Malahide Community School
Malahide Community School is a secondary school in Dublin. 1250 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 1,250 (630 boys, 620 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 91325R |
| Eircode | K36PR28 |
| Address | Broomfield, Malahide, 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 | 198 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 204 |
| Applications last year | 350 |
check the notice — it lists more than one intake.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2025/26)
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
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 classes last year.
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: Malahide / Nevinstown. 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 K36 (Malahide) was €525,000 in 2025. That is up 14.1% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Malahide East at 9.61 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 63% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | David Hayes |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018463244 |
| office@malahidecs.ie | |
| Local authority | Fingal County Council |
Other schools in Malahide / Nevinstown
- Gaelscoil An Duinninigh Primary school, Dublin
- John Paul Ii N S Primary school, Dublin
- Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary School Secondary school, Dublin
- Sn N Sailbheastar Nfa Primary school, Dublin
- St Andrews N S Primary school, Dublin
- St Oliver Plunkett Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.