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School patron in Dublin

Educate Together

Schools in County Dublin under this patron.

Other patrons in Dublin Archbishop of Dublin · 334 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 23 Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI · 30 Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB · 9 Islamic Foundation of Ireland · 2 Minister for Education & Skills · 3 The Dalkey School Project & Educate Together · 1 Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Lucan Educate Together School · 1 The Ranelagh Multidenominational Association · 1 The Dalkey School Project · 1 The North Dublin National School Project · 1 Board of Governors of the Church of Ireland College of Education · 1 City of Dublin Education and Training Board · 1 The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Minister of Abbey Presbyterian Church · 1 Conference of Methodist Church in Ireland · 1 Joint patronage between the Kirk Session of Clontarf and the Scots Presbyterian Church · 1 Dublin Talmud Torah · 1 Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Dean of St Patrick's Catheral · 1
Schools
43
of 459 in Dublin
Pupils
14,924
11% of Dublin's pupils
Average school size
347.1
Dublin: 289.6
Average class size
23.09
Dublin: 22.23

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

20 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

9fell by 10% or more
7within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 9Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 3Up 25% or more · 1

Average class size in these schools went from 26.4 in 2015/16 to 23.0 in 2025/26. 7 of the 9 schools that fell by 10% or more kept or added classes. A fall in pupils can mean smaller classes rather than fewer children wanting places. Smaller classes

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Glasnevin Educate Together NSDublin 11, Co. Dublin 236 → 410 +73.7%
  2. 2 Paradise Place ETNSDublin 7, Co. Dublin 201 → 239 +18.9%
  3. 3 Dublin 7 Educate Together NSDublin 7, Co. Dublin 443 → 515 +16.3%
  4. 4 Skerries Educate Together National SchoolSkerries, Co. Dublin 300 → 333 +11.0%
  5. 5 Adamstown Castle Educate Together National SchoolAdamstown, Co. Dublin 399 → 431 +8.0%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NSDonabate, Co. Dublin 493 → 414 −16.0%
  2. 2 Rathfarnham Educate TogetherDublin 14, Co. Dublin 223 → 188 −15.7%
  3. 3 Castaheany Educate Together NSDublin 15, Co. Dublin 428 → 362 −15.4%
  4. 4 Castleknock Educate Together NSDublin 15, Co. Dublin 437 → 374 −14.4%
  5. 5 Tyrrelstown Educate Together National SchoolDublin 15, Co. Dublin 590 → 511 −13.4%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation, a new school nearby or smaller classes can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

23 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 7,443 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

And 11 more schools in the table below.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
23.09
Mainstream classes
626
Classes of 30 or more
11
Schools with a class of 30+
8

Teachers

Teachers in the 43 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
626
Up 521 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 433%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 998
Estimate: 626 class teachers, 44 principals and deputies, 247 special education and 81 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
576
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
8 / 2
8 schools gained a class teacher, 2 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

4,222 of the 11,240 households with children at the 43 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures
The Department's own results: Interactive mapSummary report with county figures (PDF)
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
89%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
12%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
2%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 43 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 1 school where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish

Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Figures here add up the parents at each school with its own results.

Schools

43 schools, largest first.

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Holywell Educate Together National SchoolSwords 20348F 613 – – 24 24.29 29 0
Hansfield Educate Together National SchoolDublin 15 20383H 575 – – 24 23.46 26 0
Stepaside Educate Together National SchoolDublin 18 20401G 542 – – 24 22.08 26 0
Dublin 7 Educate Together NSDublin 7 20131D 515
+16.3%
– 21 23.95 30 3
Tyrrelstown Educate Together National SchoolDublin 15 20201V 511
−13.4%
– 21 23.76 30 1
Griffeen Valley Educate Together NSLucan 20166W 466
−4.3%
– 20 22.75 27 0
Adamstown Castle Educate Together National SchoolAdamstown 20268H 431
+8.0%
– 16 26.19 28 0
Lucan East ETNSLucan 20303G 416
−10.2%
– 16 25.25 28 0
Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NSDonabate 20161M 414
−16.0%
– 16 25.12 29 0
Belmayne Educate Together National SchoolDublin 13 20308Q 413
+4.8%
– 16 25.81 28 0
Glasnevin Educate Together NSDublin 11 20168D 410
+73.7%
– 16 24.88 27 0
Grace Park Educate Together National SchoolDublin 9 20486R 409 – – 16 24.81 28 0
Ballinteer Educate Together National SchoolDublin 16 20400E 399 – – 16 24.19 27 0
Swords Educate Together NSSwords 20145O 394
−10.7%
– 16 23.88 27 0
Rush and Lusk Educate Together NSLusk 20176C 393
−2.2%
– 16 23.88 29 0
Canal Way Educate Together National SchoolDublin 8 20430N 391 – – 16 24.44 29 0
Broombridge Educate Together National SchoolDublin 7 20453C 387 – – 16 23.44 31 1
Pelletstown ETNSDublin 15 20392I 386 – – 16 23.38 27 0
Esker Educate Together NSLucan 20274C 382
−11.2%
– 16 23.62 27 0
Malahide / Portmarnock Educate Together National SchoolDublin 17 20445D 377 – – 16 23.56 27 0
City West Educate Together National SchoolDublin 24 20402I 376 – – 16 22.75 24 0
Bracken Educate Together NSBalbriggan 20282B 375
−8.1%
– 19 18.79 24 0
Castleknock Educate Together NSDublin 15 20098I 374
−14.4%
– 16 22.62 26 0
Castaheany Educate Together NSDublin 15 20186F 362
−15.4%
– 16 22.62 28 0
Balbriggan Educate Together NSBalbriggan 20202A 356
−10.8%
– 17 20.94 23 0
Firhouse Educate Together National SchoolDublin 24 20411J 355 – – 16 21.44 26 0
Powerstown Educate Together National SchoolDublin 15 20384J 348 – – 14 22.43 33 1
Stapolin Educate Together National SchoolDublin 13 20519G 340 – – 15 21.40 27 0
Shellybanks Educate Together National SchoolDublin 4 20441S 333 – – 14 22.93 32 1
Skerries Educate Together National SchoolSkerries 20307O 333
+11.0%
– 15 20.60 26 0
Thornleigh Educate Together National SchoolSwords 20302E 313
−3.7%
– 16 18.81 23 0
Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National SchoolDublin 2 20501K 294 – – 11 24.55 30 1
Riverview Educate Together National SchoolDublin 12 20494Q 242 – – 9 25.67 32 2
Paradise Place ETNSDublin 7 20436C 239
+18.9%
– 12 19.42 21 0
Cherrywood Educate Together National SchoolDublin 18 20535E 220 – – 9 23.11 25 0
North Bay Educate Together NSDublin 5 19954R 196
−7.5%
−16.6%
8 24.50 27 0
Rathfarnham Educate TogetherDublin 14 19945Q 188
−15.7%
−16.4%
8 23.50 28 0
Dun Laoghaire ETNSMonkstown 20503O 177 – – 8 22.12 32 1
Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National SchoolDublin 5 20525B 176 – – 7 23.43 28 0
Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary SchoolIreland 20520O 174 – – 7 23.14 28 0
Goatstown Stillorgan Primary SchoolDublin 14 20523U 170 – – 7 23.43 28 0
Rathcoole ETNSNewcastle 20549P 114 – – 6 17.00 23 0
Sallynoggin Educate Together National SchoolSallynoggin 20543D 45 – – 2 19.50 23 0