Photo: C O'Flanagan · CC BY-SA 2.03 of the secondary schools in and around Ronanstown charge fees
Families in Ronanstown have 49 primary schools, 22 secondary schools and 5 special schools within 3 km, teaching 32,256 pupils. Girls and boys are taught apart at 32% of the post-primaries around Ronanstown, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). 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 Ronanstown’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: Castleknock College (771), The Kings Hospital (732) and Mount Sackville Secondary School (636). Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 95 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Collinstown Park Community College (0.1 km), St. Kevin's Community College (1.3 km) and Phobailscoil Iosolde (1.5 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 76 schools in and around Ronanstown
Each school in or within 3 km of Ronanstown links to a page of its own. You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Show all 49 primary schools
Where the 76 schools in and around Ronanstown 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 Ronanstown’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 Ronanstown
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
6 of Ronanstown’s 76 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil na Camoige, Coláiste Chilliain and Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain.
Who Ronanstown’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 Ronanstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 31% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 33% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 13% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 31% of the pupils around Ronanstown, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools: 13% here, 6% there. Of the DEIS schools here, Phobailscoil Iosolde is the biggest: 764 pupils.
Each of the 76 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 Ronanstown’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
50 of Ronanstown’s 76 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (41), Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (13) and Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI (3). 30 of the 76 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 18 patrons of Ronanstown’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
Of the 76 schools around Ronanstown, 41 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 39% of the pupils; 18 patrons in all. 15 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 4.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Patricks, Scoil Aine Naofa, St Thomas Junior, Scoil Mhuire, Lucan B, Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Sacred Heart, Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain, St Ronans, St Raphaels, Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig, Scoil Naomh Seosamh, St Ultans, Scoil Bride C, Scoil Lorcain B, St Michaels, St Kilians Senior, Scoil Mhuire, Talbot Senior, St Kilians Junior School, St Peter Apostle Sen, Divine Mercy Senior, Scoil Nano Nagle, St Louise de Marillac Primary School, Scoil Naomh Ide, Neillstown, Scoil Naomh Aine, Gaelscoil na Camoige, St Gabriels, St Marys Sen, Divine Mercy Junior, St Patricks, St Bernadettes Senior, 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, S.N. Naomh Cillin | Catholic | 41 | 12,609 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBCastleknock, Luttrellstown, Kingswood, Lucan, Kishoge, Collinstown Park, Coláiste Cois Life, Griffeen, St. Kevin's, Deansrath, Coláiste Chilliain, Lucan Community, Ballydowd High Support Special School | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 13 | 8,784 |
| Educate TogetherGriffeen Valley Educate Together NS, Lucan East ETNS, Esker Educate Together NS | Multi-denominational | 3 | 1,264 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISt Andrews, S.N. Naomh Eoin, Chapelizod | Church of Ireland | 3 | 495 |
| CEISTColáiste Bríde, St Joseph's College | Catholic | 2 | 1,927 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustColáiste Phádraig CBS, Meanscoil Iognáid Rís | Catholic | 2 | 1,266 |
| Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)Castleknock College | Catholic | 1 | 771 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinPhobailscoil Iosolde | Inter-denominational | 1 | 764 |
| Marist Brothers (Province of West Central Europe)Moyle Park College | Catholic | 1 | 763 |
| 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 |
| Central Remedial ClinicScoil Mochua | Catholic | 1 | 69 |
| Health Service ExecutiveLinn Dara Schools | Multi-denominational | 1 | 51 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Ronanstown
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
Of these 70 schools, 16 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 31 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 70 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 Ronanstown’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
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 76 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 Ronanstown
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Within 10 km of Ronanstown there are 95 post-primary schools: 54 voluntary secondary schools, 29 ETB schools and 12 community schools. Of these, 30 are single-sex: 15 for girls and 15 for boys. Fees are charged at 12 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 6 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 0.1 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 1.3 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 1.5 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 1.9 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 2.1 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 2.1 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 2.1 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 2.5 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 2.6 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 2.7 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 2.8 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 2.8 km |
All 95 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 2.9 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 3 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 3.2 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 3.3 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 3.4 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 3.4 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 3.6 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 3.7 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 4.3 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 4.4 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 4.6 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 4.9 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 4.9 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 5 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 5.1 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 5.3 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 5.5 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 5.6 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 5.7 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 5.7 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 5.8 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 6 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 6.1 km |
| Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 193 | 6.2 km |
| Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 867 | 6.3 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 6.3 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 6.5 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 6.6 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 6.6 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 6.7 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.7 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 6.7 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 6.8 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 6.8 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 6.8 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 6.8 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 7 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 7.1 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 7.1 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 7.1 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 7.2 km |
| Coláiste ChiaráinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 676 | 7.2 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 7.4 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 7.4 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 7.4 km |
| Confey Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 934 | 7.6 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 7.7 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 7.7 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 7.8 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 7.9 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 8 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 8 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 8.1 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 8.1 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 8.2 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 8.2 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 8.3 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 8.6 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 8.6 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 8.6 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 8.7 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 8.8 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 8.9 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 8.9 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 8.9 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 8.9 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 9 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 9 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 9 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 9.1 km |
| Holy Family Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 998 | 9.2 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 9.2 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 9.3 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 9.3 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 9.3 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 9.3 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 9.4 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 9.6 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 9.6 km |
| St Peter's CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,214 | 9.7 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 9.8 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 9.8 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Ronanstown
5 special schools serve the area: Linn Dara Schools, Stewarts School, Ballydowd High Support Special School, St Michaels Spec School and Scoil Mochua, 435 pupils between them. 36 of the 49 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.
Ronanstown beside the 88 other Irish towns of 7,800 to 15,000 people
Towns of a similar size, with the schools in or within 3 km of each; ordered by population, never ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtown | 14,937 | 97 | 28,864 | 8 | 52% | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||||
| Phibsborough | 11,657 | 146 | 40,148 | 12 | 51% | 0.5 km |
| Gorey | 11,517 | 8 | 4,875 | 1 | 13% | 0.6 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 |
| … | ||||||
| Baldoyle | 7,864 | 53 | 16,574 | 4 | 28% | 0.7 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 16 of the other 88 towns than around Ronanstown. An all-Irish school is within 3 km of 86 of the 89.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Ronanstown
Pupils every September at the schools in or within 3 km of the town, each counted at today’s site.
The schools in and around Ronanstown had 30,897 pupils in 2015/16 and 32,256 in 2025/26. Griffeen Community College grew most: +317% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Ronanstown
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 Ronanstown
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronanstown | 76 | 32,256 | 6 | 40% | 0.2 km |
| Palmerston 1.3 km | 80 | 33,167 | 7 | 40% | 0.4 km |
| Cherry Orchard 1.8 km | 78 | 26,412 | 4 | 54% | 1.2 km |
| Ballyowen 1.9 km | 68 | 31,032 | 6 | 32% | 1 km |
| Carna 2.1 km | 60 | 18,688 | 4 | 58% | 0.9 km |
| Deansrath 2.3 km | 64 | 26,713 | 6 | 34% | 0.3 km |
| Ballyfermot 2.4 km | 58 | 19,071 | 2 | 57% | 0.4 km |
Palmerston has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 7. Of Ronanstown’s neighbours, Ballyfermot saw the most growth in pupils since 2019/20 (+2%) and Carna the least (−5%); Ronanstown itself: +1%.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Ronanstown 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 Ronanstown
How many schools are there in Ronanstown?
In Ronanstown or within 3 km of it: 49 primary schools, 22 secondary schools and 5 special schools, with 32,256 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Ronanstown that teach through Irish?
Yes, 6: Gaelscoil na Camoige, Coláiste Chilliain and Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Ronanstown?
3 of the 22: The Kings Hospital, Mount Sackville Secondary School and Castleknock College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Ronanstown?
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 Ronanstown?
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).