Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.0One of the secondary schools around Kilnamanagh charges fees: Terenure College
Around Kilnamanagh, 48% of schools are in DEIS, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). In or within 3 km of Kilnamanagh: 74 primary schools, 27 secondary schools and 11 special schools, 38,733 pupils in all. With no school results published in Ireland, and the Education Act 1998 restricting comparisons of them, these schools are described, not graded or ranked.
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 Kilnamanagh’s schools
One fee-paying secondary school
One secondary school within reach charges fees; the others are free. The fee-paying one: Terenure College (800). Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
103 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 de hÍde (0.4 km), Tallaght Community School (0.9 km) and Greenhills College (1.5 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
The 112 schools in and around Kilnamanagh
Every school in Kilnamanagh or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
Show all 27 secondary schools
Show all 74 primary schools
Where the 112 schools in and around Kilnamanagh 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 Kilnamanagh’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 Kilnamanagh
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
8 of Kilnamanagh’s 112 schools teach every subject through Irish: Coláiste de hÍde, Scoil Santain and Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna.
Who Kilnamanagh’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 Kilnamanagh | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 41% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 42% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 5% | 18% | 6% |
Around Kilnamanagh, 41% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 42% here, 29% there. Of the DEIS schools here, St Marks Community School is the biggest: 931 pupils.
Each of the 112 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 Kilnamanagh’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
88 of Kilnamanagh’s 112 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (70), Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (7) and CEIST (4). 54 of the 112 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 24 patrons of Kilnamanagh’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
The schools around Kilnamanagh answer to 24 patrons, and Archbishop of Dublin leads with 70 of the 112 schools and 53% of their pupils. Education and Training Boards run 14 of them. Educate Together runs 3.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Colmcille Senior, Scoil Colmcille Naofa, St Pius X G, Holy Rosary Primary School, St Pius X N.S. Boys, St Marks Sen, St Patrick GNS, Sacred Heart, Bishop Galvin, St Marks Junior Mixed, Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain, Bishop Shanahan, Assumption Junior School, St Dominic's, Scoil Maelruain Senior, St Martin de Porres, St Raphaels, Scoil Treasa Firhouse, Ballyroan B, Belgard Heights, Scoil Maelruain Junior, Scoil Naomh Seosamh, St Ultans, Scoil Úna Naofa, St Marys School, Drimnagh Castle CBS, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, St Thomas Senior, St Michaels, Scoil Carmel, St Annes Primary School, St Thomas Junior, St Kilians Senior, Scoil Mhuire, St Kilians Junior School, St Kevins Boys, Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, Holy Spirit Senior Primary School, Scoil Santain, St Kevins Girls, Scoil Naomh Ide, St Aidans, St Damiens, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, Scoil Naomh Aine, Gaelscoil na Camoige, S N an Croi Ro Naofa, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, St Gabriels, Marist, S.N. Aenghusa, St Brigids, Inchicore, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, Scoil Mhuire, An Chroi Ro Naofa Sois, Scoil Aenghusa Jun, Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Sin, Scoil Eoin, Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Junior, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Our Lady of Wayside, Scoil Iosa, St Josephs Special Sch, St Roses Special School, Our Lady of Hope School, S.N. Naomh Cillin | Catholic | 70 | 20,616 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBKingswood, St Mac Dara's, Firhouse, Coláiste Chilliain, Coláiste de hÍde, Greenhills College, Tallaght Community | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 7 | 3,749 |
| CEISTColáiste Bríde, Sancta Maria College, Mercy, Our Lady Of Mercy | Catholic | 4 | 2,208 |
| Educate TogetherFirhouse Educate Together, Firhouse Educate Together, Riverview Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 3 | 1,008 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaScoil Chaitlin Maude, Gaelscoil na Giúise, Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 3 | 795 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinSt Marks, Killinarden | Inter-denominational | 2 | 1,402 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustOur Ladys School, St Pauls | Catholic | 2 | 1,265 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustColáiste Éanna, Meanscoil Iognáid Rís | Catholic | 2 | 1,139 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityAssumption, Rosary College | Catholic | 2 | 520 |
| City of Dublin ETBClogher Road, Solas Hospital School | Multi-denominational | 2 | 395 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIRathfarnham Parish, S.N. Naomh Eoin | Church of Ireland | 2 | 306 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Dominican FathersOld Bawn | Inter-denominational | 1 | 1,024 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Marist BrothersTallaght | Inter-denominational | 1 | 840 |
| Carmelite Order (Irish Province)Terenure College | Catholic | 1 | 800 |
| Marist Brothers (Province of West Central Europe)Moyle Park College | Catholic | 1 | 763 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province)St. Colmcille's | Inter-denominational | 1 | 727 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustTempleogue College | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College | Catholic | 1 | 320 |
| Health Service ExecutiveSetanta Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 68 |
| Spiritan Education TrustLibermann Spiritan School | Catholic | 1 | 51 |
| Irish Autism ActionABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Sapling School Company Limited by GuaranteeSaplings Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Cheeverstown School Company limited by guaranteeCheeverstown Sp Sch | Catholic | 1 | 29 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of GlendalouoghThe Adelaide and Meath Hospital | Catholic | 1 | 11 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Kilnamanagh
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 fee-paying school here sets its 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
22 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 58 have shrunk by as much, out of 101; across Ireland: +5%.
