Mary Mother Of Hope Junior National School
Mary Mother Of Hope Junior National School is a primary school in Dublin. 349 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, 1.06 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 349 (190 boys, 159 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 20309S |
| Eircode | D15TA49 |
| Address | St Charles Houben Building, Littlepace, Clonee, Dublin 15 |
Getting in
Competitive. 106 applications for 100 places — 1.06 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 50 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 100 |
| Applications last year | 106 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 31 October 2025 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
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:
- 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: Blanchardstown / West / D15. 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 D15 (Dublin 15) was €446,000 in 2025. That is up 29.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Blanchardstown-blakestown at 3.06 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 44% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Alma Moran |
|---|---|
| Phone | 016405655 |
| info@hopejns.ie | |
| Local authority | Fingal County Council |
Other schools in Blanchardstown / West / D15
- Castaheany Educate Together Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Coláiste Pobail Setanta Secondary school, Dublin
- Eriu Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Hansfield Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Hansfield Etss Secondary school, Dublin
- Mary Mother Of Hope Senior Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Sacred Heart N S Primary school, Dublin
- Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Primary school, Dublin
- St Benedicts National School Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.