Photo: Jamip29 · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer single-sex secondaries around Mulhuddart than around Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 7%
For Mulhuddart, that is below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). Primary schools here average 416 pupils, against 175 across Ireland. These schools are described rather than graded, because Ireland publishes no school results and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
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 Mulhuddart’s schools
One fee-paying secondary school
One secondary school within reach charges fees; the others are free. The fee-paying one: Castleknock College (771). Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 56 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Rath Dara Community College (0.9 km), Blakestown Community School (1 km) and Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin (1.5 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 50 schools in and around Mulhuddart
Each school in or within 3 km of Mulhuddart links to a page of its own. No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Show all 35 primary schools
Where the 50 schools in and around Mulhuddart 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 Mulhuddart’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 Mulhuddart
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
3 of Mulhuddart’s 50 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil an Chuilinn, S.N. Oilibheir and Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg.
Who Mulhuddart’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 Mulhuddart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 15% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 47% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 7% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 7% | 18% | 6% |
15% of the pupils around Mulhuddart are at a DEIS school, fewer than the 27% across Ireland (28% in Co. Dublin). Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at single-sex schools stand out most: 7% against 29%. The largest DEIS school here is Scoil Choilm Community NS, with 698 pupils.
Each of the 50 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 Mulhuddart’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
28 of Mulhuddart’s 50 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (22), Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (8) and Educate Together (6). 12 of the 50 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 15 patrons of Mulhuddart’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
The schools around Mulhuddart answer to 15 patrons, and Archbishop of Dublin leads with 22 of the 50 schools and 35% of their pupils. Education and Training Boards run 12 of them. Educate Together runs 6.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Patricks, St Brigids Mxd, S.N. Naomh Mochta, Sacred Heart, St Benedicts, Scoil Thomais, Scoil Naomh Lucais, St Ciarans, Ladyswell, Mary Mother of Hope Senior NS, St Francis Xavier Senior, St Francis Xavier J, Mary Mother of Hope Junior, S.N. Oilibheir, St Philips Senior, Scoil Bride C, Scoil Mhuire Sin, Scoil Bride B, St Patricks Senior School, St Philip the Apostle Junior, Scoil Nais Mhuire Sois, St. Patrick's Junior NS | Catholic | 22 | 9,301 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBCastleknock, Coláiste Pobail Setanta, Luttrellstown, Scoil Choilm Community NS, Scoil Ghrainne Community, Rath Dara, Eriu, Danu Community Special School | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 8 | 5,266 |
| Educate TogetherHansfield ETSS, Hansfield Educate Together, Tyrrelstown Educate Together, Castleknock Educate Together NS, Castaheany Educate Together NS, Powerstown Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 6 | 3,038 |
| Bishop of MeathDunboyne Senior, Dunboyne Junior | Catholic | 2 | 867 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Thulach na nÓg, Gaelscoil an Chuilinn | Inter-denominational | 2 | 642 |
| Louth & Meath ETBSt Peter's College | Inter-denominational | 1 | 1,214 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinHartstown | Inter-denominational | 1 | 1,120 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin | Inter-denominational | 1 | 1,014 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustLe Cheile | Catholic | 1 | 944 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustEdmund Rice College | Catholic | 1 | 912 |
| Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)Castleknock College | Catholic | 1 | 771 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Sisters of St LouisBlakestown | Inter-denominational | 1 | 563 |
| Le Chéile Schools Trust & Religious Sisters of CharityNew Cross College | Catholic | 1 | 417 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIScoil Naisunta Chnuacha | Church of Ireland | 1 | 198 |
| Bishop of Meath & Kildare COISt Peters | Church of Ireland | 1 | 97 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Mulhuddart
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
Since 2019/20, 14 of these 48 schools have grown by 5% or more and 26 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +5%.
All 48 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 Mulhuddart’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and 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 50 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 Mulhuddart
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
56 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Mulhuddart: 30 voluntary secondary schools, 20 ETB schools, 5 community schools and one comprehensive school. 17 of them are single-sex, 8 for girls and 9 for boys. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 4 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 0.9 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 1 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 1.5 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 1.7 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 1.9 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 2.8 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 3.2 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 3.3 km |
| Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 867 | 3.7 km |
| Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 193 | 3.7 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 4.1 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 4.1 km |
All 56 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 4.8 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 4.8 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 5.3 km |
| St Peter's CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,214 | 5.3 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 5.5 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 5.7 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 5.8 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 5.8 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 6.1 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 6.3 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 6.5 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 6.7 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 6.8 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 6.9 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 6.9 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 7.1 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 7.1 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 7.2 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 7.2 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 7.5 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 7.6 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 7.6 km |
| Confey Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 934 | 7.7 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 7.9 km |
| Coláiste ChiaráinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 676 | 8.2 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 8.5 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 8.6 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 8.7 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 8.7 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 8.7 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 8.7 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 8.9 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 9.1 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 9.2 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 9.2 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 9.3 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 9.4 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 9.5 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 9.6 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 9.7 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 9.7 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 9.8 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 9.9 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Mulhuddart
Danu Community Special School is the special school here, with 43 pupils. 28 of the 35 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.
Mulhuddart beside the 69 other Irish towns of 13,500 to 26,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchardstown | 24,613 | 91 | 36,302 | 5 | 44% | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||||
| Carpenterstown | 20,967 | 102 | 40,675 | 5 | 40% | 0.3 km |
| Sligo | 20,608 | 17 | 6,012 | 1 | 35% | 0.6 km |
| Celbridge | 20,601 | 18 | 7,733 | 1 | 0% | 1.4 km |
| Crumlin | 19,287 | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Mulhuddart | 19,252 | 50 | 26,364 | 3 | 24% | 0.9 km |
| Esker | 19,110 | 56 | 23,239 | 6 | 34% | 0.9 km |
| Beaumont | 19,072 | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Dolphins Barn | 18,799 | 135 | 32,910 | 9 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| Old Bawn | 18,758 | 73 | 26,840 | 5 | 43% | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||||
| Whitehall | 13,675 | 132 | 37,232 | 12 | 61% | 0.2 km |
Among the 69 other towns, 32 have more pupils at their schools than Mulhuddart does. Every one of them has an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Mulhuddart
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 Mulhuddart had 24,101 pupils in 2015/16 and 26,364 in 2025/26. Edmund Rice College grew most: +576% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Mulhuddart
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 Mulhuddart
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulhuddart | 50 | 26,364 | 3 | 24% | 0.9 km |
| Blanchardstown 1.6 km | 91 | 36,302 | 5 | 44% | 0.7 km |
| Hollystown 1.9 km | 68 | 22,939 | 3 | 50% | 1.9 km |
| Clonsilla 2.2 km | 56 | 29,411 | 3 | 21% | 0.6 km |
| Ongar 3.1 km | 42 | 22,425 | 3 | 21% | 0.3 km |
| Carpenterstown 3.3 km | 102 | 40,675 | 5 | 40% | 0.3 km |
| Clonee 3.4 km | 25 | 12,320 | 2 | 28% | 1.3 km |
Blanchardstown has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 5. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Mulhuddart changed by +1%; among its neighbours, Blanchardstown’s grew most (+1%) and Clonee’s least (−4%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Mulhuddart 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 Mulhuddart
How many schools are there in Mulhuddart?
In Mulhuddart or within 3 km of it: 35 primary schools, 14 secondary schools and 1 special school, with 26,364 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Mulhuddart that teach through Irish?
Yes, 3: Gaelscoil an Chuilinn, S.N. Oilibheir and Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Mulhuddart?
1 of the 14: Castleknock College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Mulhuddart?
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 Mulhuddart?
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).