Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0O'Connell Street has 6 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
52% of the schools around O'Connell Street are DEIS schools, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, reaches 64 of its 124 schools; across Ireland, 30%. Ireland publishes no school results, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them, so these schools are described here, never 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 O'Connell Street’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: Belvedere College S.J (1,011), Loreto College (588), Catholic University School (544) and St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines (500), and 2 more. 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: St Mary's Secondary School (830), St Christopher's NS (598), Scoil Chaitriona (523) and St Peters N.S. (409), and 60 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 125 post-primary schools within 10 km of the town, of more than one kind; each admits on its own published policy, so applying to more than one is common. The nearest: Mount Carmel Secondary School (0.5 km), Larkin Community College (0.6 km) and Belvedere College S.J (0.8 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
The 124 schools in and around O'Connell Street
Every school in O'Connell Street 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 36 secondary schools
Show all 77 primary schools
Who runs O'Connell Street’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
90 of O'Connell Street’s 124 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (60), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (10) and Educate Together (9). 64 of the 124 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 124 schools in and around O'Connell Street 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 O'Connell Street’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 O'Connell Street
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
11 of O'Connell Street’s 124 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil Chaoimhin, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Eoin.
Who O'Connell Street’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 O'Connell Street | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 44% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 51% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 21% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 44% of the pupils around O'Connell Street, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 51% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is St Mary's Secondary School (830 pupils).
Each of the 124 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 27 patrons of O'Connell Street’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
27 patrons run the 124 schools around O'Connell Street; the largest, Archbishop of Dublin, has 60 of them and 35% of the pupils. The local Education and Training Board runs 8. Educate Together runs 9.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Christopher's NS, St. Louis, St Patricks N School, St Peters, St Brigids Convent, Corpus Christi, Stanhope Street Primary School, St Columbas Con G & I, S.N. Brighde, S N Mhuire na mBrathar, St Vincents de Paul Junior, St Vincent de Paul Senior School, Gardiner Street Convent, St. James's Primary School, Scoil Mobhi, St. Vincent's Primary School, St Brigids Primary School, Presentation Primary School, Star of the Sea, St Marys, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, St Josephs Mxd, Marist, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, S.N. San Vinseann Cailin, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Scoil Treasa Naofa, St Audoens, St Gabriels, Presentation Primary School, St Clares Convent, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, St Laurence O'Toole's, Scoil na mBrathar, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Rutland, City Quay, St Patricks Girls, Naomh Padraig Boys, Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Fionnbarra Naofa B., Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, St Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, Sancta Maria C B S, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Vincents Inf Boys, Christ the King B, St John of God Sp Sch, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, Christ the King Girls Senior School, Naomh Lorcan O Tuathail Senior Boys, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, St Josephs for Blind, Christ the King I G, St Declans Special Sch, Henrietta Street School, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Joseph's Adolescent School | Catholic | 60 | 11,839 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt Declan's College, Árdscoil Rís, St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin, St Josephs C.B.S., Coláiste Mhuire, Christian Brothers, Synge St., C.B.S. James Street, St Pauls C.B.S., O'Connell School, C.B.S. Westland Row | Catholic | 10 | 3,382 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Harolds Cross Educate Together, Grace Park Educate Together, Glasnevin Educate Together NS, Canal Way Educate Together, Broombridge Educate Together, Harcourt Terrace Educate Together, Paradise Place ETNS, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School | Multi-denominational | 9 | 3,258 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Larkin, Marino College, Clogher Road, Cabra, Ringsend College, An Cosan CSS | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 7 | 2,476 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Mary's, Dominican College, St Louis High School, Maryfield College, Scoil Chaitriona | Catholic | 5 | 3,369 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIS.N. Paroiste Maitiu Nfa, St Catherines West, St Columbas N.S. Mxd, Glasnevin, Drumcondra | Church of Ireland | 5 | 659 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Bharra, Gaelscoil Lios na nOg, Gaelscoil Áine, Gaelscoil Eoin | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 4 | 640 |
| Minister for Education & SkillsCentral Senior Mxd, Central Infs School, Scoil Chaoimhin | Catholic | 3 | 444 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College, Loreto College | Catholic | 2 | 908 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs | Catholic | 2 | 669 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Belvedere College S.J | Catholic | 1 | 1,011 |
| Minister for EducationMount Temple Comprehensive School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 903 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School | Catholic | 1 | 544 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustSt. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | Catholic | 1 | 500 |
| Board of Governors of Sandford Park SchoolSandford Park School Ltd | Inter-denominational | 1 | 437 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| St Conleth's LtdSt Conleths College | Catholic | 1 | 339 |
| Marist Brothers (Province of West Central Europe)Marian College | Catholic | 1 | 319 |
| Board of Governors of St Patrick's Cathedral Grammar SchoolSt Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 302 |
| CEISTPresentation College | Catholic | 1 | 262 |
| The Ranelagh Multidenominational AssociationRanelagh Multi Denom | Multi-denominational | 1 | 221 |
| City of Dublin Education and Training BoardSouth City CNS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 148 |
| City of Dublin ETB & Rosminian FathersRosmini | Inter-denominational | 1 | 139 |
| The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by GuaranteeJohn Scottus | Multi-denominational | 1 | 136 |
| Minister of Abbey Presbyterian ChurchLindsay Road | Presbyterian | 1 | 95 |
| Joint patronage between the Kirk Session of Clontarf and the Scots Presbyterian ChurchHowth Rd Mxd | Presbyterian | 1 | 89 |
| 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 O'Connell Street
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 6 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, 37 of the 108 grew by 5% or more and 43 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 108 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 O'Connell Street’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
Each school is visited by inspectors from time to time, for a whole-school evaluation of teaching, learning and leadership, for one subject, or to follow up earlier advice, and every report is posted 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 124 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 O'Connell Street
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Families in O'Connell Street have 125 post-primary schools within 10 km: 91 voluntary secondary schools, 23 ETB schools, 8 community schools and 3 comprehensive schools. 55 teach girls and boys apart: 30 girls’ and 25 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 25 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 8 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 0.5 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 0.6 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 0.8 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 0.8 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 1.1 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 1.2 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 1.3 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 1.4 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 1.4 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 1.5 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 1.7 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 1.7 km |
