convent Girls Senior School, S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac, Scoil Eoin, St Catherines Infant School, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Bainrion na nAingal 2, Fionnbarra Naofa B., Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, Our Lady of Wayside, Sancta Maria C B S, St John of God Sp Sch, Christ the King B, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, Christ the King Girls Senior School, St Vincents Home NS, Our Lady of Hope School, Christ the King I G, Casa Caterina S S, S.N. Naomh Cillin, Henrietta Street School | Catholic | 64 | 13,173 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt Declan's College, Meanscoil Iognáid Rís, Coláiste Mhuire, Christian Brothers, Synge St., C.B.S. James Street, St Pauls C.B.S. | Catholic | 6 | 2,195 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Harolds Cross Educate Together, Canal Way Educate Together, Broombridge Educate Together, Paradise Place ETNS, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School | Multi-denominational | 6 | 2,143 |
| City of Dublin ETBKylemore College, Clogher Road, Cabra, Solas Hospital School, An Cosan CSS | Multi-denominational | 5 | 1,194 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Dominics College, St Louis High School, Mount Sackville, St Pauls | Catholic | 4 | 2,582 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs, Assumption, Rosary College | Catholic | 4 | 1,189 |
| CEISTMercy, Our Lady Of Mercy, Presentation College | Catholic | 3 | 900 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISt Catherines West, Chapelizod | Church of Ireland | 2 | 223 |
| Health Service ExecutiveLinn Dara Schools, Phoenix Park Specialist School | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 2 | 68 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinPhobailscoil Iosolde | Inter-denominational | 1 | 764 |
| Trusteeship of the Le Chéile Schools Trust & CEISTSt. Seton's | Other | 1 | 741 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustSt. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | Catholic | 1 | 500 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandNorth Dublin Muslim | Muslim | 1 | 391 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College | Catholic | 1 | 320 |
| Board of Governors of St Patrick's Cathedral Grammar SchoolSt Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 302 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Bharra | Catholic | 1 | 212 |
| City of Dublin Education and Training BoardSouth City CNS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 148 |
| 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 Kilmainham
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 2 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
Between 2019/20 and now, 28 of the 90 grew by 5% or more and 38 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 90 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 Kilmainham’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
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 106 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 Kilmainham
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
Within 10 km of Kilmainham there are 136 post-primary schools: 90 voluntary secondary schools, 31 ETB schools, 13 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 55 of them are single-sex, 29 for girls and 26 for boys. Fees are charged at 25 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 8 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 0.5 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 1.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 1.9 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 2 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 2.1 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 2.2 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 2.2 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 2.2 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 2.4 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 2.6 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 2.8 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 2.8 km |
All 136 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 3 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 3.1 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 3.1 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 3.2 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 3.3 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.4 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 3.5 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 3.5 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 3.5 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 3.6 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 3.8 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 3.8 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 3.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 3.9 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 3.9 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 3.9 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 4.1 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 4.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 4.2 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 4.2 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 4.3 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 4.3 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 4.3 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 4.4 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 4.5 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 4.6 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 4.7 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 4.8 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 4.8 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 4.9 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 4.9 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 4.9 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 4.9 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 5 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 5 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 5.1 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 5.2 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 5.3 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 5.3 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 5.3 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 5.3 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 5.3 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 5.3 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 5.4 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 5.5 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 5.7 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 5.7 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 5.7 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 5.7 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 5.8 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 5.8 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 5.8 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 5.9 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 5.9 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 5.9 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 6 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 6 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 6.1 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6.2 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 6.2 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 6.2 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 6.3 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 6.3 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 6.4 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6.4 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 6.5 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 6.6 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 6.7 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 6.8 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 6.8 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 6.9 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 6.9 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 7 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 7.1 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 7.1 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 7.1 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 7.1 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 7.1 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.1 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 7.1 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 7.2 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 7.2 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 7.2 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 7.3 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 7.4 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 7.4 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 7.6 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 7.7 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 7.7 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 7.8 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 7.8 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 7.9 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 8.1 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 8.2 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 8.3 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 8.3 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 8.3 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 8.4 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 8.5 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 8.6 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 8.7 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 8.7 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 8.7 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 8.7 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 8.8 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 8.8 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 8.9 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 8.9 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 8.9 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 8.9 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 9 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 9.1 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 9.1 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 9.2 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 9.3 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 9.4 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 9.4 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 9.5 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 9.5 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 9.5 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 9.6 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 9.9 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 10 km |
| Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 193 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Kilmainham
12 special schools serve the area: St John of God Sp Sch, Solas Hospital School, Our Lady of Hope School, Scoil Eoin, St Michaels Spec School, Holy Family School for the Deaf, An Cosan CSS, Phoenix Park Specialist School, Henrietta Street School, St Vincents Home NS, Linn Dara Schools and Casa Caterina S S, 911 pupils between them. 44 of the 68 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.
Kilmainham beside the 85 other Irish towns of 7,200 to 13,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deansrath | 13,743 | 64 | 26,713 | 6 | 34% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ballina | 10,556 | 14 | 2,979 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 km |
| Terenure | 10,391 | 119 | 38,960 | 8 | 37% | 0.3 km |
| Kildare | 10,302 | 4 | 2,671 | 1 | 25% | 1.2 km |
| Shannon | 10,256 | 10 | 2,913 | 1 | 20% | 0.6 km |
| Kilmainham | 10,240 | 106 | 27,472 | 4 | 62% | 0.5 km |
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 124 | 33,167 | 9 | 52% | 0.1 km |
| Dungarvan | 10,081 | 12 | 3,623 | 1 | 25% | 0.5 km |
| Ratoath | 10,077 | 10 | 4,880 | 1 | 0% | 0.7 km |
| Churchtown | 10,044 | 106 | 41,500 | 9 | 13% | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||||
| Turner's Cross | 7,208 | 77 | 24,127 | 7 | 44% | 0.3 km |
Among the 85 other towns, 22 have more pupils at their schools than Kilmainham does. Within 3 km, 83 of these 86 towns have a school teaching through Irish.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Kilmainham
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Kilmainham had 28,018 pupils in 2015/16 and 27,472 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Broombridge Educate Together National School grew most: +225% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Kilmainham
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 Kilmainham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmainham | 106 | 27,472 | 4 | 62% | 0.5 km |
| Inchicore 1.1 km | 76 | 21,071 | 3 | 59% | 0.7 km |
| Crumlin 1.4 km | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Dolphins Barn 1.6 km | 135 | 32,910 | 9 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| Chapelizod 1.7 km | 154 | 44,846 | 5 | 58% | 0.7 km |
| Decies 1.7 km | 44 | 11,294 | 1 | 64% | 0.8 km |
| Kylemore 2.1 km | 57 | 16,207 | 2 | 60% | 0.5 km |
Dolphins Barn has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. Pupils around Kilmainham: +5% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Crumlin led (+6%) and Decies trailed (−5%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Kilmainham 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 Kilmainham
How many schools are there in Kilmainham?
In Kilmainham or within 3 km of it: 68 primary schools, 26 secondary schools and 12 special schools, with 27,472 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Kilmainham that teach through Irish?
Yes, 4: Gaelscoil Inse Chor, Coláiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Bharra teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Kilmainham?
2 of the 26: Mount Sackville Secondary School and St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines. The others are free.
What is the best school in Kilmainham?
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 Kilmainham?
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).