Gaelscoil Phádraig
Gaelscoil Phádraig is a primary school irish-medium in Ballybrack. 118 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, DEIS Urban Band 2.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | An Foras Pátrúnachta |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 118 (57 boys, 61 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | Irish Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Urban Band 2 |
| Roll number | 20056P |
| Eircode | A96KF64 |
| Address | Ascaill Shíleann, Baile Breac, Co. Átha Cliath |
What DEIS means here
DEIS Urban Band 2. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator and School Completion Programme access. Band 2 does not carry the reduced class sizes that Band 1 does.
Added to DEIS in the 2022 expansion, so its supports are relatively recent.
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.
Feeder school links
Secondary school feeder links
Secondary schools this school publishes an admission or feeder link to:
- Coláiste Eoin Booterstown
- Coláiste Íosagáin Booterstown
Special classes
1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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: Ballybrack / Shankill / 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 A96 (Glenageary) was €680,000 in 2025. That is up 21.4% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Killiney South at -4.84 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 39% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Roise Uí Labhraidh |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012827345 |
| oifig@gaelscoilphadraig.ie | |
| Local authority | Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
Other schools in Ballybrack / Shankill / DLR
- Ballyowen Meadows Special school, Loughlinstown
- Holy Child Killiney Secondary school, Killiney
- Rathmichael N S Primary school, Dublin
- Scoil Mhuire Primary school, Dublin
- St Annes Mxd N S Primary school, Dublin
- St Columbanus National School Primary school, Loughlinstown
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.