Fee-paying schools in Ireland
Fee-paying schools charge annual tuition fees and sit outside the free education scheme. The State still pays most teachers' salaries. Fees vary from school to school, so check the school's own website for this year's figure.
- 50 schools
- 27,635 students
- 9 counties
Fee-paying or free: what you actually get
By county
- Cork5 schools
- Dublin34 schools
- Kildare2 schools
- Limerick2 schools
- Louth2 schools
- Monaghan1 school
- Sligo1 school
- Tipperary2 schools
- Wicklow1 school
The largest
- Blackrock College Rock Road, Co. Dublin 1,041 studentsBoysFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- Belvedere College S.J Dublin 1, Co. Dublin 1,011 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
- St Andrews College Blackrock, Co. Dublin 1,011 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
- Wesley College Dublin 16, Co. Dublin 942 studentsMixedFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- Newbridge College Newbridge, Co. Kildare 923 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
- Christian Brothers College Cork, Co. Cork 919 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
- The High School Dublin, Co. Dublin 811 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
- Terenure College Dublin 6W, Co. Dublin 800 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
- Castleknock College Dublin 15, Co. Dublin 771 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
- Loreto Abbey Secondary School Dalkey, Co. Dublin 757 studentsGirlsFee-payingSecondary
- The Kings Hospital Dublin 20, Co. Dublin 732 studentsMixedFee-payingBoardingSecondary
- St Michaels College Dublin 4, Co. Dublin 731 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
Quick answers
- How many fee-paying secondary schools are there in Ireland?
- There are 50 fee-paying secondary schools in Ireland, with 27,635 students between them, according to the Department of Education's latest figures.
- Which county has the most fee-paying secondary schools?
- Co. Dublin, with 34 schools.
- What is the biggest of them?
- Blackrock College in Co. Dublin, with 1,041 students.
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