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S N Padraig Naofa

S N Padraig Naofa is a primary school in Dublin. 185 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronArchbishop of Dublin
FeesFree
Enrolment185 (99 boys, 86 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number17507F
EircodeD18H504
AddressBallybetagh Road, Kiltiernan, 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 year30
Applications close24 October 2025

notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.

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

1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:

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: Kilternan. 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 D18 (Dublin 18) was €656,000 in 2025. That is up 31.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Glencullen at 11.63 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 67% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalEd Bourke
Phone012954255
Emailprincipal@glencullenschool.ie
Local authorityDun Laoghaire Rathdown

Other schools in Kilternan

How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.