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Eriu Community College

Post-primary · ETBMulti-denominational

Barnwell Road, Hansfield, Dublin 15 · D15 X4XT · Roll number 76574F

Eriu Community College is one of 12 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Ongar. Every school in and around Ongar →

Pupils
193
September, 2025/26
84 girls, 109 boys
Ethos
Multi-denominational
Patron: Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Eriu Community College

  • A small post-primary school: 193 pupils, against a typical 585.
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • On the lists since 2020/21: a new school, or a new roll after schools joined.
  • The smallest of the 12 post-primary schools around Ongar.
  • An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
  • Its patron is the Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.

Pupils over time

2020/21 to 2025/26

Eriu Community College had 193 pupils in 2025/26, against 21 in 2020/21 (+819%). Girls are 44% of them. Its largest roll was 194, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 4 of the 5 years.

0501001502002020/212023/242025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for Eriu Community College

Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.

What the Department of Education does publish for Eriu Community College is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.

Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Eriu Community College

The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗

Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.

Getting in

Getting a place at Eriu Community College

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to Eriu Community College directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.

A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest post-primary schools

2025/26

The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.

Each of the 6 nearest post-primary schools has more pupils than Eriu Community College.

Eriu193
Hansfield ETSS867
Coláiste Pobail Setanta1,079
Hartstown1,120
Blakestown563
Luttrellstown1,027
Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin1,014
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Eriu Community College193–Multi-denominationalEnglish
Hansfield ETSS867+34%Multi-denominationalEnglish0.1 km
Coláiste Pobail Setanta1,079+2%Multi-denominationalEnglish1.2 km
Hartstown Community School1,120−1%Inter-denominationalEnglish2.1 km
Blakestown Community School563+31%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓2.9 km
Luttrellstown Community College1,027+15%Multi-denominationalEnglish2.9 km
Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin1,014−1%Inter-denominationalEnglish3.3 km
The other 177 post-primary schools in Co. Dublin
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
St Joseph's College934+6%CatholicEnglish3.5 km
Coláiste Phádraig CBS745+38%CatholicEnglish3.7 km
Castleknock Community College1,318+13%Multi-denominationalEnglish4.1 km
Coláiste Cois Life592−27%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish4.5 km
Rath Dara Community College323+28%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓4.6 km
Lucan Community College966+5%Multi-denominationalEnglish4.7 km
Le Cheile Secondary School944+26%CatholicEnglish4.8 km
St. Kevin's Community College525+41%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓4.9 km
The Kings Hospital732+3%Church of IrelandEnglish5.2 km
Castleknock College771+10%CatholicEnglish5.6 km
Adamstown Community College981+8%Multi-denominationalEnglish6 km
Kishoge Community College937+12%Multi-denominationalEnglish6.1 km
Griffeen Community College576+317%Multi-denominationalEnglish6.1 km
Collinstown Park Community College630+11%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓6.3 km
Phobailscoil Iosolde764−0%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓6.5 km
Edmund Rice College912+576%CatholicEnglish6.5 km
Mount Sackville Secondary School636−3%CatholicEnglish6.7 km
Deansrath Community College425+43%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓7.5 km
St. Seton's Secondary School741–OtherEnglish✓7.8 km
Coláiste Chilliain400−4%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish7.8 km
Kylemore College479+22%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓8 km
New Cross College417+110%CatholicEnglish✓8.2 km
Moyle Park College763+3%CatholicEnglish8.3 km
Coláiste Bríde993+4%CatholicEnglish8.8 km
Coláiste Eoin257+43%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓9 km
St Dominics College790−1%CatholicEnglish9.4 km
St Michaels Secondary School646+4%CatholicEnglish✓9.6 km
St Declan's College651+0%CatholicEnglish9.8 km
Coláiste Mhuire272−4%CatholicAll in Irish✓9.9 km
Mercy Secondary School349+124%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
Cabra Community College264+102%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓10 km
Meanscoil Iognáid Rís521−10%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
Kingswood Community College1,006+93%Multi-denominationalEnglish10 km
Beneavin De La Salle College585+15%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School289−6%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
Assumption Secondary School270+8%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
St Kevins College503−6%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
St Marks Community School931+12%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓12 km
