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Schools in and around Palmerston · Department of Education

Palmerston has 3 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it

Around Palmerston, single-sex schools make up 20% of the post-primaries, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). In or within 3 km of Palmerston: 54 primary schools, 20 secondary schools and 6 special schools, 33,167 pupils in all. With no school results published in Ireland, and the Education Act 1998 restricting comparisons of them, these schools are described, not graded or ranked.

80schools in or within 3 km 7teach through Irish 32DEIS

Schools

in or within 3 km of Palmerston

6 inside the town itself

Pupils

33,167

+1% since 2019/20

Ireland: +5%

Teach through Irish

7 of 80

teach every subject through Irish

Ireland: 8%

DEIS

32 of 80

get extra support for disadvantaged areas

Ireland: 30%

School Grade

Not graded

no school results are published (Education Act 1998, s.53)

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 · In brief

What stands out about Palmerston’s schools

3 of 20secondary schools charge fees 105post-primary schools within 10 km

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: Castleknock College (771), The Kings Hospital (732) and Mount Sackville Secondary School (636). Every school ↓

A wide choice at twelve

Families here can choose among 105 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: Phobailscoil Iosolde (0.4 km), The Kings Hospital (0.9 km) and Collinstown Park Community College (1.4 km). Post-primary choices ↓

From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.

Every school

The 80 schools in and around Palmerston

Every school in Palmerston or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.

Secondary schools2 in Palmerston, 18 within 3 km

Phobailscoil Iosolde

Post-primary · Community school · Inter-denominational

DEIS

764 pupils−0% since 2019/20

The Kings Hospital

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Church of Ireland

Fee-payingBoarding

732 pupils+3% since 2019/20

St. Kevin's Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Inter-denominational

DEIS

525 pupils+41% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town

Mount Sackville Secondary School

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

GirlsFee-paying

636 pupils−3% since 2019/200.3 km outside the town

St. Seton's Secondary School

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Other

DEIS

741 pupils0.5 km outside the town

Kylemore College

Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational

DEIS

479 pupils+22% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town

Castleknock College

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

BoysFee-paying

771 pupils+10% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town

Collinstown Park Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Inter-denominational

DEIS

630 pupils+11% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town

Castleknock Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational

1,318 pupils+13% since 2019/201.2 km outside the town

Coláiste Phádraig CBS

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

Boys

745 pupils+38% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town

Luttrellstown Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational

1,027 pupils+15% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town

Coláiste Cois Life

Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational

Gaelcholáiste

592 pupils−27% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Kishoge Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational

937 pupils+12% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

St Joseph's College

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

Girls

934 pupils+6% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Griffeen Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational

576 pupils+317% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Edmund Rice College

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

912 pupils+576% since 2019/202 km outside the town

Coláiste Chilliain

Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational

Gaelcholáiste

400 pupils−4% since 2019/202.7 km outside the town

Mercy Secondary School

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

DEIS

349 pupils+124% since 2019/202.8 km outside the town

Lucan Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational

966 pupils+5% since 2019/202.8 km outside the town

Deansrath Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Inter-denominational

DEIS

425 pupils+43% since 2019/202.9 km outside the town

Primary schools4 in Palmerston, 50 within 3 km

Scoil Bride C

Primary · Catholic

GirlsSpecial classes

329 pupils−15% since 2019/20

Scoil Lorcain B

Primary · Catholic

BoysSpecial classes

321 pupils−15% since 2019/20

St Bernadettes Senior N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

194 pupils−8% since 2019/20

St Bernadettes Junior N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

173 pupils−17% since 2019/20

S N Banrion na nAingeal 1

Primary · Catholic

DEISBoysSpecial classes

171 pupils+2% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town

Bainrion na nAingal 2

Primary · Catholic

DEISBoysSpecial classes

133 pupils+2% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town

St Louise de Marillac Primary School

Primary · Catholic

DEISGirlsSpecial classes

256 pupils−18% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town

Scoil Mhuire

Primary · Catholic

166 pupils−25% since 2019/200.2 km outside the town

St Marys Junior N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

183 pupils−17% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town

St Marys Sen N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

204 pupils−7% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town

St Ultans N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

359 pupils−11% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town

St Patricks N.S.

Primary · Catholic

867 pupils+8% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town

Chapelizod N.S.

