Santa Sabina Dominican College
Santa Sabina Dominican College is a secondary school girls only in Dublin. 754 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1.73 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Le Chéile Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 754 (0 boys, 754 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 60380C |
| Eircode | D13RD80 |
| Address | Greenfield Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 RD80 |
Getting in
Competitive. 259 applications for 150 places — 1.73 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 150 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 150 |
| Applications last year | 259 |
| Applications open | 03 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 21 October 2025 |
| Decisions issued by | 21 November 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
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Donaghmede / Howth / D13. 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 D13 (Dublin 13) was €551,276 in 2025. That is up 34.5% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Howth at 6.99 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 60% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Ms Joyce Kavanagh |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018322200 |
| principal@santasabina.ie | |
| Local authority | Fingal County Council |
Other schools in Donaghmede / Howth / D13
- Belmayne Community Special School Special school, Dublin
- Belmayne Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School Secondary school, Dublin
- Burrow N S Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelcholáiste Reachrann Secondary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol Primary school, Dublin
- Grange Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Holy Trinity Sen N S Primary school, Dublin
- Mhuire Iosef Junior Primary school, Dublin
- Pobalscoil Neasáin Secondary school, Dublin
- S N Muire Agus Iosef Primary school, Dublin
- Scoil Bhride Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.