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Dominican College

Dominican College is a secondary school girls only in Dublin. 799 pupils, Catholic ethos, oversubscribed last year.

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The facts

TypeSecondary school
GenderGirls only
EthosCatholic
PatronLe Chéile Schools Trust
FeesFree
Enrolment799 (0 boys, 799 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number60690R
EircodeD09A5X0
Address204, Griffith Ave, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

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 year150
Places last year120
Applications last year427
Waiting list173
Decisions issued by28 November 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

The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.

The area around this school

School planning area: Drumcondra / Marino / Dublin1. 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 D09 (Dublin 9) was €492,000 in 2025. That is up 24.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Drumcondra South A at 11.87 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 68% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalMs Marguerite Norris
Phone018376080
Emailadmin@dominican-college.com
Local authorityDublin City Council

Other schools in Drumcondra / Marino / Dublin1

How we know

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