St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin408+13%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
St Mary's Secondary School830+2%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
St Josephs Secondary School283+48%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
St Aidan's Community School561+28%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓12 km
Coláiste de hÍde266−11%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish✓12 km
C.B.S. James Street251+65%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Greenhills College186+36%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓12 km
Coláiste pobail Fóla758–Multi-denominationalEnglish12 km
St Pauls Secondary School466+4%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Loreto College320−20%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
St Pauls C.B.S.244+15%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Rosary College250+35%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Trinity Comprehensive School564+15%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Clogher Road Community College297+46%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓12 km
Scoil Chaitriona523+11%CatholicAll in Irish✓12 km
Mount Carmel Secondary School386−4%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Mount Seskin Community College350+8%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓13 km
Presentation College262+55%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Tallaght Community School840+10%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓13 km
Holy Family Community School998+4%Inter-denominationalEnglish13 km
Belvedere College S.J1,011+1%CatholicEnglish13 km
Old Bawn Community School1,024+12%Inter-denominationalEnglish13 km
St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School302+39%Church of IrelandEnglish13 km
St. Aidan's C.B.S.725+1%CatholicEnglish13 km
St Mac Dara's Community College915+7%Inter-denominationalEnglish13 km
Templeogue College637−6%CatholicEnglish13 km
Killinarden Community School471−3%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓13 km
Larkin Community College403+3%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓13 km
Dominican College799+7%CatholicEnglish13 km
Clonturk College968+182%Multi-denominationalEnglish13 km
Rosmini Community School139+16%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓13 km
Christian Brothers, Synge St.256−3%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary School437–Multi-denominationalEnglish13 km
O'Connell School222+8%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Ellenfield Community College150+3%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓14 km
Terenure College800+16%CatholicEnglish14 km
Presentation Community College443+26%CatholicEnglish14 km
St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines500+17%CatholicEnglish14 km
Loreto College588+5%CatholicEnglish14 km
St Louis High School690+2%CatholicEnglish14 km
Catholic University School544+7%CatholicEnglish14 km
Our Ladys School799+5%CatholicEnglish14 km
C.B.S. Westland Row205+52%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
Maryfield College527−11%CatholicEnglish14 km
Firhouse Community College825+2%Inter-denominationalEnglish14 km
Our Lady Of Mercy College407+6%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
St Josephs C.B.S.310+20%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
Stratford College189+28%JewishEnglish14 km
Marino College297+21%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓14 km
Árdscoil Rís563+4%CatholicEnglish15 km
The High School811+11%Church of IrelandEnglish15 km
Mount Temple Comprehensive School903+2%Church of IrelandEnglish15 km
Sancta Maria College577+5%CatholicEnglish15 km
Sandford Park School Ltd437+8%Inter-denominationalEnglish15 km
Coláiste Éanna618+3%CatholicEnglish15 km
St. Colmcille's Community School727−0%Inter-denominationalEnglish15 km
Loreto College655+4%CatholicEnglish15 km
St. David's College550+8%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
Loreto High School625−5%CatholicEnglish15 km
St Conleths College339+19%CatholicEnglish15 km
Gonzaga College576+4%CatholicEnglish15 km
Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh296+13%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish15 km
Coolock Community College205+32%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓15 km
Muckross Park College709+0%CatholicEnglish15 km
Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School411+407%Multi-denominationalEnglish15 km
Ringsend College191+1%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓16 km
Swords Community College952+473%Multi-denominationalEnglish16 km
Alexandra College664+13%Church of IrelandEnglish16 km
Marian College319−8%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
De La Salle College463+45%CatholicEnglish16 km
Chanel College451−21%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Coláiste Choilm421−23%CatholicEnglish16 km
St Marys Secondary School320+0%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Mercy College Coolock402−6%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
The Teresian School230+16%CatholicEnglish17 km
Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School437+460%Multi-denominationalEnglish17 km
Holy Faith Secondary School647+0%CatholicEnglish17 km
St Pauls College650+10%CatholicEnglish17 km
St Finians Community College671+4%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓17 km
St Michaels College731+10%CatholicEnglish17 km
Rockbrook Park School186+14%CatholicEnglish17 km
