Photo: Mrspaceman at English Wikipedia · Public domainMonkstown has 7 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
The DEIS programme includes 11% of the schools around Monkstown, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 12 of its 19 secondary schools take only boys or only girls. With no school results published in Ireland, and the Education Act 1998 restricting comparisons of them, these schools are described, not graded or ranked.
Every school in the town or within 3 km of its outline, from the Department of Education’s lists for 2025/26; Ireland’s figures are every school in the lists.
What stands out about Monkstown’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: Blackrock College (1,041), St Andrews College (1,011), Loreto College Foxrock (660) and Christian Brothers College (549), and 3 more. Every school ↓
Mostly single-sex at secondary
Most secondary schools here take only boys or only girls; the mixed ones are marked on the cards below. Single-sex: Blackrock College (1,041), St Benildus College (949), Loreto College Foxrock (660) and St Raphaela's Secondary School (637), and 8 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
85 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Rockford Manor Secondary School (0.3 km), Newpark Comprehensive School (0.5 km) and Christian Brothers College (1.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Few schools in DEIS
Just 6 of the 57 schools here get DEIS support for disadvantaged areas; 30% do across Ireland. In DEIS: Cabinteely Community School (512), St Josephs (370), Holy Child Community School (275) and St Kevins N.S. (229), and 2 more. Who goes there ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
The 57 schools in and around Monkstown
Every school in Monkstown or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Show all 31 primary schools
Where the 57 schools in and around Monkstown 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 Monkstown’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 Monkstown
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
4 of Monkstown’s 57 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil Lorcáin, Coláiste Íosagáin and Coláiste Eoin.
Who Monkstown’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 Monkstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 8% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 46% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 64% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 37% | 18% | 6% |
Around Monkstown, 8% 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 64% against 29%. Cabinteely Community School, with 512 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.
Each of the 57 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | 884 | 47% | ||
| Scoil LorcáinPrimary | 485 | 50% | ✓ | |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 273 | 100% | ||
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp ScSpecial | 63 | 40% | ||
| Scoil na nAingealPrimary | 410 | 48% | ||
| Dun Laoghaire ETNSPrimary | 177 | 51% | ||
| Red Door Special SchoolSpecial | 29 | 21% | ||
| Kill-O'-The-Grange N.S.Primary | 208 | 53% | ||
| Christian Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 549 | 0% | ||
| Holy Family SchoolPrimary | 149 | 50% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa BPrimary | 499 | 0% | ||
| St Patricks GNSPrimary | 478 | 100% | ||
| All Saints N.S.Primary | 51 | 41% | ||
| St Augustines SchoolSpecial | 157 | 42% | ||
| Monkstown Eucate Together NSPrimary | 415 | 51% | ||
| Our Lady of Lourdes SchoolSpecial | 6 | 50% | ||
| Carysfort N.S.Primary | 583 | 57% | ||
| St JosephsPrimary | 370 | 45% | ✓ | |
| Clochar San DominicPrimary | 184 | 50% | ✓ | |
| Benincasa Special SchoolSpecial | 35 | 9% | ||
| Clonkeen CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 635 | 0% | ||
| Loreto College FoxrockPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 660 | 100% | ||
| St Brigids Boys N.S.Primary | 406 | 0% | ||
| St Brigids N.S.Primary | 100 | 44% | ||
| Dominican CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 521 | 100% | ||
| Booterstown N.S.Primary | 85 | 54% | ||
| St Kevins N.S.Primary | 229 | 41% | ✓ | |
| Blackrock CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,041 | 0% | ||
| Carmona Special National SchoolSpecial | 37 | 35% | ||
| Holy Child Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 275 | 44% | ✓ | |
| Sallynoggin Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 46 | 33% | ||
| The Harold SchoolPrimary | 642 | 51% | ||
| St Raphaelas N.S.Primary | 375 | 100% | ||
| Dalkey School ProjectPrimary | 220 | 45% | ||
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 637 | 100% | ||
| Oatlands CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 623 | 0% | ||
| Willow Park SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 206 | 0% | ||
| St Brigids Girls N.S.Primary | 499 | 100% | ||
| Rathdown SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 364 | 69% | ||
| Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice SchoolPrimary | 428 | 33% | ||
| S.N. Naomh LorcanPrimary | 390 | 0% | ||
| Our Lady of Mercy Convent SchoolPrimary | 247 | 100% | ||
| Cabinteely Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 512 | 44% | ✓ | |
| St Andrews CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,011 | 52% | ||
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys N.S.Primary | 389 | 0% | ||
| Booterstown BoysPrimary | 189 | 0% | ||
| Our Lady Good Counsel GNSPrimary | 398 | 97% | ||
| Coláiste ÍosagáinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 488 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste EoinPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 517 | 0% | ✓ | |
| S.N. San TreasaPrimary | 430 | 49% | ||
| St Michaels Hse Spec ScSpecial | 68 | 22% | ||
| St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 270 | 93% | ||
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 741 | 44% | ||
| Holy Trinity National SchoolPrimary | 586 | 46% | ||
| S.N. Cnoc AinbhilPrimary | 434 | 100% | ||
| St Benildus CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 949 | 0% | ||
| Gaelscoil Shliabh RuaPrimary | 359 | 52% | ✓ |