All 101 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 Kilnamanagh’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
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 112 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 Kilnamanagh
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in Kilnamanagh have 103 post-primary schools within 10 km: 69 voluntary secondary schools, 24 ETB schools and 10 community schools. 40 teach girls and boys apart: 21 girls’ and 19 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 24 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 7 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 0.4 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 0.9 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 1.5 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 1.5 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 1.7 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 1.7 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 2.1 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 2.4 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 2.6 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 2.7 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 3 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 3.2 km |
All 103 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 3.2 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 3.4 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 3.4 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 3.5 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 3.6 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 3.6 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 3.7 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 3.7 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 3.9 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 4 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 4.3 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 4.3 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 4.5 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 4.5 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 4.5 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 4.5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 4.7 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 4.8 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 5 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 5.1 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 5.2 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 5.3 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 5.3 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 5.3 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 5.5 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.7 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 5.7 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 5.7 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 5.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 6 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 6 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 6.2 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 6.3 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 6.4 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 6.5 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 6.5 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 6.6 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 6.6 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 6.8 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 6.8 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 6.9 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 7 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 7.1 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 7.1 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 7.2 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 7.2 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 7.5 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 7.6 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 7.6 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 7.6 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 7.6 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 7.7 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 7.7 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 7.7 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 7.8 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 8 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 8.1 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 8.1 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 8.1 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 8.2 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 8.3 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 8.3 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 8.4 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 8.4 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 8.5 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 8.5 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 8.6 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 8.6 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 8.7 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 8.7 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 8.7 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 8.7 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 8.7 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 8.7 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 8.8 km |
| Holy Family Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 998 | 8.9 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 9 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 9.1 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 9.1 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 9.2 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 9.3 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 9.5 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 9.5 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 9.7 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 9.8 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 9.8 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 9.9 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 9.9 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 10 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Kilnamanagh
11 special schools serve the area: St Josephs Special Sch, St Roses Special School, ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism, Setanta Special School, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Cheeverstown Sp Sch, Solas Hospital School, Libermann Spiritan School, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Hope School and Saplings Special School, 653 pupils between them. 53 of the 74 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.
Kilnamanagh beside the 87 other Irish towns of 8,200 to 15,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbourne | 15,680 | 13 | 6,695 | 2 | 0% | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Foxrock | 12,163 | 80 | 28,450 | 7 | 18% | 0.8 km |
| Summerhill | 11,911 | 118 | 31,929 | 8 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| Cavan | 11,741 | 14 | 4,634 | 1 | 29% | 1.2 km |
| Ballygall | 11,704 | 118 | 32,759 | 10 | 55% | 0.4 km |
| Kilnamanagh | 11,703 | 112 | 38,733 | 8 | 48% | 0.4 km |
| Phibsborough | 11,657 | 146 | 40,148 | 12 | 51% | 0.5 km |
| Gorey | 11,517 | 8 | 4,875 | 1 | 13% | 0.6 km |
| Tramore | 11,277 | 5 | 2,549 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| Drumcondra | 11,149 | 151 | 41,836 | 12 | 58% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Dalkey | 8,275 | 43 | 12,331 | 1 | 28% | 0.9 km |
Among the 87 other towns, 9 have more pupils at their schools than Kilnamanagh does. Teaching through Irish is on offer within 3 km in 86 of the 88.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Kilnamanagh
Each September’s pupils at every school in or within 3 km of the town, counted where the school stands today.
The schools in and around Kilnamanagh had 40,965 pupils in 2015/16 and 38,733 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +407% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Kilnamanagh
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 Kilnamanagh
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilnamanagh | 112 | 38,733 | 8 | 48% | 0.4 km |
| Tallaght 1.8 km | 85 | 30,738 | 9 | 42% | 0.8 km |
| Templeogue 2.2 km | 118 | 40,646 | 8 | 34% | 0.5 km |
| Old Bawn 2.4 km | 73 | 26,840 | 5 | 43% | 0.7 km |
| Perrystown 2.5 km | 94 | 30,259 | 5 | 37% | 0.8 km |
| Firhouse 2.6 km | 70 | 25,224 | 5 | 34% | 0.7 km |
| Knocklyon 3 km | 75 | 27,868 | 6 | 23% | 0.3 km |
Tallaght has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Kilnamanagh changed by −1%; among its neighbours, Templeogue’s grew most (+6%) and Knocklyon’s least (−1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Kilnamanagh 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 Kilnamanagh
How many schools are there in Kilnamanagh?
In Kilnamanagh or within 3 km of it: 74 primary schools, 27 secondary schools and 11 special schools, with 38,733 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Kilnamanagh that teach through Irish?
Yes, 8: Coláiste de hÍde, Scoil Santain and Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Kilnamanagh?
1 of the 27: Terenure College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Kilnamanagh?
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 Kilnamanagh?
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).