Boarding schools in Ireland
Secondary schools that take boarders, either as boarding-only schools or alongside day pupils. Boarding fees are separate from any tuition fees.
- 24 schools
- 12,990 students
- 12 counties
Fee-paying or free: what you actually get
By county
- Cork3 schools
- Donegal1 school
- Dublin7 schools
- Kerry1 school
- Kildare1 school
- Kilkenny1 school
- Limerick2 schools
- Louth1 school
- Sligo1 school
- Tipperary4 schools
- Waterford1 school
- Westmeath1 school
The largest
- Blackrock College Rock Road, Co. Dublin 1,041 studentsBoysFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- Wesley College Dublin 16, Co. Dublin 942 studentsMixedFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- Kilkenny College Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny 928 studentsMixedBoardingSecondary
- Ursuline Secondary School Thurles, Co. Tipperary 895 studentsGirlsBoardingSecondary
- The Kings Hospital Dublin 20, Co. Dublin 732 studentsMixedFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- Bandon Grammar School Bandon, Co. Cork 712 studentsMixedFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- Alexandra College Dublin 6, Co. Dublin 664 studentsGirlsFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- The Royal and Prior School Lifford, Co. Donegal 609 studentsMixedDEISBoardingComprehensive school
- Dundalk Grammar School Dundalk, Co. Louth 597 studentsMixedFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- Colaiste An Phiarsaigh Corcaigh, Co. Cork 578 studentsMixedGaelcholáisteBoardingSecondary
- Presentation Secondary School Thurles, Co. Tipperary 559 studentsGirlsBoardingSecondary
- Villiers Secondary School Limerick, Co. Limerick 508 studentsMixedFee-payingBoardingSecondary
Quick answers
- How many secondary schools that take boarders are there in Ireland?
- There are 24 secondary schools that take boarders in Ireland, with 12,990 students between them, according to the Department of Education's latest figures.
- Which county has the most secondary schools that take boarders?
- Co. Dublin, with 7 schools.
- What is the biggest of them?
- Blackrock College in Co. Dublin, with 1,041 students.
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