Queen of Angels NS
Queen of Angels NS is a primary school in Dundrum. 224 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 224 (118 boys, 106 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 19723V |
| Eircode | D16AX05 |
| Address | Wedgewood, Sandyford, Dublin 16 |
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 | 52 |
|---|---|
| Applications open | 29 September 2025 |
| Applications close | 17 October 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
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: Ballinteer / Stepaside / 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 D16 (Dublin 16) was €643,000 in 2025. That is up 32.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Dundrum-balally at 8.21 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 62% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Avila Donegan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012955483 |
| secretary@qoa.ie | |
| Local authority | Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
Other schools in Ballinteer / Stepaside / DLR
- Ballinteer Community School Secondary school, Ballinteer
- Ballinteer ETNS Primary school, Ballinteer
- Clochar Loreto N S Primary school, Rathfarnham
- Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh Secondary school, Rathfarnham
- Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille Primary school, Dundrum
- Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige Primary school, Churchtown
- Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School Primary school, Churchtown
- Holy Trinity NS, Leopardstown Primary school, Leopardstown
- Marley Grange Ns Primary school, Rathfarnham
- Na Maighdine Muire Girl Primary school, Dundrum
- Rathfarnham Educate Together Primary school, Rathfarnham
- Scoil Naithi Primary school, Dundrum
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.