Boys' schools in Ireland
Secondary schools for boys only, as listed by the Department of Education.
- 95 schools
- 58,426 students
- 23 counties
How to choose a secondary school
By county
- Carlow2 schools
- Cavan1 school
- Cork13 schools
- Donegal1 school
- Dublin33 schools
- Galway1 school
- Kerry4 schools
- Kildare4 schools
- Kilkenny2 schools
- Laois1 school
- Limerick5 schools
- Longford1 school
- Louth2 schools
- Mayo3 schools
- Meath1 school
- Monaghan2 schools
- Offaly1 school
- Roscommon1 school
- Tipperary6 schools
- Waterford3 schools
- Westmeath2 schools
- Wexford4 schools
- Wicklow2 schools
The largest
- Blackrock College Rock Road, Co. Dublin 1,041 studentsBoysFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- De La Salle College Waterford, Co. Waterford 1,023 studentsBoysSecondary
- Meánscoil Iognáid Ris Naas, Co. Kildare 1,013 studentsBoysSecondary
- Belvedere College S.J Dublin 1, Co. Dublin 1,011 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
- St Eunan's College Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 1,003 studentsBoysSecondary
- St Patrick's Classical School Navan, Co. Meath 967 studentsBoysSecondary
- Christian Brothers Secondary School Midleton, Co. Cork 957 studentsBoysSecondary
- St Benildus College Blackrock, Co. Dublin 949 studentsBoysSecondary
- Patrician Secondary School Newbridge, Co. Kildare 932 studentsBoysSecondary
- Christian Brothers College Cork, Co. Cork 919 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
- St Mary's Diocesan School Drogheda, Co. Louth 917 studentsBoysSecondary
- Salesian College Celbridge, Co. Kildare 880 studentsBoysSecondary
Quick answers
- How many boys' secondary schools are there in Ireland?
- There are 95 boys' secondary schools in Ireland, with 58,426 students between them, according to the Department of Education's latest figures.
- Which county has the most boys' secondary schools?
- Co. Dublin, with 33 schools.
- What is the biggest of them?
- Blackrock College in Co. Dublin, with 1,041 students.
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