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Coláiste Éanna

Coláiste Éanna is a secondary school boys only in Rathfarnham. 618 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, oversubscribed last year.

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The facts

TypeSecondary school
GenderBoys only
EthosCatholic
PatronEdmund Rice Schools Trust
FeesFree
Enrolment618 (618 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number60342R
EircodeD16E248
AddressHillside Park, Ballyroan Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

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 year120
Places last year120
Applications last year305
Waiting list0
Applications open01 October 2025
Applications close22 October 2025

check the notice — it lists more than one intake.

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.

Special classes

1 special class 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: Rathfarnham. 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 D16 (Dublin 16) was €643,000 in 2025. That is up 32.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ballyboden at 8.67 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 59% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalSean O Murchu
Phone014931767
Emailsecretary@colaisteeanna.ie
Local authoritySouth Dublin County Council

Other schools in Rathfarnham

How we know

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