Blackrock College
Blackrock College is a secondary school boys only in Blackrock. 1041 pupils, Catholic ethos, fee-paying.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | The Spiritan Education Trust |
| Fees | Fee-paying — ~€8,500 unverified estimate. This school does not publish an official figure online. Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. |
| Enrolment | 1,041 (1041 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Boarding | Mixed — day and boarding pupils |
| Roll number | 60030V |
| Eircode | A94FK84 |
| Address | Blackrock College, Rock Road, Co. Dublin |
Getting in
Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.
| Places in the coming year | 10 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 212 |
| Applications last year | 224 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 22 October 2025 |
| Decisions issued by | 26 November 2025 |
| Offers must be accepted by | 26 November 2025 |
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2026/27)
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
Feeder school links
Known feeder primary schools
Primary schools that publish a feeder or priority admission link to this school:
- Muckross Park College Donnybrook
- Saint Mary's NS, Donnybrook Donnybrook
- Star of the Sea Boys NS Sandymount
- Willow Park Junior School Blackrock
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Booterstown / Blackrock. 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 A94 (Blackrock) was €830,000 in 2025. That is up 35.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Blackrock-williamstown at 10.65 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 78% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Ms Yvonne Markey |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012752100 |
| ymarkey@blackrockcollege.com | |
| Local authority | Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
Other schools in Booterstown / Blackrock
- Benincasa Special School Special school, Dundrum
- Booterstown Boys Primary school, Booterstown
- Booterstown N S Primary school, Blackrock
- Carysfort NS Primary school, Blackrock
- Coláiste Eoin Secondary school, Booterstown
- Coláiste Íosagáin Secondary school, Booterstown
- Islamic National School Primary school, Clonskeagh
- Lycée Français International (Secondary) Secondary school, Clonskeagh
- Mount Merrion NS Primary school, Mount Merrion
- Our Lady Of Mercy Convent School Primary school, Booterstown
- Sion Hill Secondary school, Blackrock
- St Andrew's College Secondary school, Booterstown
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.