Photo: Suzanne Mischyshyn · CC BY-SA 2.010 of the secondary schools in and around The Liberties charge fees
53% of the schools around The Liberties are DEIS schools, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 68 of its 129 schools are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, against 30% across Ireland. Nothing here grades or ranks these schools: Ireland publishes no results school by school, 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 The Liberties’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: Belvedere College S.J (1,011), The High School (811), Alexandra College (664) and Loreto College (588), and 6 more. Every school ↓
Extra support for many schools
Many schools here are in DEIS, which gives schools in disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and help; across Ireland, 30% of schools are. In DEIS: St Christopher's NS (598), Meanscoil Iognáid Rís (521), Assumption Junior School (434) and St Peters N.S. (409), and 64 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 130 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: Presentation College (0.3 km), St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School (0.6 km) and C.B.S. James Street (0.7 km). Post-primary choices ↓
One school growing fast
The fastest-growing school here is Griffith Barracks Multi D School: 309 pupils in 2019/20, 403 now. Getting a place ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 129 schools in and around The Liberties
Each school in or within 3 km of The Liberties links to a page of its own. Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Show all 35 secondary schools
Show all 80 primary schools
Who runs The Liberties’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
98 of The Liberties’s 129 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (67), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (9) and Educate Together (7). 68 of the 129 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.
Where the 129 schools in and around The Liberties 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 The Liberties’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 The Liberties
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
9 of The Liberties’s 129 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, Scoil Chaoimhin and Gaelscoil Mologa.
Who The Liberties’s schools serve
The pupils at the area’s schools by share, 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 The Liberties | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 47% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 47% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 55% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 39% | 18% | 6% |
Around The Liberties, 47% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools stand out most: 39% against 6%. The largest DEIS school here is St Christopher's NS, with 598 pupils.
Each of the 129 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.
The 28 patrons of The Liberties’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 67 of the 129 schools around The Liberties, which teach 41% of their pupils; 28 patrons run them in all. Education and Training Boards run 6 of them. Educate Together runs 7.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Christopher's NS, St. Louis, St Marys Central, St Patricks N School, Assumption Junior School, St Peters, Harolds Cross, Stanhope Street Primary School, St Columbas Con G & I, Presentation Primary School, St Josephs Boys, S.N. Brighde, Scoil Úna Naofa, Drimnagh Castle CBS, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, Gardiner Street Convent, St. James's Primary School, St. Vincent's Primary School, St Damiens, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, St Brigids Primary School, Gaelscoil Mologa, Presentation Primary School, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, Marist, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, S.N. San Vinseann Cailin, Inchicore, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, Scoil Treasa Naofa, St Audoens, St Gabriels, Presentation Primary School, St Clares Convent, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, St Laurence O'Toole's, Scoil na mBrathar, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Rutland, City Quay, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Fionnbarra Naofa B., Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Our Lady of Wayside, Sancta Maria C B S, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Vincents Inf Boys, St John of God Sp Sch, Christ the King B, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, Christ the King Girls Senior School, St Peters Special Sch, Naomh Lorcan O Tuathail Senior Boys, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, Our Lady of Hope School, Christ the King I G, St Declans Special Sch, Henrietta Street School, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Joseph's Adolescent School | Catholic | 67 | 13,731 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt Declan's College, Meanscoil Iognáid Rís, St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin, Coláiste Mhuire, Christian Brothers, Synge St., C.B.S. James Street, St Pauls C.B.S., O'Connell School, C.B.S. Westland Row | Catholic | 9 | 3,030 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Harolds Cross Educate Together, Canal Way Educate Together, Broombridge Educate Together, Harcourt Terrace Educate Together, Paradise Place ETNS, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School | Multi-denominational | 7 | 2,438 |
| City of Dublin ETBPresentation, Larkin, Clogher Road, Cabra, Solas Hospital School, An Cosan CSS | Catholic, Inter-denominational, Multi-denominational | 6 | 1,561 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs, Assumption, Rosary College | Catholic | 4 | 1,189 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISandford Parish, St Catherines West, Zion Parish Primary School, St Columbas N.S. Mxd | Church of Ireland | 4 | 570 |
| CEISTMercy, Our Lady Of Mercy, Presentation College | Catholic | 3 | 900 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Bharra, Gaelscoil Lios na nOg, Gaelscoil Eoin | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 3 | 464 |
| Minister for Education & SkillsCentral Senior Mxd, Central Infs School, Scoil Chaoimhin | Catholic | 3 | 444 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Belvedere College S.J, Gonzaga College | Catholic | 2 | 1,587 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustMuckross Park College, St Louis High School | Catholic | 2 | 1,399 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College, Loreto College | Catholic | 2 | 908 |
| Dublin Talmud TorahStratford College, Scoil Naisiunta Stratford | Jewish | 2 | 277 |
| Board of Governors of the High SchoolThe High School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 811 |
| Council of Alexandra CollegeAlexandra College | Church of Ireland | 1 | 664 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School | Catholic | 1 | 544 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustSt. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | Catholic | 1 | 500 |
| 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 |
| The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by GuaranteeJohn Scottus | Multi-denominational | 1 | 136 |
| Minister of Abbey Presbyterian ChurchLindsay Road | Presbyterian | 1 | 95 |
| Conference of Methodist Church in IrelandRathgar | Methodist | 1 | 94 |
| 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 The Liberties
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 10 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
Between 2019/20 and now, 38 of the 111 grew by 5% or more and 45 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 111 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 The Liberties’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
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 129 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 The Liberties
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in The Liberties have 130 post-primary schools within 10 km: 92 voluntary secondary schools, 25 ETB schools, 10 community schools and 3 comprehensive schools. 56 of them are single-sex, 31 for girls and 25 for boys. Fees are charged at 26 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 7 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 0.3 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 0.6 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 0.7 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 0.9 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 1.4 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 1.5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 1.5 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 1.6 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 1.6 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 1.6 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 1.6 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 1.6 km |