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 Monkstown’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
40 of Monkstown’s 57 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (25), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (5) and Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI (4). 6 of the 57 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 21 patrons of Monkstown’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
21 patrons run the 57 schools around Monkstown; the largest, Archbishop of Dublin, has 25 of them and 41% of the pupils. Education and Training Boards run 3 of them. Educate Together runs 4.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinThe Harold School, Holy Trinity, Carysfort, Scoil Padraig Naofa B, St Brigids Girls, Scoil Lorcáin, St Patricks GNS, S.N. Cnoc Ainbhil, S.N. San Treasa, Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, Scoil na nAingeal, St Brigids Boys, Our Lady Good Counsel GNS, S.N. Naomh Lorcan, Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys, St Raphaelas, St Josephs, Our Lady of Mercy Convent School, St Kevins, Booterstown Boys, Clochar San Dominic, St Augustines School, Holy Family School, St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc, Benincasa Special School | Catholic | 25 | 9,055 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustClonkeen College, Oatlands College, Christian Brothers College, Coláiste Eoin, Coláiste Íosagáin | Catholic | 5 | 2,812 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIKill-O'-The-Grange, St Brigids, Booterstown, All Saints | Church of Ireland | 4 | 444 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Benildus College, Dominican College, St Joseph Of Cluny | Catholic | 3 | 1,740 |
| Educate TogetherStepaside Educate Together, Dun Laoghaire ETNS, Sallynoggin Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 3 | 964 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustBlackrock College, Willow Park School | Catholic | 2 | 1,247 |
| Board of Governors of St Andrew's CollegeSt Andrews College | Presbyterian | 1 | 1,011 |
| Minister for EducationNewpark Comprehensive School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 884 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College Foxrock | Catholic | 1 | 660 |
| Handmaids of the Sacred HeartSt Raphaela's | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinCabinteely | Inter-denominational | 1 | 512 |
| The Dalkey School Project & Educate TogetherMonkstown Eucate Together NS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 415 |
| Board of Governors of Rathdown SchoolRathdown School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 364 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Shliabh Rua | Multi-denominational | 1 | 359 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Society of the Holy Child JesusHoly Child | Inter-denominational | 1 | 275 |
| CEISTRockford Manor | Catholic | 1 | 273 |
| The Dalkey School ProjectDalkey School Project | Multi-denominational | 1 | 220 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 68 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & St John of God Hospitaller OrderCarmona Special | Catholic | 1 | 37 |
| Irish Autism ActionRed Door Special School | Other | 1 | 29 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBOur Lady of Lourdes School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 6 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Monkstown
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 7 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, 16 of the 49 grew by 5% or more and 18 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 49 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 Monkstown’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and 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 57 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 Monkstown
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Within 10 km of Monkstown there are 85 post-primary schools: 72 voluntary secondary schools, 6 ETB schools, 5 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 41 of them are single-sex, 22 for girls and 19 for boys. Fees are charged at 31 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 4 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 0.3 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 0.5 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 549 | 1.2 km |
| Loreto College FoxrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 660 | 2 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 2.1 km |
| Clonkeen CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 635 | 2.2 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 2.3 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 2.4 km |
| Holy Child Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 275 | 2.5 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 2.7 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 2.7 km |
| Rathdown SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 364 | 2.8 km |
All 85 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 2.9 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 3 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 3 km |
| Cabinteely Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 512 | 3.3 km |
| St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 270 | 3.5 km |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 741 | 3.6 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 3.7 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 3.8 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 4.5 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 4.5 km |
| Loreto Abbey Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 757 | 4.5 km |
| St Laurence CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 4.6 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 4.8 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 4.8 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 4.9 km |
| Blackrock Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 236 | 4.9 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 5 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 5.3 km |