Primary · Church of Ireland

30 pupils+11% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town

St Michaels N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

314 pupils−17% since 2019/200.9 km outside the town

St Raphaels N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEIS

380 pupils+5% since 2019/201 km outside the town

St Patricks N.S.

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

203 pupils−4% since 2019/201 km outside the town

St Gabriels N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

211 pupils−22% since 2019/201 km outside the town

Divine Mercy Junior National School

Primary · Catholic

DEIS

204 pupils−35% since 2019/201.1 km outside the town

Divine Mercy Senior National School

Primary · Catholic

DEIS

274 pupils−46% since 2019/201.2 km outside the town

Neillstown N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

231 pupils−22% since 2019/201.2 km outside the town

St Peter Apostle Sen N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

278 pupils−4% since 2019/201.2 km outside the town

Lucan Educate Together NS

Primary · Multi-denominational

Special classes

384 pupils−13% since 2019/201.3 km outside the town

Lucan Community National School

Primary · Multi-denominational

Special classes

375 pupils+68% since 2019/201.3 km outside the town

Scoil Naisunta Chnuacha

Primary · Church of Ireland

198 pupils−7% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town

Show all 54 primary schools

St Brigids Mxd N.S.

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

834 pupils−12% since 2019/201.5 km outside the town

St Andrews N.S.

Primary · Church of Ireland

Special classes

374 pupils−12% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town

Scoil Choilm Community NS

Primary · Multi-denominational

DEISSpecial classes

698 pupils−20% since 2019/201.7 km outside the town

Scoil Thomais

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

622 pupils−12% since 2019/201.7 km outside the town

Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig

Primary · Catholic

GaelscoilSpecial classes

367 pupils−19% since 2019/201.8 km outside the town

Scoil Mhuire

Primary · Catholic

GirlsSpecial classes

558 pupils−13% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Esker Educate Together NS

Primary · Multi-denominational

DEISSpecial classes

382 pupils−8% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Castleknock Educate Together NS

Primary · Multi-denominational

Special classes

374 pupils−13% since 2019/202 km outside the town

Griffeen Valley Educate Together NS

Primary · Multi-denominational

Special classes

466 pupils−13% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town

Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada

Primary · Catholic

Gaelscoil

376 pupils−18% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town

Lucan B N.S.

Primary · Catholic

BoysSpecial classes

501 pupils−2% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town

Lucan East ETNS

Primary · Multi-denominational

DEISSpecial classes

416 pupils−4% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town

St Francis Xavier Senior N.S.

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

387 pupils+8% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town

S.N. Naomh Mochta

Primary · Catholic

805 pupils−9% since 2019/202.3 km outside the town

Our Lady of Wayside N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

114 pupils−3% since 2019/202.3 km outside the town

St Francis Xavier J N.S.

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

357 pupils−14% since 2019/202.3 km outside the town

Our Lady Queen of Apostles

Primary · Catholic

DEIS

469 pupils−14% since 2019/202.4 km outside the town

Scoil Bride B

Primary · Catholic

BoysSpecial classes

193 pupils−45% since 2019/202.4 km outside the town

Scoil Bride C

Primary · Catholic

GirlsSpecial classes

213 pupils−42% since 2019/202.5 km outside the town

S.N. Naomh Cillin

Primary · Catholic

DEIS

30 pupils−21% since 2019/202.5 km outside the town

Gaelscoil na Camoige

Primary · Catholic

Gaelscoil

215 pupils−12% since 2019/202.5 km outside the town

Talbot Senior N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

286 pupils−3% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town

Scoil Nano Nagle

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

261 pupils−14% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town

S.N. Muire Gan Smal B

Primary · Catholic

DEIS

331 pupils−3% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town

St Thomas Junior National School

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

573 pupils+1% since 2019/202.7 km outside the town

Inchicore N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEIS

201 pupils−3% since 2019/202.7 km outside the town

Scoil Aine Naofa

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

614 pupils+3% since 2019/202.7 km outside the town

Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain

Primary · Catholic

Gaelscoil

445 pupils+1% since 2019/202.7 km outside the town

S.N. Naomh Eoin

Primary · Church of Ireland

91 pupils−2% since 2019/202.8 km outside the town

S.N. Oilibheir

Primary · Catholic

GaelscoilSpecial classes

266 pupils+0% since 2019/202.9 km outside the town

Special schools0 in Palmerston, 6 within 3 km

Linn Dara Schools

Special · Multi-denominational

51 pupils+70% since 2019/200 km outside the town

Ballydowd High Support Special School

Special · Inter-denominational

7 pupils0.1 km outside the town

St Michaels Spec School

Special · Catholic

163 pupils−2% since 2019/200.3 km outside the town

Stewarts School

Special · Multi-denominational

145 pupils+23% since 2019/201.1 km outside the town

Phoenix Park Specialist School

Special · Catholic

17 pupils2.4 km outside the town

St Vincents Home NS

Special · Catholic

68 pupils−1% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town

Language

Teaching through Irish in and around Palmerston

The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.

