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Cabinteely Community School

Cabinteely Community School is a secondary school in Cabinteely. 512 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, 3 special classes, DEIS Post-primary.

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The facts

TypeSecondary school
GenderMixed
EthosInter-denominational
PatronDublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of Dublin
FeesFree
Enrolment512 (287 boys, 225 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
DEISYes — Post-primary
Roll number91310E
EircodeD18VH73
AddressJohnstown Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18

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 year96
Applications open01 October 2025
Applications close31 October 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.

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.

What DEIS is, band by band, HEAR college entry, and whether it says anything about how good a school is →

Feeder school links

Known feeder primary schools

Primary schools that publish a feeder or priority admission link to this school:

Special classes

3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.

The area around this school

School planning area: Sallynoggin / Killiney / DLR. 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 D18 (Dublin 18) was €656,000 in 2025. That is up 31.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Cabinteely-kilbogget at -5.48 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 38% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalGraham Fleming
Phone012852137
Emailoffice@cabinteelycs.ie
Local authorityDun Laoghaire Rathdown

Other schools in Sallynoggin / Killiney / DLR

How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.