Scoil Chaitriona
Scoil Chaitriona is a secondary school irish-medium in Dublin. 523 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1.39 applicants per place last year, DEIS Post-primary.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Le Chéile Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 523 (235 boys, 288 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | Irish Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Post-primary |
| Roll number | 60700R |
| Eircode | D09TW99 |
| Address | Bóthar Mobhí, Glas Naíon, Ath Cliath 9 |
Getting in
Competitive. 133 applications for 96 places — 1.39 applicants per place, and 37 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 96 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 96 |
| Applications last year | 133 |
| Waiting list | 37 |
| Applications open | 03 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 23 October 2025 |
| Decisions issued by | 27 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.
What DEIS means here
DEIS Post-primary. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access, enhanced capitation, free State exam fees, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme for reduced-points college entry.
Post-primary DEIS benefits: Free State examination fees for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate, Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinator, School Completion Programme, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme (Higher Education Access Route) offering reserved university places at reduced CAO points across Irish universities.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Drumcondra / Marino / Dublin1. 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 D09 (Dublin 9) was €492,000 in 2025. That is up 24.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Drumcondra South C at 8.75 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 66% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Fiona Ní Chatháin |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018370762 |
| oifig@scoilchaitriona.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Drumcondra / Marino / Dublin1
- An Taonad Reamhscoile Special school, BAILE ATHA CLIATH 1
- Belvedere College S.J Secondary school, Dublin
- Central Infs School Primary school, Dublin
- Central Senior Mxd N S Primary school, Dublin
- Corpus Christi N S Primary school, Dublin
- Dominican College Secondary school, Dublin
- Drumcondra N S Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Áine Primary school, Dublin
- Gardiner Street Convent Primary school, Dublin
- Grace Park Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Henrietta Street School Special school, Dublin 1
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.