All-Irish 79%

Partly in Irish 00%

English-medium 7391%

7 of Palmerston’s 80 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig, Coláiste Cois Life and Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada.

Who goes there

Who Palmerston’s schools serve

The pupils at the area’s schools by share, beside Co. Dublin’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26

Pupils at DEIS schools32%

Pupils at all-Irish schools8%

Girls49%

Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools21%

Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools15%

Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.

DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools

Primary pupils37%

Post-primary pupils27%

Share of pupils	Around Palmerston	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Pupils at DEIS schools	32%	28%	27%
Pupils at all-Irish schools	8%	6%	6%
Girls	49%	49%	49%
Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools	21%	38%	29%
Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools	15%	18%	6%

DEIS schools teach 32% of the pupils around Palmerston, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools: 15% here against 6%. The biggest school in DEIS is Phobailscoil Iosolde (764 pupils).

Each of the 80 schools

School	Pupils	Girls	DEIS	All-Irish
Phobailscoil IosoldePost-primary · Community school	764	46%	✓
The Kings HospitalPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	732	53%
Scoil Bride CPrimary	329	100%
Scoil Lorcain BPrimary	321	0%
St Bernadettes Senior N.S.Primary	194	49%	✓
St Bernadettes Junior N.S.Primary	173	49%	✓
Linn Dara SchoolsSpecial	51	73%
S N Banrion na nAingeal 1Primary	171	0%	✓
Bainrion na nAingal 2Primary	133	0%	✓
St Louise de Marillac Primary SchoolPrimary	256	100%	✓
St. Kevin's Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	525	46%	✓
Ballydowd High Support Special SchoolSpecial	7	71%
Scoil MhuirePrimary	166	99%
Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	636	100%
St Michaels Spec SchoolSpecial	163	45%
St. Seton's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	741	55%	✓
St Marys Junior N.S.Primary	183	51%	✓
St Marys Sen N.S.Primary	204	47%	✓
Kylemore CollegePost-primary · ETB	479	46%	✓
Castleknock CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	771	0%
Collinstown Park Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	630	47%	✓
St Ultans N.S.Primary	359	53%	✓
St Patricks N.S.Primary	867	46%
Chapelizod N.S.Primary	30	43%
St Michaels N.S.Primary	314	44%	✓
St Raphaels N.S.Primary	380	52%	✓
St Patricks N.S.Primary	203	46%
St Gabriels N.S.Primary	211	53%	✓
Stewarts SchoolSpecial	145	32%
Divine Mercy Junior National SchoolPrimary	204	52%	✓
Castleknock Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	1,318	49%
Divine Mercy Senior National SchoolPrimary	274	49%	✓
Neillstown N.S.Primary	231	45%	✓
St Peter Apostle Sen N.S.Primary	278	46%	✓
Lucan Educate Together NSPrimary	384	46%
Lucan Community National SchoolPrimary	375	51%
Scoil Naisunta ChnuachaPrimary	198	49%
Coláiste Phádraig CBSPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	745	0%
St Brigids Mxd N.S.Primary	834	47%
Luttrellstown Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	1,027	45%
St Andrews N.S.Primary	374	48%
Scoil Choilm Community NSPrimary	698	48%	✓
Scoil ThomaisPrimary	622	48%
Gaelscoil Naomh PadraigPrimary	367	48%		✓
Coláiste Cois LifePost-primary · ETB	592	52%		✓
Scoil MhuirePrimary	558	100%
Kishoge Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	937	47%
St Joseph's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	934	100%
Griffeen Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	576	43%
Esker Educate Together NSPrimary	382	50%	✓
Edmund Rice CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	912	48%
Castleknock Educate Together NSPrimary	374	46%
Griffeen Valley Educate Together NSPrimary	466	50%
Gaelscoil Eiscir RiadaPrimary	376	51%		✓
Lucan B N.S.Primary	501	0%
Lucan East ETNSPrimary	416	51%	✓
St Francis Xavier Senior N.S.Primary	387	50%
S.N. Naomh MochtaPrimary	805	48%
Our Lady of Wayside N.S.Primary	114	47%	✓
St Francis Xavier J N.S.Primary	357	46%
Our Lady Queen of ApostlesPrimary	469	49%	✓
Phoenix Park Specialist SchoolSpecial	17	12%
Scoil Bride BPrimary	193	0%
Scoil Bride CPrimary	213	100%
S.N. Naomh CillinPrimary	30	47%	✓
Gaelscoil na CamoigePrimary	215	49%		✓
Talbot Senior N.S.Primary	286	50%	✓
Scoil Nano NaglePrimary	261	52%	✓
S.N. Muire Gan Smal BPrimary	331	49%	✓
St Vincents Home NSSpecial	68	31%
St Thomas Junior National SchoolPrimary	573	46%
Coláiste ChilliainPost-primary · ETB	400	56%		✓
Inchicore N.S.Primary	201	53%	✓
Scoil Aine NaofaPrimary	614	54%
Gaelscoil Chluain DolcainPrimary	445	49%		✓
S.N. Naomh EoinPrimary	91	41%
Mercy Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	349	55%	✓
Lucan Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	966	46%
S.N. OilibheirPrimary	266	46%		✓
Deansrath Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	425	40%	✓