All 125 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 1.9 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 2.3 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 2.3 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 2.6 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 2.7 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 2.7 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 2.7 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 2.8 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 2.9 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 2.9 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 3 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 3 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 3 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 3.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 3.1 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 3.1 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 3.1 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 3.1 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 3.2 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 3.3 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 3.3 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 3.3 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 3.5 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 3.6 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 3.6 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 3.6 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.8 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 3.9 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 4.1 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 4.1 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 4.2 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 4.2 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 4.3 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 4.3 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 4.4 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 4.4 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 4.4 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 4.4 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 4.4 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 4.6 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 4.7 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 4.8 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 4.8 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 4.8 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 4.9 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 5 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 5.3 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 5.4 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 5.4 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 5.4 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 5.4 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 5.4 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 5.5 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 5.6 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 5.7 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 5.8 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 5.9 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 5.9 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 5.9 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 6 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 6.1 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 6.3 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 6.3 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 6.3 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 6.3 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 6.3 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 6.3 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 6.4 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 6.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 6.4 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 6.5 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 6.5 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 6.5 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 6.6 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 6.7 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 6.9 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 7 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 7.1 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 7.1 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 7.3 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 7.3 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 7.4 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 7.4 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 7.5 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 7.6 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 7.6 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 7.6 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 7.7 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 7.7 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 7.8 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 7.8 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 8 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 8.2 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 8.2 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 8.5 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 8.6 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 8.6 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 8.7 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 8.8 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 8.9 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 8.9 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 9 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 9.1 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 9.1 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 9.1 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 9.4 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 9.4 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 9.5 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 9.6 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 9.7 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 9.8 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 9.9 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 9.9 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around O'Connell Street
11 special schools serve the area: An Taonad Reamhscoile, Henrietta Street School, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, An Cosan CSS, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, St Joseph's Adolescent School, St Declans Special Sch, St Josephs for Blind N.S., St John of God Sp Sch and Holy Family School for the Deaf, 665 pupils between them. 31 of the 77 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.
O'Connell Street beside the 100 other Irish towns of 4,700 to 9,100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford City Centre | 9,031 | 33 | 12,411 | 2 | 39% | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||||
| Buncrana | 6,971 | 7 | 2,583 | 2 | 43% | 0.6 km |
| Westport | 6,872 | 10 | 2,121 | 1 | 20% | 0.6 km |
| Eyre Square | 6,801 | 36 | 12,413 | 5 | 33% | 1.2 km |
| Christchurch | 6,778 | 119 | 29,651 | 8 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| O'Connell Street | 6,749 | 124 | 33,516 | 11 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 12 | 3,461 | 1 | 17% | 0.2 km |
| Santry | 6,710 | 64 | 20,947 | 7 | 64% | 1.7 km |
| Dunshaughlin | 6,644 | 5 | 2,399 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| Kells | 6,608 | 6 | 2,154 | 0 | 0% | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||||
| Birr | 4,726 | 7 | 1,708 | 1 | 86% | 1.4 km |
Of the other 100 towns, 3 have more pupils at the schools around them than O'Connell Street. Within 3 km, 88 of these 101 towns have a school teaching through Irish.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around O'Connell Street
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around O'Connell Street had 31,521 pupils in 2015/16 and 33,516 in 2025/26. Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School grew most: +852% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around O'Connell Street
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 O'Connell Street
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connell Street | 124 | 33,516 | 11 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Temple Bar 0.7 km | 116 | 27,705 | 10 | 51% | 0.5 km |
| Parnell Square 0.7 km | 124 | 33,167 | 9 | 52% | 0.1 km |
| Summerhill 0.9 km | 118 | 31,929 | 8 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| Phibsborough 1 km | 146 | 40,148 | 12 | 51% | 0.5 km |
| St Stephen's Green 1.2 km | 127 | 33,381 | 9 | 47% | 0 km |
| Stoneybatter 1.3 km | 142 | 37,206 | 11 | 53% | 0.1 km |
Phibsborough has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 12. Of O'Connell Street’s neighbours, Parnell Square saw the most growth in pupils since 2019/20 (+10%) and Phibsborough the least (+7%); O'Connell Street itself: +9%.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in O'Connell Street 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 O'Connell Street
How many schools are there in O'Connell Street?
In O'Connell Street or within 3 km of it: 77 primary schools, 36 secondary schools and 11 special schools, with 33,516 pupils between them.
Are there schools in O'Connell Street that teach through Irish?
Yes, 11: Scoil Chaoimhin, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire and Gaelscoil Eoin teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near O'Connell Street?
6 of the 36: Belvedere College S.J, Loreto College, Catholic University School and St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines. The others are free.
What is the best school in O'Connell Street?
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 O'Connell Street?
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).