All 130 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 1.7 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 2 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 2.1 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 2.1 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 2.2 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 | 2.7 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 2.8 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 2.9 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 2.9 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 2.9 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 3.1 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 3.1 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 3.1 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 3.2 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 3.3 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 3.4 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 3.5 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 3.5 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 3.6 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 3.6 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 3.7 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 3.8 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 3.9 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 3.9 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 4 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 4.1 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 4.2 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 4.2 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 4.2 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 4.2 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 4.3 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 4.3 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 4.4 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 4.4 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 4.5 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 4.5 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 4.7 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 4.7 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 4.8 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 4.8 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 4.9 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 5 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 5 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 5 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 5.1 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 5.1 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 5.1 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 5.1 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 5.1 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 5.1 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 5.2 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 5.4 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 5.6 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 5.6 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 5.7 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 5.7 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 5.7 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 5.8 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 5.9 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 5.9 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 6 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 6.1 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 6.2 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 6.2 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 6.2 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 6.3 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 6.3 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 6.3 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 6.3 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 6.3 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 6.4 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 6.4 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 6.5 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 6.5 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 6.6 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 6.7 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 6.8 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.9 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 6.9 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 6.9 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 7 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 7.1 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 7.1 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 7.1 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 7.2 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 7.2 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 7.3 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 7.4 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 7.5 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 7.6 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 7.6 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 7.7 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 7.9 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 7.9 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 8 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 8.1 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 8.3 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 8.3 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 8.3 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 8.4 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 8.4 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 8.5 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 8.6 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 8.6 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 8.6 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 8.9 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 8.9 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 9.2 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 9.3 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 9.3 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 9.5 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 9.5 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 9.5 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 9.6 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 9.7 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 9.7 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 9.7 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around The Liberties
14 special schools serve the area: An Cosan CSS, Henrietta Street School, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, Our Lady of Hope School, Scoil Eoin, St John of God Sp Sch, An Taonad Reamhscoile, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, Solas Hospital School, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Peters Special Sch, St Declans Special Sch, Holy Family School for the Deaf and St Joseph's Adolescent School, 972 pupils between them. 38 of the 80 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.
The Liberties beside the 76 other Irish towns of 12,900 to 24,900 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchardstown | 24,613 | 91 | 36,302 | 5 | 44% | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||||
| Stoneybatter | 18,644 | 142 | 37,206 | 11 | 53% | 0.1 km |
| Clontarf East | 18,626 | 117 | 32,925 | 5 | 44% | 0.6 km |
| Malahide | 18,608 | 24 | 12,134 | 1 | 8% | 1.1 km |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 42 | 13,180 | 5 | 36% | 1 km |
| The Liberties | 18,460 | 129 | 33,405 | 9 | 53% | 0.3 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 |
| … | ||||||
| Wicklow | 12,957 | 11 | 4,543 | 1 | 36% | 0.6 km |
Of these 76 other towns, 19 count more pupils at their schools than The Liberties. 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 The Liberties
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around The Liberties had 32,838 pupils in 2015/16 and 33,405 in 2025/26. Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School grew most: +852% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around The Liberties
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 The Liberties
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Liberties | 129 | 33,405 | 9 | 53% | 0.3 km |
| Christchurch 0.7 km | 119 | 29,651 | 8 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| Temple Bar 1 km | 116 | 27,705 | 10 | 51% | 0.5 km |
| Dolphins Barn 1 km | 135 | 32,910 | 9 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| Portobello 1.3 km | 110 | 29,104 | 7 | 46% | 0.4 km |
| Stoneybatter 1.5 km | 142 | 37,206 | 11 | 53% | 0.1 km |
| O'Connell Street 1.5 km | 124 | 33,516 | 11 | 52% | 0.5 km |
Stoneybatter has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 11. Pupils around The Liberties: +6% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, O'Connell Street led (+9%) and Dolphins Barn trailed (+5%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in The Liberties 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 The Liberties
How many schools are there in The Liberties?
In The Liberties or within 3 km of it: 80 primary schools, 35 secondary schools and 14 special schools, with 33,405 pupils between them.
Are there schools in The Liberties that teach through Irish?
Yes, 9: Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, Scoil Chaoimhin and Gaelscoil Mologa teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near The Liberties?
10 of the 35: St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines, Loreto College, Catholic University School and Belvedere College S.J. The others are free.
What is the best school in The Liberties?
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 The Liberties?
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).