Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0Terenure has 11 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
70 primary schools, 39 secondary schools and 10 special schools are in or within 3 km of Terenure, with 38,960 pupils between them. Around Terenure, single-sex schools make up 46% of the post-primaries, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). These schools are described rather than graded, because Ireland publishes no school results and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
Every school in the town or within 3 km of its outline, from the Department of Education’s lists for 2025/26; Ireland’s figures are every school in the lists.
What stands out about Terenure’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), Alexandra College (664) and Loreto High School (625), and 7 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 128 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Presentation Community College (0.3 km), Stratford College (1 km) and Terenure College (1.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
The 119 schools in and around Terenure
Each school in or within 3 km of Terenure links to a page of its own. Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Show all 39 secondary schools
Show all 70 primary schools
Where the 119 schools in and around Terenure 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 Terenure’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 Terenure
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
8 of Terenure’s 119 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Mologa, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh and S.N. Brighde.
Who Terenure’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 Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 30% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 54% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 32% | 18% | 6% |
30% of the pupils around Terenure are at a DEIS school, close to the 27% across Ireland (28% in Co. Dublin). Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools, at 32% against 6%. Tallaght Community School, with 840 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.
Each of the 119 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 Terenure’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
84 of Terenure’s 119 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (54), Educate Together (7) and Le Chéile Schools Trust (5). 44 of the 119 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 33 patrons of Terenure’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
The schools around Terenure answer to 33 patrons, and Archbishop of Dublin leads with 54 of the 119 schools and 40% of their pupils. The local Education and Training Board runs 8. Educate Together runs 7.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Colmcille Senior, Scoil Colmcille Naofa, St Christopher's NS, St. Louis, St Marys Central, St Pius X G, St Pius X N.S. Boys, St Patrick GNS, Bishop Galvin, Marley Grange, Clochar Loreto, Bishop Shanahan, Assumption Junior School, Harolds Cross, Ballyroan B, Presentation Primary School, Scoil Mhuire Boys, St Josephs Boys, S.N. Brighde, Scoil Úna Naofa, Drimnagh Castle CBS, St. James's Primary School, Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, Holy Spirit Senior Primary School, St Damiens, Scoil Naithi, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, Gaelscoil Mologa, St Brigids Primary School, Presentation Primary School, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, Marist, Scoil Naisiunta an Dea Aoire, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, Scoil Mhuire, Our Ladys, Scoil Treasa Naofa, St Audoens, Presentation Primary School, St Clares Convent, Scoil na mBrathar, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre, Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Scoil Iosa, Sancta Maria C B S, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, St Josephs Special Sch, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, St Peters Special Sch, Our Lady of Hope School | Catholic | 54 | 15,573 |
| Educate TogetherHarolds Cross Educate Together, Canal Way Educate Together, Harcourt Terrace Educate Together, Riverview Educate Together, Rathfarnham Educate Together, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School, Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School | Multi-denominational | 7 | 1,897 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustOur Ladys School, Muckross Park College, St Louis High School, St Pauls, De La Salle College | Catholic | 5 | 3,127 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustColáiste Éanna, Meanscoil Iognáid Rís, Christian Brothers, Synge St., C.B.S. James Street, C.B.S. Westland Row | Catholic | 5 | 1,851 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil na Fuinseoige, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna, Gaelscoil Lios na nOg, Gaelscoil Eoin | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 5 | 1,222 |
| CEISTSancta Maria College, Mercy, Our Lady Of Mercy, Presentation College | Catholic | 4 | 1,477 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIRathfarnham Parish, Sandford Parish, St Catherines West, Zion Parish Primary School | Church of Ireland | 4 | 695 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto High School, Loreto College, Loreto College | Catholic | 3 | 1,533 |
| 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 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustTempleogue College, St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | Catholic | 2 | 1,137 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBSt Mac Dara's, Greenhills College | Inter-denominational, Multi-denominational | 2 | 1,101 |
| 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 |
| Council of Alexandra CollegeAlexandra College | Church of Ireland | 1 | 664 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Gonzaga College | Catholic | 1 | 576 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School | Catholic | 1 | 544 |
| Board of Governors of Sandford Park SchoolSandford Park School Ltd | Inter-denominational | 1 | 437 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| St Conleth's LtdSt Conleths College | Catholic | 1 | 339 |
| Board of Governors of St Patrick's Cathedral Grammar SchoolSt Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 302 |
| The Ranelagh Multidenominational AssociationRanelagh Multi Denom | Multi-denominational | 1 | 221 |
| Board of Governors of the Church of Ireland College of EducationKildare Place | Church of Ireland | 1 | 189 |
| City of Dublin Education and Training BoardSouth City CNS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 148 |
| 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 |
| Sapling School Company Limited by GuaranteeSaplings Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Cheeverstown School Company limited by guaranteeCheeverstown Sp Sch | Catholic | 1 | 29 |
| Dean of St Patrick's CatheralSt Patricks | Church of Ireland | 1 | 24 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Terenure
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 11 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
37 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 44 have shrunk by as much, out of 104; across Ireland: +5%.