Fingal Community College864+1%Inter-denominationalEnglish17 km
Our Lady's Grove Secondary School295−3%CatholicEnglish17 km
Ballinteer Community School415+2%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓17 km
St Kilian's Deutsche Schule475+18%Inter-denominationalEnglish17 km
Goatstown Educate Together Secondary School366–Multi-denominationalEnglish18 km
Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary School696+939%Multi-denominationalEnglish18 km
St Columba's College357+7%Church of IrelandEnglish18 km
The Donahies Community School488+4%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓18 km
Manor House School652−5%CatholicEnglish18 km
St. Tiernan's Community School368+7%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓18 km
Mount Anville Secondary School726+4%CatholicEnglish18 km
Árdscoil La Salle289+74%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School595+1,883%Multi-denominationalEnglish18 km
Wesley College942+2%MethodistEnglish18 km
Coláiste Eoin517+4%CatholicAll in Irish19 km
St Andrews College1,011+2%PresbyterianEnglish19 km
Coláiste Íosagáin488+1%CatholicAll in Irish19 km
St Benildus College949+18%CatholicEnglish19 km
Willow Park School206−0%CatholicEnglish19 km
Grange Community College553+98%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓19 km
Gaelcholáiste Reachrann453+2%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish19 km
Oatlands College623+14%CatholicEnglish19 km
Blackrock College1,041+2%CatholicEnglish19 km
Dominican College521+19%CatholicEnglish20 km
St Raphaela's Secondary School637+12%CatholicEnglish20 km
Malahide Community School1,250+3%Inter-denominationalEnglish20 km
Rosemont School307+69%CatholicEnglish20 km
Pobalscoil Neasáin831+7%Inter-denominationalEnglish21 km
Portmarnock Community School955+3%Inter-denominationalEnglish21 km
St Marys Secondary School230−16%CatholicEnglish21 km
Newpark Comprehensive School884+3%Church of IrelandEnglish21 km
St. Fintan's High School714+1%CatholicEnglish22 km
Rockford Manor Secondary School273−1%CatholicEnglish22 km
Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School741+246%Multi-denominationalEnglish22 km
Loreto College Foxrock660+27%CatholicEnglish22 km
Christian Brothers College549+7%CatholicEnglish23 km
Donabate Community College799+5%Multi-denominationalEnglish23 km
Santa Sabina Dominican College754+13%CatholicEnglish23 km
Clonkeen College635+10%CatholicEnglish23 km
Sutton Park School503+36%Church of IrelandEnglish23 km
Holy Child Community School275+12%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓24 km
Cabinteely Community School512+12%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓24 km
Rathdown School364+38%Church of IrelandEnglish24 km
Lusk Community College1,104+61%Multi-denominationalEnglish25 km
Blackrock Educate Together Secondary School236–Multi-denominationalEnglish25 km
St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary School270+7%CatholicEnglish25 km
St Laurence College302+17%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Loreto Abbey Secondary School757+16%CatholicEnglish26 km
Holy Child Killiney382+9%CatholicEnglish27 km
St Joseph's Secondary School945+19%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
John Scottus Secondary School211+77%Inter-denominationalEnglish28 km
Bremore Educate Together Secondary School824+124%Multi-denominationalEnglish29 km
Coláiste Ghlór na Mara520+63%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish29 km
Woodbrook College623+51%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Ardgillan Community College1,014+6%Multi-denominationalEnglish29 km
Balbriggan Community College686+33%Inter-denominationalEnglish✓30 km
Loreto Secondary School1,220−5%CatholicEnglish30 km
Skerries Community College1,025+5%Inter-denominationalEnglish30 km
Living nearby

Living in Ongar

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€325,000
159 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,877
a month, new tenancies in 2025

Homes in the D15 Eircode area

Housing in Ongar →

The median sale price rose from €370,000 in 2023 to €441,500 in 2025 (+19%).

2023€370,000
2024€430,000
2025€441,500

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€482,800
Second-hand homes€381,000

Property Price Register sales in the D15 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

New tenancies in Ongar averaged €1,877 a month in 2025, against €1,857 in 2024 (+1%).

2024€1,857
2025€1,877

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Ongar, D15 X4XT

Nearby

Post-primary schools near Eriu Community College

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Questions about Eriu Community College

Is Eriu Community College a good school?

We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.

How many pupils does Eriu Community College have?

193 pupils in 2025/26.

Does Eriu Community College teach through Irish?

No: Eriu Community College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Eriu Community College?

Eriu Community College has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB.

How do pupils get a place at Eriu Community College?

Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.

Which schools of the same kind are near Eriu Community College?

The nearest are Hansfield ETSS (0.1 km), Coláiste Pobail Setanta (1.2 km) and Hartstown Community School (2.1 km).

Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Ongar; nothing here rates the school.

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).