Hospital School CHI at Temple Street
TEMPLE STREET, DUBLIN 1 · D01 YC67 · Roll number 17890H
Hospital School CHI at Temple Street is one of 13 special schools in or within 3 km of Parnell Square. Every school in and around Parnell Square →
What stands out about Hospital School CHI at Temple Street
- 66 pupils, near the middle for special schools in Ireland (the median is 58).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−3%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Hospital School CHI at Temple Street had 66 pupils in 2025/26, against 61 in 2015/16 (+8%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 90, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Hospital School CHI at Temple Street
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 Hospital School CHI at Temple Street 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.
Inspection reports on Hospital School CHI at Temple Street
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 a place at Hospital School CHI at Temple Street
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Hospital School CHI at Temple Street follow a professional report on the child’s needs; the National Council for Special Education’s local special educational needs organiser helps families apply.
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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Hospital School CHI at Temple Street is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−3%). All the schools around Parnell Square together changed by +10%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest special schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest special schools, 1 have more pupils than Hospital School CHI at Temple Street. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −3%; 1 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital School CHI at Temple Street | 66 | −3% | Catholic | English | ||
| An Taonad Reamhscoile | 96 | −3% | Catholic | English | 0.7 km | |
| Henrietta Street School | 20 | +0% | Catholic | English | 0.7 km | |
| St L O Tooles 2 Spec | 14 | −42% | Catholic | English | 1.2 km | |
| An Cosan CSS | 56 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 1.2 km | |
| St Joseph's Adolescent School | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 1.4 km | |
| St Josephs for Blind N.S. | 48 | −16% | Catholic | English | 1.8 km |
The other 48 special schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Mc Auley N Sc | 99 | +0% | Catholic | English | 2.5 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 64 | +31% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| St Declans Special Sch | 35 | −3% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| Holy Family School for the Deaf | 134 | −4% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| St Ciarans Spec Sch | 140 | +0% | Catholic | English | 3.1 km | |
| Casa Caterina S S | 31 | −6% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| St John of God Sp Sch | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount School | 49 | +14% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| St Pauls Hospital Special School | 54 | +0% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Central Remedial Clinic | 78 | −18% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| St Vincents Home NS | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| Phoenix Park Specialist School | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| Beaumont Hospital Special School | 9 | – | Other | English | 4.6 km | |
| Youth Encounter Project | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| Our Lady of Hope School | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Scoil Eoin | 142 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Solas Hospital School | 98 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.1 km | |
| St Peters Special Sch | 70 | +17% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| St Michaels Spec School | 163 | −2% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | 52 | −10% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Libermann Spiritan School | 51 | – | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Setanta Special School | 68 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.3 km | |
| Belmayne Community Special School | 2 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 7.4 km | |
| St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield | 61 | +144% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.6 km | |
| ABACAS Kilbarrack | 54 | +10% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 7.7 km | |
| Cheeverstown Sp Sch | 29 | +45% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Linn Dara Schools | 51 | +70% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.9 km | |
| Benincasa Special School | 35 | −22% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Saplings Special School | 30 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.4 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 86 | +4% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | 30 | +3% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 8.9 km | |
| Danu Community Special School | 43 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 9.3 km | |
| St Roses Special School | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| St Augustines School | 157 | −1% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Ballydowd High Support Special School | 7 | – | Inter-denominational | English | 9.5 km | |
| St Michaels House Special School | 56 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Stewarts School | 145 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Red Door Special School | 29 | +21% | Other | English | 11 km | |
| The Adelaide and Meath Hospital | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Mochua | 69 | −7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Lucan Community Special School | 0 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Crannog Nua Special School | 5 | – | Other | English | 18 km | |
| St Michaels Spec Sch | 30 | +0% | Catholic | English | 25 km |
Living in Parnell Square
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Homes in the D01 Eircode area
Housing in Parnell Square →The median sale price rose from €334,100 in 2023 to €352,600 in 2025 (+6%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the D01 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Parnell Square
Cost of living in Parnell Square →New tenancies in Parnell Square averaged €2,065 a month in 2025, against €1,980 in 2024 (+4%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Parnell Square, D01 YC67
Special schools near Hospital School CHI at Temple Street
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Hospital School CHI at Temple Street
Is Hospital School CHI at Temple Street 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 Hospital School CHI at Temple Street have?
66 pupils in 2025/26. That is −3% since 2019/20.
Does Hospital School CHI at Temple Street teach through Irish?
No: Hospital School CHI at Temple Street teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Hospital School CHI at Temple Street?
Hospital School CHI at Temple Street has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at Hospital School CHI at Temple Street?
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 Hospital School CHI at Temple Street?
The nearest are An Taonad Reamhscoile (0.7 km), Henrietta Street School (0.7 km) and St L O Tooles 2 Spec (1.2 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 Parnell Square; 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).