Photo: O'Dea · CC BY-SA 4.04 of the secondary schools in and around Perrystown charge fees
Families in Perrystown have 58 primary schools, 25 secondary schools and 11 special schools within 3 km, teaching 30,259 pupils. All-Irish schools make up 5% of those around Perrystown, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%). Nothing here grades or ranks these schools: Ireland publishes no results school by school, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
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 Perrystown’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: The High School (811), Terenure College (800), Loreto High School (625) and Stratford College (189). Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 126 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: St Pauls Secondary School (0.8 km), Greenhills College (1 km) and Assumption Secondary School (1.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 94 schools in and around Perrystown
Each school in or within 3 km of Perrystown links to a page of its own. No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
Show all 25 secondary schools
Show all 58 primary schools
Where the 94 schools in and around Perrystown 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 Perrystown’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 Perrystown
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
5 of Perrystown’s 94 schools teach every subject through Irish: Coláiste de hÍde, Gaelscoil Mologa and Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna.
Who Perrystown’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 Perrystown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 31% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 51% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 49% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 19% | 18% | 6% |
Around Perrystown, 31% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 49% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is Tallaght Community School (840 pupils).
Each of the 94 schools
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary): enrolments by sex and the DEIS list. Shares are of pupils, not of schools; a county’s are the schools listed with its towns.
Who runs Perrystown’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
71 of Perrystown’s 94 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (53), Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (4) and Le Chéile Schools Trust (3). 35 of the 94 are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas (30% across Ireland).
Department of Education school lists: ethos 2025/26, patron 2024/25 (the 2025/26 lists don’t give it). DEIS list 2025/26.
The 24 patrons of Perrystown’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
Archbishop of Dublin is patron of 53 of the 94 schools around Perrystown, which teach 50% of their pupils; 24 patrons run them in all. Education and Training Boards run 8 of them. Educate Together runs 3.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Colmcille Senior, Scoil Colmcille Naofa, St. Louis, St Pius X G, St Pius X N.S. Boys, St Patrick GNS, Bishop Galvin, Clochar Loreto, Bishop Shanahan, Assumption Junior School, St Dominic's, Harolds Cross, Scoil Treasa Firhouse, Ballyroan B, Presentation Primary School, Scoil Mhuire Boys, St Josephs Boys, Scoil Úna Naofa, St Marys School, Drimnagh Castle CBS, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, Scoil Carmel, St Kilians Senior, St Kilians Junior School, St Kevins Boys, Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, Holy Spirit Senior Primary School, Scoil Santain, St Kevins Girls, St Damiens, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, Gaelscoil Mologa, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, Marist, S.N. Aenghusa, Inchicore, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, Scoil Treasa Naofa, St Clares Convent, Scoil Aenghusa Jun, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Our Lady of Wayside, Scoil Iosa, St Josephs Special Sch, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, St Peters Special Sch, St Roses Special School, Our Lady of Hope School, S.N. Naomh Cillin | Catholic | 53 | 15,134 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBKingswood, St Mac Dara's, Coláiste de hÍde, Greenhills College | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 4 | 2,373 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustOur Ladys School, St Louis High School, St Pauls | Catholic | 3 | 1,955 |
| CEISTSancta Maria College, Mercy, Our Lady Of Mercy | Catholic | 3 | 1,215 |
| Educate TogetherHarolds Cross Educate Together, Riverview Educate Together, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School | Multi-denominational | 3 | 853 |
| City of Dublin ETBPresentation, Clogher Road, Solas Hospital School | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 3 | 838 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIRathfarnham Parish, St Catherines West, Zion Parish Primary School | Church of Ireland | 3 | 499 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustColáiste Éanna, Meanscoil Iognáid Rís | Catholic | 2 | 1,139 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto High School, Loreto College | Catholic | 2 | 945 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 2 | 529 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityAssumption, Rosary College | Catholic | 2 | 520 |
| Dublin Talmud TorahStratford College, Scoil Naisiunta Stratford | Jewish | 2 | 277 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Marist BrothersTallaght | Inter-denominational | 1 | 840 |
| Board of Governors of the High SchoolThe High School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 811 |
| Carmelite Order (Irish Province)Terenure College | Catholic | 1 | 800 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustTempleogue College | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| Board of Governors of the Church of Ireland College of EducationKildare Place | Church of Ireland | 1 | 189 |
| Conference of Methodist Church in IrelandRathgar | Methodist | 1 | 94 |
| Health Service ExecutiveSetanta Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 68 |
| Spiritan Education TrustLibermann Spiritan School | Catholic | 1 | 51 |
| Irish Autism ActionABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Sapling School Company Limited by GuaranteeSaplings Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Cheeverstown School Company limited by guaranteeCheeverstown Sp Sch | Catholic | 1 | 29 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Perrystown
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 4 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
Of these 80 schools, 22 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 42 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 80 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 Perrystown’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and none rated
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.
