Scoil Colmcille Naofa

The facts

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: Rathfarnham. 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 Firhouse-knocklyon at 5.46 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 55% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in Rathfarnham

• Ballyroan BNS Primary school, Rathfarnham
• Ballyroan GNS Primary school, Rathfarnham
• Coláiste Éanna Secondary school, Rathfarnham
• De La Salle College, Churchtown Secondary school, Churchtown
• Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna Primary school, Templeogue
• Loreto High School Secondary school, Rathfarnham
• Our Lady's Secondary School Secondary school, Templeogue
• Rathfarnham Parish N S Primary school, