Photo: O'Dea · CC BY-SA 4.05 of the secondary schools in and around Templeogue charge fees
In or within 3 km of Templeogue: 72 primary schools, 34 secondary schools and 12 special schools, 40,646 pupils in all. 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 Templeogue’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), St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines (500) and Stratford College (189). Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 120 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: Templeogue College (0.4 km), St Mac Dara's Community College (0.9 km) and St Pauls Secondary School (1 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 118 schools in and around Templeogue
Every school in Templeogue or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
Show all 34 secondary schools
Show all 72 primary schools
Where the 118 schools in and around Templeogue 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 Templeogue’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 Templeogue
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
8 of Templeogue’s 118 schools teach every subject through Irish: Coláiste de hÍde, Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna and Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh.
Who Templeogue’s schools serve
Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside 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 Templeogue | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 29% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 41% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 15% | 18% | 6% |
The share of pupils at DEIS schools around Templeogue, 29%, is close to Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at single-sex schools, at 41% against 29%. St Marks Community School, with 931 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.
Each of the 118 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 Templeogue’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
83 of Templeogue’s 118 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (61), Educate Together (7) and Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (5). 40 of the 118 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 28 patrons of Templeogue’s schools
Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.
Of the 118 schools around Templeogue, 61 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 43% of the pupils; 28 patrons in all. The local Education and Training Board runs 13. Educate Together runs 7.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Colmcille Senior, Scoil Colmcille Naofa, St. Louis, St Pius X G, Holy Rosary Primary School, St Pius X N.S. Boys, St Patrick GNS, Bishop Galvin, Marley Grange, Clochar Loreto, Bishop Shanahan, Assumption Junior School, St Dominic's, Harolds Cross, Scoil Maelruain Senior, Scoil Treasa Firhouse, Ballyroan B, Belgard Heights, Scoil Maelruain Junior, Scoil Mhuire Boys, Presentation Primary School, St Josephs Boys, Scoil Úna Naofa, St Marys School, Drimnagh Castle CBS, 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, Scoil Naithi, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, Gaelscoil Mologa, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, Marist, S.N. Aenghusa, Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, Scoil Mhuire, Our Ladys, 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, S.N. Bhaile Eamonn, St Peters Special Sch, St Roses Special School, Our Lady of Hope School, S.N. Naomh Cillin | Catholic | 61 | 17,595 |
| Educate TogetherHarolds Cross Educate Together, Firhouse Educate Together, Firhouse Educate Together, Riverview Educate Together, Rathfarnham Educate Together, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School, Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School | Multi-denominational | 7 | 1,977 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBKingswood, St Mac Dara's, Firhouse, Coláiste de hÍde, Greenhills College | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 5 | 3,198 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustOur Ladys School, St Louis High School, St Pauls, De La Salle College | Catholic | 4 | 2,418 |
| CEISTColáiste Bríde, Sancta Maria College, Mercy, Our Lady Of Mercy | Catholic | 4 | 2,208 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, Gaelscoil na Giúise, Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 4 | 1,248 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIRathfarnham Parish, Whitechurch Nat School, St Catherines West, Zion Parish Primary School | Church of Ireland | 4 | 693 |
| City of Dublin ETBPresentation, Clogher Road, Solas Hospital School | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 3 | 838 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province)St. Colmcille's, Ballinteer | Inter-denominational | 2 | 1,142 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustColáiste Éanna, Meanscoil Iognáid Rís | Catholic | 2 | 1,139 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustTempleogue College, St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | Catholic | 2 | 1,137 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto High School, Loreto College | Catholic | 2 | 945 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityAssumption, Rosary College | Catholic | 2 | 520 |
| Dublin Talmud TorahStratford College, Scoil Naisiunta Stratford | Jewish | 2 | 277 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Dominican FathersOld Bawn | Inter-denominational | 1 | 1,024 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinSt Marks | Inter-denominational | 1 | 931 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of GlendalouoghThe Adelaide and Meath Hospital | Catholic | 1 | 11 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Templeogue
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 5 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 102 schools, 30 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 52 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 102 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 Templeogue’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and none rated
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 118 schools below links its own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Templeogue
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
Families in Templeogue have 120 post-primary schools within 10 km: 82 voluntary secondary schools, 26 ETB schools, 10 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 49 teach girls and boys apart: 25 girls’ and 24 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 26 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 8 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 0.4 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 0.9 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 1 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 1.2 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 1.4 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 1.5 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 1.6 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 1.8 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 2.1 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 2.3 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 2.3 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 2.3 km |
