Fee-paying secondary schools in Co. Dublin

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.

• 34 schools
• 19,131 students

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Fee-paying secondary schools in Co. Dublin

School	Students	Boys and girls	Type	Fees	Irish-medium	DEIS
Blackrock CollegeRock Road	1,041	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Belvedere College S.JDublin 1	1,011	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
St Andrews CollegeBlackrock	1,011	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Wesley CollegeDublin 16	942	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
The High SchoolDublin	811	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Terenure CollegeDublin 6W	800	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Castleknock CollegeDublin 15	771	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Loreto Abbey Secondary SchoolDalkey	757	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
The Kings HospitalDublin 20	732	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
St Michaels CollegeDublin 4	731	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Mount Anville Secondary SchoolDublin 14	726	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Alexandra CollegeDublin 6	664	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Loreto College FoxrockDublin 18	660	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolDublin 20	636	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Loreto High SchoolDublin 14	625	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Loreto CollegeDublin 2	588	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Gonzaga CollegeDublin	576	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Christian Brothers CollegeDun Laoghaire	549	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Catholic University SchoolDublin 2	544	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Sutton Park SchoolDublin 13	503	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesDublin 6	500	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleDublin 14	475	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Sandford Park School LtdDublin 6	437	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Holy Child KillineyKilliney	382	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Rathdown SchoolGlenageary	364	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
St Columba's CollegeDublin 16	357	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
St Conleths CollegeDublin 4	339	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Rosemont SchoolDublin 18	307	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary SchoolKilliney	270	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
The Teresian SchoolDublin 4	230	Girls	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
John Scottus Secondary SchoolRathmichael	211	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Willow Park SchoolBlackrock	206	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Stratford CollegeIreland	189	Mixed	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No
Rockbrook Park SchoolDublin 16	186	Boys	Secondary	Fee‑paying	No	No

All 34 schools

• 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
• 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
• Mount Anville Secondary School Dublin 14, Co. Dublin 726 studentsGirlsFee-payingSecondary
• Alexandra College Dublin 6, Co. Dublin 664 studentsGirlsFee-payingBoardingSecondary
• Loreto College Foxrock Dublin 18, Co. Dublin 660 studentsGirlsFee-payingSecondary
• Mount Sackville Secondary School Dublin 20, Co. Dublin 636 studentsGirlsFee-payingSecondary
• Loreto High School Dublin 14, Co. Dublin 625 studentsGirlsFee-payingSecondary
• Loreto College Dublin 2, Co. Dublin 588 studentsGirlsFee-payingSecondary
• Gonzaga College Dublin, Co. Dublin 576 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
• Christian Brothers College Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin 549 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
• Catholic University School Dublin 2, Co. Dublin 544 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
• Sutton Park School Dublin 13, Co. Dublin 503 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
• St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines Dublin 6, Co. Dublin 500 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary
• St Kilian's Deutsche Schule Dublin 14, Co. Dublin 475 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
• Sandford Park School Ltd Dublin 6, Co. Dublin 437 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
• Holy Child Killiney Killiney, Co. Dublin 382 studentsGirlsFee-payingSecondary
• Rathdown School Glenageary, Co. Dublin 364 studentsMixedFee-payingBoardingSecondary
• St Columba's College Dublin 16, Co. Dublin 357 studentsMixedFee-payingBoardingSecondary
• St Conleths College Dublin 4, Co. Dublin 339 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
• Rosemont School Dublin 18, Co. Dublin 307 studentsGirlsFee-payingSecondary
• St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary School Killiney, Co. Dublin 270 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
• The Teresian School Dublin 4, Co. Dublin 230 studentsGirlsFee-payingSecondary
• John Scottus Secondary School Rathmichael, Co. Dublin 211 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
• Willow Park School Blackrock, Co. Dublin 206 studentsBoysFee-payingBoardingSecondary
• Stratford College Ireland, Co. Dublin 189 studentsMixedFee-payingSecondary
• Rockbrook Park School Dublin 16, Co. Dublin 186 studentsBoysFee-payingSecondary

Quick answers

How many fee-paying secondary schools are there in Co. Dublin?

There are 34 in Co. Dublin, with 19,131 students between them.

Which is the biggest in Co. Dublin?

Blackrock College in Rock Road, with 1,041 students.

Where are they?

Mostly in Dublin 16, Dublin 4, Dublin 14 and Dublin 6. Every school is listed on this page.

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