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 them

Who runs Palmerston’s schools

Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.

52 of Palmerston’s 80 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (44), Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (13) and Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI (4). 32 of the 80 are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas (30% across Ireland).

CatholicChurch of Ireland and other ProtestantMulti- and inter-denominationalOther faiths

Primary schools 54 schools80%

Secondary schools 20 schools30%

Special schools 6 schools50%

All of Palmerston’s schools 80 schools65%

Ireland 3,938 schools80%

Department of Education school lists: ethos 2025/26, patron 2024/25 (the 2025/26 lists don’t give it). DEIS list 2025/26.

Patrons

The 16 patrons of Palmerston’s schools

Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.

16 patrons run the 80 schools around Palmerston; the largest, Archbishop of Dublin, has 44 of them and 43% of the pupils. 15 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 5.

Patron	Ethos	Schools	Pupils
Archbishop of DublinSt Patricks, St Brigids Mxd, S.N. Naomh Mochta, Scoil Thomais, Scoil Aine Naofa, St Thomas Junior, Scoil Mhuire, Lucan B, Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain, St Francis Xavier Senior, St Raphaels, Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig, St Ultans, St Francis Xavier J, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, Scoil Bride C, Scoil Lorcain B, St Michaels, Talbot Senior, St Peter Apostle Sen, Divine Mercy Senior, S.N. Oilibheir, Scoil Nano Nagle, St Louise de Marillac Primary School, Neillstown, Gaelscoil na Camoige, Scoil Bride C, St Gabriels, St Marys Sen, Divine Mercy Junior, St Patricks, Inchicore, St Bernadettes Senior, Scoil Bride B, St Marys Junior, St Bernadettes Junior, S N Banrion na nAingeal 1, Scoil Mhuire, St Michaels Spec School, Bainrion na nAingal 2, Our Lady of Wayside, St Vincents Home NS, S.N. Naomh Cillin	Catholic	44	14,324
Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBCastleknock, Luttrellstown, Lucan, Kishoge, Scoil Choilm Community NS, Collinstown Park, Coláiste Cois Life, Griffeen, St. Kevin's, Deansrath, Coláiste Chilliain, Lucan Community, Ballydowd High Support Special School	Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational	13	8,476
Educate TogetherGriffeen Valley Educate Together NS, Lucan East ETNS, Esker Educate Together NS, Castleknock Educate Together NS	Multi-denominational	4	1,638
Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISt Andrews, Scoil Naisunta Chnuacha, S.N. Naomh Eoin, Chapelizod	Church of Ireland	4	693
Edmund Rice Schools TrustEdmund Rice College, Coláiste Phádraig CBS	Catholic	2	1,657
CEISTSt Joseph's College, Mercy	Catholic	2	1,283
Health Service ExecutiveLinn Dara Schools, Phoenix Park Specialist School	Multi-denominational, Catholic	2	68
Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)Castleknock College	Catholic	1	771
Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinPhobailscoil Iosolde	Inter-denominational	1	764
Trusteeship of the Le Chéile Schools Trust & CEISTSt. Seton's	Other	1	741
Board of Governors of King's HospitalThe Kings Hospital	Church of Ireland	1	732
Le Chéile Schools TrustMount Sackville	Catholic	1	636
City of Dublin ETBKylemore College	Multi-denominational	1	479
Lucan Educate Together SchoolLucan Educate Together NS	Multi-denominational	1	384
An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Eiscir Riada	Catholic	1	376
Stewarts Care LtdStewarts School	Multi-denominational	1	145

Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.