All 120 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 2.3 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 2.5 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 2.6 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 2.8 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 2.9 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 3 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 3 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 3.1 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 3.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 3.2 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.5 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 3.6 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 3.6 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 3.7 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 3.7 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 3.8 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 4.1 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 4.1 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 4.4 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 4.5 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 4.5 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 4.6 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 4.6 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 4.7 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 4.7 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 4.8 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 4.9 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 5 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 5 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 5 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 5.1 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 5.2 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 5.3 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 5.4 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 5.5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.6 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 5.6 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 5.6 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 5.8 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 5.8 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 5.8 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 5.9 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 5.9 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 6 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 6 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 6 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 6.1 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 6.2 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 6.3 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 6.3 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 6.4 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 6.5 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 6.5 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 6.6 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 6.7 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 6.8 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 6.8 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 6.8 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 6.9 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6.9 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 6.9 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 7 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 7.1 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 7.1 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 7.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 7.6 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 7.6 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 7.6 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 7.6 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 7.6 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 7.7 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 7.7 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 7.8 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.8 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 7.8 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 7.8 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 7.9 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 7.9 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 8 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 8 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 8 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 8.2 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 8.2 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 8.3 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 8.5 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 8.6 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 8.6 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 8.7 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 8.8 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 8.9 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 8.9 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 9 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 9.1 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 9.3 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 9.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 9.4 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 9.5 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 9.5 km |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 741 | 9.5 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 9.6 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 9.6 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 9.6 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 9.8 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 9.8 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 9.8 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 9.9 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 10 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Templeogue
12 special schools serve the area: Setanta Special School, Libermann Spiritan School, Cheeverstown Sp Sch, St Josephs Special Sch, ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism, Scoil Eoin, St Roses Special School, Our Lady of Hope School, Saplings Special School, Solas Hospital School, St Peters Special Sch and The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, 723 pupils between them. 42 of the 72 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.
Templeogue beside the 78 other Irish towns of 12,700 to 24,400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbridge | 24,366 | 18 | 7,450 | 1 | 33% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Knocknacarra | 18,398 | 29 | 10,407 | 5 | 17% | 0.9 km |
| Clonmel | 18,369 | 13 | 4,235 | 1 | 23% | 0.4 km |
| Carrigaline | 18,239 | 12 | 4,439 | 2 | 8% | 0.5 km |
| Stillorgan | 18,212 | 81 | 32,574 | 8 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Templeogue | 18,076 | 118 | 40,646 | 8 | 34% | 0.5 km |
| Dún Laoghaire | 17,994 | 52 | 17,578 | 1 | 19% | 0.8 km |
| Rathfarnham | 17,508 | 111 | 39,391 | 10 | 22% | 0.3 km |
| Maynooth | 17,259 | 12 | 6,742 | 3 | 0% | 0.3 km |
| Rathmines East | 16,923 | 135 | 41,393 | 12 | 36% | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ballsbridge | 12,743 | 116 | 31,567 | 9 | 42% | 0.7 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 4 of the other 78 towns than around Templeogue. Every one of them has an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Templeogue
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 Templeogue had 38,729 pupils in 2015/16 and 40,646 in 2025/26. Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +407% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Templeogue
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 Templeogue
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeogue | 118 | 40,646 | 8 | 34% | 0.5 km |
| Perrystown 1.1 km | 94 | 30,259 | 5 | 37% | 0.8 km |
| Walkinstown 2.1 km | 91 | 27,293 | 3 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Kimmage 2.2 km | 132 | 38,981 | 9 | 45% | 0.5 km |
| Kilnamanagh 2.2 km | 112 | 38,733 | 8 | 48% | 0.4 km |
| Terenure 2.3 km | 119 | 38,960 | 8 | 37% | 0.3 km |
| Ballyboden 2.4 km | 73 | 26,593 | 7 | 21% | 0.3 km |
Kimmage has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Templeogue changed by +6%; among its neighbours, Terenure’s grew most (+7%) and Kilnamanagh’s least (−1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Templeogue 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 Templeogue
How many schools are there in Templeogue?
In Templeogue or within 3 km of it: 72 primary schools, 34 secondary schools and 12 special schools, with 40,646 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Templeogue that teach through Irish?
Yes, 8: Coláiste de hÍde, Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna and Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Templeogue?
5 of the 34: Terenure College, Loreto High School, The High School and Stratford College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Templeogue?
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 Templeogue?
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).