Clonkeen College
Clonkeen College is a secondary school boys only in Deansgrange. 635 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, oversubscribed last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Edmund Rice Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 635 (635 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 60092U |
| Eircode | A94P206 |
| Address | Clonkeen Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 116 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 108 |
| Applications last year | 227 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
| Applications open | 03 October 2022 |
| Applications close | 26 October 2022 |
check the notice — it lists more than one intake.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2023/24)
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.
Special classes
1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Moderate General Learning Disability
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 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 Cabinteely-pottery at 6.37 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 55% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mr.Edward Melly |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012892709 |
| reception@clonkeencollege.ie | |
| Local authority | Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
Other schools in Sallynoggin / Killiney / DLR
- Blackrock Educate Together SS Secondary school, Blackrock
- Cabinteely Community School Secondary school, Cabinteely
- Cherrywood Educate Together National School Primary school, Blackrock
- Dalkey School Project Primary school, Dalkey
- Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua Primary school, Ballyogan
- Holy Child Community School Secondary school, Sallynoggin
- Kill O'The Grange NS Primary school, Stillorgan
- Loreto Foxrock Secondary school, Foxrock
- Lycée Français International (Primary) Primary school, Foxrock
- Monkstown Eucate Together NS Primary school, Glenageary
- Nord Anglia International (NAIS) Primary school, Sandyford
- Our Lady Good Counsel Gns Primary school, Killiney
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.