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Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Junior

Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Junior is a primary school in Dublin. 141 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year, DEIS.

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The facts

TypePrimary school
GenderMixed
EthosCatholic
PatronArchbishop of Dublin
FeesFree
Enrolment141 (86 boys, 55 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
DEISYes — this school is in the DEIS programme
Roll number19775R
EircodeD24C921
AddressKnockmore Avenue, Killinarden, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Getting in

Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.

Places in the coming year45
Applications last year14
Waiting list11
Applications open01 October 2025
Applications close10 November 2025

check the notice — it lists more than one intake.

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:

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: Firhouse / Oldbawn. 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 D24 (Dublin 24) was €415,500 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 Tallaght-killinardan at -26.09 (Very Disadvantaged), where 0 is the national average. 10% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalDearbhla Byrne
Phone014525266
Emaildearbhla.byrne@knockmorejns.ie
Local authoritySouth Dublin County Council

Other schools in Firhouse / Oldbawn

How we know

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