Getting a place

How children get a place in Palmerston

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 3 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

17 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 35 have shrunk by as much, out of 73; across Ireland: +5%.

Edmund Rice College+576%

Griffeen+317%

Mercy+124%

Lucan Community+68%

Deansrath+43%

St. Kevin's+41%

Coláiste Phádraig CBS+38%

Kylemore College+22%

Luttrellstown+15%

Castleknock+13%

All 73 schools

Kishoge+12%

Chapelizod+11%

Collinstown Park+11%

Castleknock College+10%

St Patricks+8%

St Francis Xavier Senior+8%

St Joseph's College+6%

St Raphaels+5%

Lucan+5%

Scoil Aine Naofa+3%

The Kings Hospital+3%

S N Banrion na nAingeal 1+2%

Bainrion na nAingal 2+2%

Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain+1%

St Thomas Junior+1%

S.N. Oilibheir+0%

Phobailscoil Iosolde−0%

S.N. Naomh Eoin−2%

Lucan B−2%

Our Lady of Wayside−3%

S.N. Muire Gan Smal B−3%

Mount Sackville−3%

Talbot Senior−3%

Inchicore−3%

Coláiste Chilliain−4%

Lucan East ETNS−4%

St Peter Apostle Sen−4%

St Patricks−4%

Scoil Naisunta Chnuacha−7%

St Marys Sen−7%

Esker Educate Together NS−8%

St Bernadettes Senior−8%

S.N. Naomh Mochta−9%

St Ultans−11%

St Andrews−12%

Gaelscoil na Camoige−12%

Scoil Thomais−12%

St Brigids Mxd−12%

Lucan Educate Together NS−13%

Scoil Mhuire−13%

Griffeen Valley Educate Together NS−13%

Castleknock Educate Together NS−13%

St Francis Xavier J−14%

Our Lady Queen of Apostles−14%

Scoil Nano Nagle−14%

Scoil Bride C−15%

Scoil Lorcain B−15%

St Marys Junior−17%

St Michaels−17%

St Bernadettes Junior−17%

Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada−18%

St Louise de Marillac Primary School−18%

Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig−19%

Scoil Choilm Community NS−20%

S.N. Naomh Cillin−21%

St Gabriels−22%

Neillstown−22%

Scoil Mhuire−25%

Coláiste Cois Life−27%

Divine Mercy Junior−35%

Scoil Bride C−42%

Scoil Bride B−45%

Divine Mercy Senior−46%

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.

Inspections

Inspection reports for Palmerston’s schools

The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings

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 80 schools below links its own.

School	Reports on gov.ie
Phobailscoil IosoldePost-primary · Community school	Inspection reports ↗
The Kings HospitalPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Bride CPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Lorcain BPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St Bernadettes Senior N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Bernadettes Junior N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Linn Dara SchoolsSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
S N Banrion na nAingeal 1Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Bainrion na nAingal 2Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Louise de Marillac Primary SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St. Kevin's Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
Ballydowd High Support Special SchoolSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil MhuirePrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
St Michaels Spec SchoolSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
St. Seton's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
St Marys Junior N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Marys Sen N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Kylemore CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
Castleknock CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Collinstown Park Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
St Ultans N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Patricks N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Chapelizod N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Michaels N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Raphaels N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Patricks N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Gabriels N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Stewarts SchoolSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
Divine Mercy Junior National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Castleknock Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
Divine Mercy Senior National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Neillstown N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Peter Apostle Sen N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Lucan Educate Together NSPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Lucan Community National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Naisunta ChnuachaPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Coláiste Phádraig CBSPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
St Brigids Mxd N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Luttrellstown Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
St Andrews N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Choilm Community NSPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil ThomaisPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil Naomh PadraigPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Coláiste Cois LifePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil MhuirePrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Kishoge Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
St Joseph's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Griffeen Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
Esker Educate Together NSPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Edmund Rice CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Castleknock Educate Together NSPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Griffeen Valley Educate Together NSPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil Eiscir RiadaPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Lucan B N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Lucan East ETNSPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St Francis Xavier Senior N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. Naomh MochtaPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Our Lady of Wayside N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Francis Xavier J N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Our Lady Queen of ApostlesPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Phoenix Park Specialist SchoolSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Bride BPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Bride CPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. Naomh CillinPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil na CamoigePrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Talbot Senior N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Nano NaglePrimary	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. Muire Gan Smal BPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St Vincents Home NSSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
St Thomas Junior National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Coláiste ChilliainPost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
Inchicore N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Aine NaofaPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil Chluain DolcainPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. Naomh EoinPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Mercy Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Lucan Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. OilibheirPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Deansrath Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗

Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.

Post-primary choices

Post-primary schools within reach of Palmerston

Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve

105 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Palmerston: 62 voluntary secondary schools, 30 ETB schools, 12 community schools and one comprehensive school. 35 teach girls and boys apart: 18 girls’ and 17 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 15 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 6 of them.

Within 10 km

105

post-primary schools; 20 in the area

Single-sex

of the 105 within reach

Nearest

0.4 km

Phobailscoil Iosolde

School	Takes	Also	Pupils	Away
Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	764	0.4 km
The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland	Girls and boys	Fee-paying, Boarding	732	0.9 km
Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	630	1.4 km
St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	525	1.6 km
St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other	Girls and boys	DEIS	741	1.9 km
Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	Fee-paying	636	1.9 km
Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	479	2.1 km
Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	771	2.1 km
Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	1,318	2.4 km
Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	1,027	3.3 km
Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	Gaelcholáiste	400	3.3 km
Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	937	3.3 km

All 105 post-primary schools within reach

School	Takes	Also	Pupils	Away
Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	576	3.3 km
Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	745	3.4 km
Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	–	912	3.5 km
Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	763	3.5 km
Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	Gaelcholáiste	592	3.6 km
Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	993	3.7 km
Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	425	3.9 km
St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	934	4 km
Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	349	4.3 km
Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	1,014	4.3 km
Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	DEIS	521	4.3 km
Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	–	944	4.4 km
Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	966	4.5 km
Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	270	4.6 km
Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	289	4.7 km
Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	1,006	5 km
Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	563	5.2 km
St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	790	5.5 km
St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	651	5.5 km
Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	Gaelcholáiste, DEIS	272	5.5 km
Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	1,120	5.5 km
Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	981	5.6 km
Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	323	5.7 km
Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	186	5.7 km
St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	466	5.8 km
Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	Gaelcholáiste, DEIS	266	5.9 km
New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	417	6 km
Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	320	6 km
Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	193	6 km
Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	250	6.1 km
Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	867	6.1 km
Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	264	6.1 km
C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	251	6.2 km
Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	1,079	6.3 km
Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	257	6.3 km
Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	297	6.3 km
St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	931	6.6 km
St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	283	6.6 km
St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	646	6.7 km
Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	840	6.9 km
St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	915	6.9 km
Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	637	7 km
St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	244	7 km
Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	262	7.1 km
St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	DEIS	408	7.3 km
St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	561	7.4 km
St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland	Girls and boys	–	302	7.4 km
Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	1,024	7.5 km
Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	386	7.5 km
Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	437	7.5 km
Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	DEIS	585	7.6 km
Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	800	7.6 km
Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic	Girls and boys	–	443	7.7 km
St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	830	7.8 km
Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	DEIS	256	7.8 km
St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	DEIS	503	7.9 km
Coláiste ChiaráinCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	676	7.9 km
Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	1,011	8 km
Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	799	8 km
St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	500	8.1 km
St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	690	8.1 km
Confey Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	934	8.1 km
Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	350	8.2 km
Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	403	8.2 km
Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	758	8.3 km
Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	Gaelcholáiste, DEIS	523	8.4 km
Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	471	8.4 km
Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	Fee-paying	588	8.5 km
Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish	Girls and boys	Fee-paying	189	8.5 km
Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	544	8.5 km
Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	825	8.6 km
O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	222	8.7 km
The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland	Girls and boys	Fee-paying	811	8.8 km
C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	205	8.9 km
Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	577	9 km
Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	618	9 km
Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	564	9.2 km
St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	727	9.2 km
Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	799	9.2 km
Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	139	9.2 km
Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	Fee-paying	625	9.2 km
Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	Fee-paying	437	9.3 km
St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	725	9.4 km
Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	Gaelcholáiste	296	9.4 km
Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	968	9.4 km
St Peter's CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	1,214	9.5 km
Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	576	9.6 km
St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	Fee-paying	339	9.7 km
Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	411	9.8 km
Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	709	9.8 km
Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland	Girls	Fee-paying, Boarding	664	9.8 km
De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	–	463	9.8 km
St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	310	9.9 km

Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.

