Holy Child Community School
Holy Child Community School is a secondary school in Sallynoggin. 275 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, 3 special classes, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 275 (154 boys, 121 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 91330K |
| Eircode | A96E0C9 |
| Address | Pearse St, Sallynoggin, Co Dublin |
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 year | 60 |
|---|---|
| Applications open | 15 November 2025 |
| Applications close | 15 November 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.
Special classes
3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 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 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 Dun Laoghaire Sallynoggin East at 1.07 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 49% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Valerie Maher |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012855334 |
| office@holychildcs.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
- Clonkeen College Secondary school, Deansgrange
- Dalkey School Project Primary school, Dalkey
- Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua Primary school, Ballyogan
- 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.