S.N. Dun Aill
Dunhill, Via Tramore, Co. Waterford · X91 X86V · Roll number 17536M
S.N. Dun Aill is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Dunhill. Every school in and around Dunhill →
What stands out about S.N. Dun Aill
- 87 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 87 pupils, 26% fewer than the 118 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Dun Aill had 87 pupils in 2025/26, down from 131 in 2015/16 (−34%). Girls are 54% of them. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S.N. Dun Aill
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for S.N. Dun Aill is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on S.N. Dun Aill
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at S.N. Dun Aill
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Dun Aill directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Dun Aill has shrunk by 26% since 2019/20. All the schools around Dunhill together changed by −9%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 5 have more pupils than S.N. Dun Aill. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −26%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | ||
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Holy Cross School | 567 | −12% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.4 km |
| Glor na Mara NS | 381 | −9% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.8 km | |
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8 km | |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Pauls B N.S. | 269 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Waterford Educate Together NS | 386 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 446 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Ursula Naofa | 620 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School | 234 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. | 292 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 14 km | |
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Réalt na Mara National School | 196 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 18 km | |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Faiche Liag | 196 | −4% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Passage East N.S. | 101 | +33% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Whitechurch N.S. Ceapach | 104 | +17% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Villierstown N.S. | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Naomh Parthalan | 53 | −28% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Knockanore N.S. | 105 | +15% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh | 284 | −8% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Lios Mor Mochuda | 23 | +0% | Church of Ireland | English | 46 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 150 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Ballyduff B 2 N.S. | 108 | −13% | Catholic | English | 54 km |
Living in Dunhill
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the X91 Eircode area
Housing in Dunhill →The median sale price rose from €265,000 in 2023 to €320,000 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the X91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Waterford
Cost of living in Dunhill →New tenancies in Co. Waterford averaged €1,247 a month in 2025, against €1,133 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Dunhill, X91 X86V
Primary schools near S.N. Dun Aill
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Dun Aill
Is S.N. Dun Aill a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does S.N. Dun Aill have?
87 pupils in 2025/26. That is −26% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Dun Aill teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Dun Aill teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Dun Aill?
S.N. Dun Aill has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Dun Aill?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near S.N. Dun Aill?
The nearest are Fionnabhair N.S. (2.6 km), S N na Cille (4.9 km) and Ballyduff N.S. (6.6 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Dunhill; nothing here rates the school.
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).