Special needs

Special schools and classes around Palmerston

6 special schools serve the area: Linn Dara Schools, Ballydowd High Support Special School, St Michaels Spec School, Stewarts School, Phoenix Park Specialist School and St Vincents Home NS, 451 pupils between them. 38 of the 54 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.

Towns its size

Palmerston beside the 87 other Irish towns of 7,700 to 14,900 people

Each town’s schools in or within 3 km, listed by population: Ireland publishes no results, so none is ranked

Town	People	Schools	Pupils	All-Irish	DEIS schools	Nearest post-primary
Ballyowen	14,739	68	31,032	6	32%	1 km
…
Tramore	11,277	5	2,549	1	0%	0.4 km
Drumcondra	11,149	151	41,836	12	58%	0.3 km
Ronanstown	11,130	76	32,256	6	40%	0.2 km
Athy	11,035	7	2,975	1	57%	0.8 km
Palmerston	11,012	80	33,167	7	40%	0.4 km
Shankill	11,009	43	13,386	5	28%	1.9 km
Longford	10,952	12	3,607	1	83%	0.2 km
Rush	10,875	13	5,851	2	8%	0.7 km
Portmarnock	10,750	53	18,370	3	26%	0.5 km
…
Baldoyle	7,864	53	16,574	4	28%	0.7 km

Of the other 87 towns, 11 have more pupils at the schools around them than Palmerston. Teaching through Irish is on offer within 3 km in 85 of the 88.

Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.

Pupils over time

Pupil numbers around Palmerston

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 Palmerston had 32,116 pupils in 2015/16 and 33,167 in 2025/26. Edmund Rice College grew most: +576% since 2019/20.

Pupils at schools in and around Palmerston

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.

Neighbours

Schools in the towns around Palmerston

Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.

RonanstownBallyfermotCarnaCherry OrchardKylemoreCarpenterstownPalmerston

Town	Schools	Pupils	All-Irish	DEIS schools	Nearest post-primary
Palmerston	80	33,167	7	40%	0.4 km
Ronanstown 1.3 km	76	32,256	6	40%	0.2 km
Ballyfermot 1.5 km	58	19,071	2	57%	0.4 km
Carna 1.6 km	60	18,688	4	58%	0.9 km
Cherry Orchard 1.6 km	78	26,412	4	54%	1.2 km
Kylemore 2.3 km	57	16,207	2	60%	0.5 km
Carpenterstown 2.5 km	102	40,675	5	40%	0.3 km

The roll around Palmerston moved +1% since 2019/20; nearby, Ballyfermot grew most (+2%) and Carna least (−5%).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Which schools count. Every school in Palmerston 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 Palmerston

How many schools are there in Palmerston?

In Palmerston or within 3 km of it: 54 primary schools, 20 secondary schools and 6 special schools, with 33,167 pupils between them.

Are there schools in Palmerston that teach through Irish?

Yes, 7: Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig, Coláiste Cois Life and Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada teach every subject through Irish.

Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Palmerston?

3 of the 20: The Kings Hospital, Mount Sackville Secondary School and Castleknock College. The others are free.

What is the best school in Palmerston?

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 Palmerston?

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).

Palmerston has 3 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it

What stands out about Palmerston’s schools

Fee-paying secondary schools

A wide choice at twelve

The 80 schools in and around Palmerston

Where the 80 schools in and around Palmerston are

Teaching through Irish in and around Palmerston

Who Palmerston’s schools serve

DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools

Who runs Palmerston’s schools

The 16 patrons of Palmerston’s schools

How children get a place in Palmerston

Starting primary school

Moving to secondary school

Which schools are growing

Inspection reports for Palmerston’s schools

Post-primary schools within reach of Palmerston

Special schools and classes around Palmerston

Palmerston beside the 87 other Irish towns of 7,700 to 14,900 people

Pupil numbers around Palmerston

Pupils at schools in and around Palmerston

Schools in the towns around Palmerston

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Palmerston