Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.02 of the secondary schools in and around Walkinstown charge fees
Every subject is taught through Irish at 3% of the schools around Walkinstown, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%). 46 of its 91 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 Walkinstown’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: Terenure College (800) and Stratford College (189). 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: Tallaght Community School (840), St. Seton's Secondary School (741), Meanscoil Iognáid Rís (521) and Kylemore College (479), and 42 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: Assumption Secondary School (0.2 km), Meanscoil Iognáid Rís (0.4 km) and Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School (1.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 91 schools in and around Walkinstown
Each school in or within 3 km of Walkinstown links to a page of its own. No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
Show all 25 secondary schools
Show all 57 primary schools
Who runs Walkinstown’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
68 of Walkinstown’s 91 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (51), City of Dublin ETB (4) and CEIST (4). 46 of the 91 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 91 schools in and around Walkinstown 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 Walkinstown’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 Walkinstown
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
3 of Walkinstown’s 91 schools teach every subject through Irish: Coláiste de hÍde, Gaelscoil Mologa and Gaelscoil Inse Chor.
Who Walkinstown’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 Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 47% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 52% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 43% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 8% | 18% | 6% |
47% of the pupils around Walkinstown are at a DEIS school, more than the 27% across Ireland (28% in Co. Dublin). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 43% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is Tallaght Community School (840 pupils).
Each of the 91 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 21 patrons of Walkinstown’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
Of the 91 schools around Walkinstown, 51 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 45% of the pupils; 21 patrons in all. Education and Training Boards run 9 of them. Educate Together runs 4.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Pius X G, St Pius X N.S. Boys, Bishop Galvin, Bishop Shanahan, Assumption Junior School, Harolds Cross, St Raphaels, Presentation Primary School, St Josephs Boys, St Ultans, Scoil Úna Naofa, Drimnagh Castle CBS, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, St Michaels, St Kilians Senior, St Kilians Junior School, St. James's Primary School, St Kevins Boys, Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, Holy Spirit Senior Primary School, St Kevins Girls, St Louise de Marillac Primary School, St Damiens, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, Gaelscoil Mologa, Presentation Primary School, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, St Gabriels, Marist, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, S.N. Aenghusa, St Patricks, Inchicore, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, Scoil Treasa Naofa, S N Banrion na nAingeal 1, St Clares Convent, Scoil Aenghusa Jun, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Bainrion na nAingal 2, Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Our Lady of Wayside, Scoil Iosa, St John of God Sp Sch, St Josephs Special Sch, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, Our Lady of Hope School, S.N. Naomh Cillin | Catholic | 51 | 12,400 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBKingswood, St Mac Dara's, Coláiste de hÍde, Greenhills College | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 4 | 2,373 |
| CEISTColáiste Bríde, Mercy, Our Lady Of Mercy, Presentation College | Catholic | 4 | 1,893 |
| City of Dublin ETBKylemore College, Presentation, Clogher Road, Solas Hospital School | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 4 | 1,317 |
| Educate TogetherHarolds Cross Educate Together, Canal Way Educate Together, Riverview Educate Together, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School | Multi-denominational | 4 | 1,244 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIRathfarnham Parish, St Catherines West, Zion Parish Primary School, Chapelizod | Church of Ireland | 4 | 529 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustOur Ladys School, St Louis High School, St Pauls | Catholic | 3 | 1,955 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustMeanscoil Iognáid Rís, C.B.S. James Street | Catholic | 2 | 772 |
| 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 |
| Carmelite Order (Irish Province)Terenure College | Catholic | 1 | 800 |
| Trusteeship of the Le Chéile Schools Trust & CEISTSt. Seton's | Other | 1 | 741 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustTempleogue College | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College | Catholic | 1 | 320 |
| 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 |
| Cheeverstown School Company limited by guaranteeCheeverstown Sp Sch | Catholic | 1 | 29 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Walkinstown
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 2 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, 25 of the 79 grew by 5% or more and 36 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 79 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 Walkinstown’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and none rated
The Inspectorate inspects schools in several ways: a whole-school evaluation covers teaching, learning and how the school is led; a subject inspection looks at one subject; a follow-through checks on earlier advice. Reports go on gov.ie with the school’s reply.
Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 91 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 Walkinstown
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
130 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Walkinstown: 87 voluntary secondary schools, 29 ETB schools, 12 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. Of these, 53 are single-sex: 28 for girls and 25 for boys. Fees are charged at 26 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 8 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 0.2 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 0.4 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 1.2 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 1.5 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 1.5 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 1.6 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 1.8 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 2.3 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 2.3 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 2.4 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 2.6 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 2.7 km |
All 130 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 2.9 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 3 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 3.1 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 3.1 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 3.1 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 3.2 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 3.3 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 3.4 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.4 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 3.8 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 3.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 3.9 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 4 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 4.1 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 4.2 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 4.3 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 4.3 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 4.3 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 4.4 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 4.4 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 4.4 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 4.5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 4.6 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 4.6 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 4.7 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 4.8 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 4.9 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 4.9 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 4.9 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 5.1 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 5.1 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 5.1 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.1 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 5.2 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 5.2 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 5.2 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 5.3 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 5.3 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 5.3 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 5.3 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 5.4 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 5.6 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 5.7 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 5.7 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 5.8 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 5.8 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.8 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 5.8 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 5.8 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 6 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 6 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 6.1 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 6.1 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 6.2 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 6.3 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 6.4 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 6.6 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 6.6 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 6.6 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 6.7 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 6.8 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 6.8 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 6.8 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 6.9 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6.9 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 6.9 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 6.9 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 7.1 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 7.1 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 7.2 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 7.3 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 7.4 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 7.4 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 7.4 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 7.5 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 7.5 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 7.5 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 7.5 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 7.7 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 7.7 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 7.8 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.8 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 7.9 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 7.9 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 7.9 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 7.9 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 7.9 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 8 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 8 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 8 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 8.1 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 8.3 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 8.3 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 8.4 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 8.4 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 8.5 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 8.5 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 8.6 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 8.6 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 8.7 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 8.7 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 8.7 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 8.7 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 8.8 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 9 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 9 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 9 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 9.1 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 9.1 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 9.3 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 9.4 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 9.5 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 9.5 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 9.5 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 9.6 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 9.7 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 9.8 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 9.9 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Walkinstown
9 special schools serve the area: Solas Hospital School, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Hope School, Setanta Special School, Libermann Spiritan School, St John of God Sp Sch, ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism, St Josephs Special Sch and Cheeverstown Sp Sch, 635 pupils between them. 36 of the 57 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.
Walkinstown beside the 99 other Irish towns of 5,200 to 10,000 people
Schools in or within 3 km of each town, by population; none is ranked, as Ireland publishes no results
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nenagh | 9,895 | 11 | 3,044 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Baldoyle | 7,864 | 53 | 16,574 | 4 | 28% | 0.7 km |
| Frankfield and Grange | 7,687 | 58 | 20,798 | 6 | 24% | 2 km |
| Perrystown | 7,581 | 94 | 30,259 | 5 | 37% | 0.8 km |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 7,526 | 22 | 11,271 | 1 | 5% | 0.7 km |
| Walkinstown | 7,442 | 91 | 27,293 | 3 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Clongriffin | 7,438 | 53 | 15,799 | 4 | 36% | 0.3 km |
| Caherdavin | 7,364 | 46 | 16,583 | 5 | 39% | 1 km |
| Temple Bar | 7,276 | 116 | 27,705 | 10 | 51% | 0.5 km |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 8 | 2,648 | 1 | 38% | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ballybeg | 5,226 | 32 | 12,349 | 1 | 41% | 1.1 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 17 of the other 99 towns than around Walkinstown. Within 3 km, 90 of these 100 towns have a school teaching through Irish.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Walkinstown
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 Walkinstown had 28,327 pupils in 2015/16 and 27,293 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Mercy Secondary School grew most: +124% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Walkinstown
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 Walkinstown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkinstown | 91 | 27,293 | 3 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Perrystown 1.1 km | 94 | 30,259 | 5 | 37% | 0.8 km |
| Inchicore 1.3 km | 76 | 21,071 | 3 | 59% | 0.7 km |
| Crumlin 1.4 km | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Kimmage 1.9 km | 132 | 38,981 | 9 | 45% | 0.5 km |
| Templeogue 2.1 km | 118 | 40,646 | 8 | 34% | 0.5 km |
| Decies 2.2 km | 44 | 11,294 | 1 | 64% | 0.8 km |
Kimmage has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. Pupils around Walkinstown: +4% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Crumlin led (+6%) and Decies trailed (−5%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Walkinstown 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 Walkinstown
How many schools are there in Walkinstown?
In Walkinstown or within 3 km of it: 57 primary schools, 25 secondary schools and 9 special schools, with 27,293 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Walkinstown that teach through Irish?
Yes, 3: Coláiste de hÍde, Gaelscoil Mologa and Gaelscoil Inse Chor teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Walkinstown?
2 of the 25: Terenure College and Stratford College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Walkinstown?
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 Walkinstown?
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).