Assumption Secondary School
Assumption Secondary School is a secondary school girls only in Dublin. 270 pupils, Catholic ethos, DEIS Post-primary.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Religious Sisters of Charity |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 270 (0 boys, 270 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Post-primary |
| Roll number | 60851P |
| Eircode | D12PK75 |
| Address | Walkinstown, Dublin 12 |
What DEIS means here
DEIS Post-primary. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access, enhanced capitation, free State exam fees, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme for reduced-points college entry.
Post-primary DEIS benefits: Free State examination fees for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate, Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinator, School Completion Programme, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme (Higher Education Access Route) offering reserved university places at reduced CAO points across Irish universities.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Dolphin's Barn / D12. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district D12 (Dublin 12) was €466,000 in 2025. That is up 46.1% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Walkinstown A at -2.44 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 37% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Siobhain Hoey |
|---|---|
| Phone | 014507017 |
| assumptionprincipal@hotmail.com | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Dolphin's Barn / D12
- Assumption Junior School Primary school, Dublin
- Clogher Road Community College Secondary school, Terenure
- Drimnagh Castle Cbs N S Primary school, Dublin
- Greenhills College Secondary school, Dublin
- Holy Spirit Junior Primary School Primary school, Dublin
- Holy Spirit Senior Primary School Primary school, Dublin
- Lady Of Good Counsel Boys Senior Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Loreto College Secondary school, Dublin
- Marist National School Primary school, Terenure
- Meanscoil Iognáid Rís Secondary school, Dublin
- Muire Og 2 Loreto Con Primary school, Dublin
- Our Lady Of Good Counsel Girls Senior School Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.