# secondaryschool.ie

> A guide to all 721 secondary (post-primary) schools in the Republic of Ireland. Each school has its own page with student numbers by year group, Transition Year, whether it's fee-paying, its type (voluntary secondary, ETB community college, community or comprehensive school), gender, ethos and patron, whether it teaches through Irish, DEIS status, contact details, the closest other schools, and open night and application dates taken from the school's own website. Sister site of https://primaryschool.ie/ for primary schools.

Data comes from the Department of Education's published list of post-primary schools and enrolments, 2025/26. Open night, admission and cost details come from schools' own websites, with the source and the date checked shown on each page. There are no league tables or rankings.

## How to use this site

- School pages: https://secondaryschool.ie/school/{roll-number}-{name}. Each answers common questions (size, fees, type, TY, ethos, Irish-medium, DEIS, nearby schools) in plain text and in schema.org FAQPage markup.
- Open nights and application deadlines, by county: https://secondaryschool.ie/open-nights and https://secondaryschool.ie/open-nights/{county}
- What to do when, from 5th class to the first day of secondary: https://secondaryschool.ie/moving-to-secondary
- Search by name, town or Eircode: https://secondaryschool.ie/schools?q={query}
- Schools closest to a place: https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/near?where={town or Eircode}
- Every school in a county: https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/{county}
- Every school in a town or Dublin postal district: https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/{county}/towns/{town}
- Secondary school holidays and term dates (set nationally by the Department of Education): https://secondaryschool.ie/term-dates, also as a calendar feed at https://secondaryschool.ie/term-dates.ics and as JSON at https://secondaryschool.ie/term-dates.json
- Whether secondary schools are open today: https://secondaryschool.ie/is-school-open-today
- Strikes and work-to-rule affecting secondary schools: https://secondaryschool.ie/strikes
- Compare up to three schools side by side, by roll number: https://secondaryschool.ie/compare?schools={roll},{roll},{roll}
- National and county statistics: https://secondaryschool.ie/schools-in-numbers
- Fee-paying schools, by county: https://secondaryschool.ie/fee-paying-schools and https://secondaryschool.ie/fee-paying-schools/{county}
- Gaelcholáistí, by county: https://secondaryschool.ie/gaelcholaisti and https://secondaryschool.ie/gaelcholaisti/{county}
- Girls' schools, by county: https://secondaryschool.ie/girls-schools and https://secondaryschool.ie/girls-schools/{county}
- Boys' schools, by county: https://secondaryschool.ie/boys-schools and https://secondaryschool.ie/boys-schools/{county}
- DEIS schools, by county: https://secondaryschool.ie/deis-schools and https://secondaryschool.ie/deis-schools/{county}
- Boarding schools, by county: https://secondaryschool.ie/boarding-schools and https://secondaryschool.ie/boarding-schools/{county}
- Multi-denominational schools, by county: https://secondaryschool.ie/multi-denominational-schools and https://secondaryschool.ie/multi-denominational-schools/{county}
- Gaeltacht schools, by county: https://secondaryschool.ie/gaeltacht-schools and https://secondaryschool.ie/gaeltacht-schools/{county}
- Full list of pages: https://secondaryschool.ie/sitemap.xml

## Guides

- [How secondary school admissions work in Ireland](https://secondaryschool.ie/guides/how-secondary-school-admissions-work): When secondary schools can open applications, what the admission notice must tell you, what schools can't ask, how places are decided when a school is full, and how to appeal.
- [How to choose a secondary school: a practical checklist](https://secondaryschool.ie/guides/how-to-choose-a-secondary-school): What to compare when choosing a secondary school in Ireland: distance, size, ethos, Irish, subjects, Transition Year, supports, costs, inspection reports, and what league tables really measure.
- [What to ask at a secondary school open night](https://secondaryschool.ie/guides/what-to-ask-at-an-open-night): The questions worth asking at a secondary school open night or open day, grouped by topic: admissions, Transition Year, subjects, supports, costs, phones, homework and activities.
- [Fee-paying or free secondary school: what you're paying for](https://secondaryschool.ie/guides/fee-paying-or-free-school): How fee-paying secondary schools work in Ireland, what the State still pays for, typical fees, and what you give up, like free schoolbooks.
- [Gaelcholáistí: Irish-medium secondary schools explained](https://secondaryschool.ie/guides/gaelcholaisti): How Irish-medium secondary schools work, whether your child needs to have gone to a gaelscoil, how admissions priority works, exemptions from Irish, and bonus marks for answering through Irish.
- [What DEIS means for a secondary school](https://secondaryschool.ie/guides/what-is-deis): DEIS explained for secondary schools: how schools are chosen, the extra supports they get, the new DEIS Plus, and why DEIS says nothing about teaching quality.
- [Types of secondary school in Ireland explained](https://secondaryschool.ie/guides/types-of-secondary-school): Voluntary secondary schools, ETB community colleges, community schools and comprehensive schools: who runs them, their ethos, and what the differences mean for your family.
- [Secondary school costs and the help available (2026/27)](https://secondaryschool.ie/guides/school-costs-and-supports): Free schoolbooks, voluntary contributions, devices, school transport, the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance and State exam fees for secondary school families.

## Counties

- [Secondary schools in Co. Carlow](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/carlow): 11 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Cavan](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/cavan): 11 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Clare](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/clare): 16 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Cork](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/cork): 85 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Donegal](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/donegal): 27 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Dublin](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/dublin): 183 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Galway](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/galway): 44 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Kerry](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/kerry): 26 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Kildare](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/kildare): 29 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Kilkenny](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/kilkenny): 15 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Laois](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/laois): 10 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Leitrim](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/leitrim): 7 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Limerick](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/limerick): 28 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Longford](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/longford): 9 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Louth](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/louth): 18 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Mayo](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/mayo): 26 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Meath](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/meath): 24 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Monaghan](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/monaghan): 12 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Offaly](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/offaly): 11 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Roscommon](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/roscommon): 9 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Sligo](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/sligo): 13 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Tipperary](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/tipperary): 30 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Waterford](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/waterford): 17 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Westmeath](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/westmeath): 13 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Wexford](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/wexford): 23 schools
- [Secondary schools in Co. Wicklow](https://secondaryschool.ie/schools/wicklow): 24 schools

## Citing

Please link to the school's page on secondaryschool.ie and mention that figures come from the Department of Education. Corrections: support@secondaryschool.ie