All 104 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 Terenure’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
Each school is visited by inspectors from time to time, for a whole-school evaluation of teaching, learning and leadership, for one subject, or to follow up earlier advice, and every report is posted 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 119 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 Terenure
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Within 10 km of Terenure there are 128 post-primary schools: 92 voluntary secondary schools, 23 ETB schools, 10 community schools and 3 comprehensive schools. 57 of them are single-sex, 30 for girls and 27 for boys. Fees are charged at 28 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 7 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 0.3 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 1 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 1.2 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 1.3 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 1.3 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 1.4 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 1.5 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 1.6 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 1.6 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 1.9 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 1.9 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 2.1 km |
All 128 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 2.4 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 2.4 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 2.5 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 2.6 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 2.6 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 2.6 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 2.6 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 2.7 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 2.8 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 3 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 3 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 3 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 3 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 3.1 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 3.2 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 3.2 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 3.2 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 3.2 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 3.2 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 3.3 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 3.4 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 3.4 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 3.5 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 3.8 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 4 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 4 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 4 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 4.1 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 4.1 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 4.2 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 4.2 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 4.3 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 4.3 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 4.3 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 4.4 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 4.6 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 4.7 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 4.7 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 4.9 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 4.9 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 4.9 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 5 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 5.4 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 5.4 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.4 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 5.5 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 5.5 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 5.5 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 5.6 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 5.6 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 5.7 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 5.7 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 5.8 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 5.8 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 5.8 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 5.9 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 5.9 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 6 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 6.1 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 6.1 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 6.2 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 6.2 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 6.4 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 6.5 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 6.5 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 6.6 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 6.6 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 6.7 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 6.8 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6.8 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 6.9 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 6.9 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 7 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 7 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 7 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 7.1 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 7.1 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 7.2 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 7.3 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 7.3 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 7.5 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 7.7 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 7.8 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 7.8 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 7.8 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 7.9 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 8 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 8 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 8.1 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 8.1 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 8.2 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 8.2 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 8.2 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 8.4 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 8.4 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 8.4 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 8.4 km |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 741 | 8.6 km |
| Loreto College FoxrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 660 | 8.7 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 8.8 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 8.8 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 8.8 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 8.9 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 8.9 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 8.9 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 9 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 9 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 9 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 9.1 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 9.2 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 9.4 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 9.5 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 9.5 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 549 | 9.7 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 10 km |
| Clonkeen CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 635 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Terenure
10 special schools serve the area: Libermann Spiritan School, St Peters Special Sch, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Hope School, Cheeverstown Sp Sch, Saplings Special School, Setanta Special School, Solas Hospital School, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc and St Josephs Special Sch, 718 pupils between them. 38 of the 70 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.
Terenure beside the 86 other Irish towns of 7,300 to 14,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midleton | 13,906 | 10 | 5,560 | 1 | 10% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Rush | 10,875 | 13 | 5,851 | 2 | 8% | 0.7 km |
| Portmarnock | 10,750 | 53 | 18,370 | 3 | 26% | 0.5 km |
| Skerries | 10,743 | 14 | 4,988 | 1 | 21% | 0.2 km |
| Ballina | 10,556 | 14 | 2,979 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 km |
| Terenure | 10,391 | 119 | 38,960 | 8 | 37% | 0.3 km |
| Kildare | 10,302 | 4 | 2,671 | 1 | 25% | 1.2 km |
| Shannon | 10,256 | 10 | 2,913 | 1 | 20% | 0.6 km |
| Kilmainham | 10,240 | 106 | 27,472 | 4 | 62% | 0.5 km |
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 124 | 33,167 | 9 | 52% | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Caherdavin | 7,364 | 46 | 16,583 | 5 | 39% | 1 km |
Among the 86 other towns, 5 have more pupils at their schools than Terenure does. Teaching through Irish is on offer within 3 km in 84 of the 87.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Terenure
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 Terenure had 38,002 pupils in 2015/16 and 38,960 in 2025/26. Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School grew most: +852% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Terenure
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 Terenure
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terenure | 119 | 38,960 | 8 | 37% | 0.3 km |
| Kimmage 1.1 km | 132 | 38,981 | 9 | 45% | 0.5 km |
| Rathgar 1.4 km | 105 | 34,594 | 8 | 21% | 0.3 km |
| Rathmines West 1.5 km | 136 | 39,314 | 9 | 38% | 0 km |
| Crumlin 2.3 km | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Perrystown 2.3 km | 94 | 30,259 | 5 | 37% | 0.8 km |
| Templeogue 2.3 km | 118 | 40,646 | 8 | 34% | 0.5 km |
Kimmage has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. The roll around Terenure moved +7% since 2019/20; nearby, Rathgar grew most (+8%) and Perrystown least (+4%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Terenure 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 Terenure
How many schools are there in Terenure?
In Terenure or within 3 km of it: 70 primary schools, 39 secondary schools and 10 special schools, with 38,960 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Terenure that teach through Irish?
Yes, 8: Gaelscoil Mologa, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh and S.N. Brighde teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Terenure?
11 of the 39: Terenure College, Stratford College, The High School and Loreto High School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Terenure?
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 Terenure?
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).