| Holy Child KillineyVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 382 | 5.3 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 5.3 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.8 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 6.1 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 6.2 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 6.3 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6.3 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 6.4 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 6.5 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 6.6 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 6.7 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 7.2 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 7.3 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 7.4 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 7.5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 7.6 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 7.8 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 7.8 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 7.9 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 7.9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 8 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 8.1 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 8.2 km |
| John Scottus Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 211 | 8.2 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 8.3 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 8.4 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 8.4 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 8.7 km |
| Woodbrook CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 623 | 8.7 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 8.8 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 8.9 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 8.9 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 9.1 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 9.2 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 9.3 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 9.4 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 9.4 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 9.4 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 9.5 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 9.5 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 9.5 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 9.6 km |
| Coláiste RaithínETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 326 | 9.6 km |
| North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 324 | 9.7 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 9.7 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 9.7 km |
| St. Gerard's SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 623 | 9.8 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 9.8 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 9.8 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 9.8 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 9.9 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 9.9 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 10 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 10 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Monkstown
7 special schools serve the area: St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc, Red Door Special School, St Augustines School, Our Lady of Lourdes School, Benincasa Special School, Carmona Special National School and St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, 395 pupils between them. 9 of the 31 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.
Monkstown beside the 83 other Irish towns of 6,900 to 13,300 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sallynoggin | 13,245 | 51 | 15,036 | 2 | 24% | 0.6 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 |
| Nenagh | 9,895 | 11 | 3,044 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 km |
| Monkstown | 9,831 | 57 | 22,012 | 4 | 11% | 0.3 km |
| Finglas North | 9,805 | 73 | 21,290 | 8 | 62% | 0.7 km |
| Cabra West | 9,786 | 132 | 34,456 | 10 | 63% | 0.2 km |
| Kilmore | 9,786 | 110 | 32,817 | 10 | 42% | 0.6 km |
| Killiney | 9,776 | 45 | 13,019 | 1 | 31% | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||||
| Buncrana | 6,971 | 7 | 2,583 | 2 | 43% | 0.6 km |
Of the other 83 towns, 32 have more pupils at the schools around them than Monkstown. Within 3 km, 81 of these 84 towns have a school teaching through Irish.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Monkstown
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 Monkstown had 22,062 pupils in 2015/16 and 22,012 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +246% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Monkstown
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 Monkstown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkstown | 57 | 22,012 | 4 | 11% | 0.3 km |
| Blackrock 1.2 km | 66 | 25,764 | 6 | 11% | 0.8 km |
| Sallynoggin 2 km | 51 | 15,036 | 2 | 24% | 0.6 km |
| Dún Laoghaire 2 km | 52 | 17,578 | 1 | 19% | 0.8 km |
| Foxrock 2.4 km | 80 | 28,450 | 7 | 18% | 0.8 km |
| Stillorgan 2.6 km | 81 | 32,574 | 8 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Booterstown 3 km | 73 | 27,367 | 8 | 7% | 0.2 km |
Stillorgan has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 8. Pupils around Monkstown: +4% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Stillorgan led (+7%) and Dún Laoghaire trailed (+2%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Monkstown 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 Monkstown
How many schools are there in Monkstown?
In Monkstown or within 3 km of it: 31 primary schools, 19 secondary schools and 7 special schools, with 22,012 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Monkstown that teach through Irish?
Yes, 4: Scoil Lorcáin, Coláiste Íosagáin and Coláiste Eoin teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Monkstown?
7 of the 19: Christian Brothers College, Loreto College Foxrock, Blackrock College and Willow Park School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Monkstown?
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 Monkstown?
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).