The reports describe what inspectors saw and what each school should do next. They give no overall grade, so none is shown here; the 94 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 Perrystown
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in Perrystown have 126 post-primary schools within 10 km: 85 voluntary secondary schools, 28 ETB schools, 11 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 52 of them are single-sex, 27 for girls and 25 for boys. Fees are charged at 26 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 8 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 0.8 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 1 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 1.2 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 1.2 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 1.2 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 1.4 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 1.8 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 2 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 2 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 2.2 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 2.3 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 2.3 km |
All 126 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 2.4 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 2.5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 2.5 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 2.7 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.2 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 3.3 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 3.3 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 3.4 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 3.4 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 3.4 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 3.5 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 3.6 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 3.7 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 3.8 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 3.8 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 4 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 4.1 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 4.1 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 4.1 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 4.3 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 4.3 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 4.4 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 4.4 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 4.5 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 4.6 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 4.9 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 4.9 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 4.9 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 5 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 5 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 5.1 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 5.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.2 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 5.2 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 5.2 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 5.3 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 5.4 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 5.4 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 5.4 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 5.7 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 5.7 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 5.7 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 5.8 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 5.8 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.9 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 6 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 6.1 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 6.1 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 6.2 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 6.2 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 6.3 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 6.3 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 6.3 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 6.3 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 6.4 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 6.5 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 6.6 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 6.6 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 6.6 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 6.6 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 6.6 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 6.6 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6.8 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 6.9 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 6.9 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 6.9 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 7 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 7 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 7 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 7.1 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 7.2 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 7.3 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 7.3 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 7.4 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 7.5 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.7 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 7.8 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 7.9 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 8 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 8 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 8 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 8.1 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 8.2 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 8.2 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 8.3 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 8.3 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 8.3 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 8.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 8.4 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 8.4 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 8.5 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 8.5 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 8.5 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 8.6 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 8.6 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 8.8 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 8.8 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 8.8 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 8.9 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 8.9 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 8.9 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 9 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 9 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 9.1 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 9.1 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 9.1 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 9.2 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 9.3 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 9.3 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 9.6 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 9.6 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 9.7 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 9.7 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 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 Perrystown
11 special schools serve the area: Setanta Special School, Libermann Spiritan School, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Hope School, Solas Hospital School, St Josephs Special Sch, ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism, Cheeverstown Sp Sch, St Roses Special School, St Peters Special Sch and Saplings Special School, 712 pupils between them. 33 of the 58 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.
Perrystown beside the 99 other Irish towns of 5,300 to 10,200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 124 | 33,167 | 9 | 52% | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Edenderry | 7,888 | 7 | 2,986 | 1 | 57% | 0.3 km |
| Farranshone | 7,874 | 49 | 16,369 | 6 | 47% | 0.4 km |
| Baldoyle | 7,864 | 53 | 16,574 | 4 | 28% | 0.7 km |
| Frankfield and Grange | 7,687 | 58 | 20,798 | 6 | 24% | 2 km |
| Perrystown | 7,581 | 94 | 30,259 | 5 | 37% | 0.8 km |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 7,526 | 22 | 11,271 | 1 | 5% | 0.7 km |
| Walkinstown | 7,442 | 91 | 27,293 | 3 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Clongriffin | 7,438 | 53 | 15,799 | 4 | 36% | 0.3 km |
| Caherdavin | 7,364 | 46 | 16,583 | 5 | 39% | 1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Monasterevin | 5,307 | 5 | 1,605 | 0 | 20% | 0.7 km |
Of these 99 other towns, 11 count more pupils at their schools than Perrystown. An all-Irish school is within 3 km of 90 of the 100.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Perrystown
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Perrystown had 30,643 pupils in 2015/16 and 30,259 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Mercy Secondary School grew most: +124% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Perrystown
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 Perrystown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perrystown | 94 | 30,259 | 5 | 37% | 0.8 km |
| Walkinstown 1.1 km | 91 | 27,293 | 3 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Templeogue 1.1 km | 118 | 40,646 | 8 | 34% | 0.5 km |
| Kimmage 1.7 km | 132 | 38,981 | 9 | 45% | 0.5 km |
| Crumlin 1.9 km | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Terenure 2.3 km | 119 | 38,960 | 8 | 37% | 0.3 km |
| Inchicore 2.4 km | 76 | 21,071 | 3 | 59% | 0.7 km |
Kimmage has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. Pupils around Perrystown: +4% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Terenure led (+7%) and Inchicore trailed (+3%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Perrystown 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 Perrystown
How many schools are there in Perrystown?
In Perrystown or within 3 km of it: 58 primary schools, 25 secondary schools and 11 special schools, with 30,259 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Perrystown that teach through Irish?
Yes, 5: Coláiste de hÍde, Gaelscoil Mologa and Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Perrystown?
4 of the 25: Terenure College, Stratford College, The High School and Loreto High School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Perrystown?
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 Perrystown?
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).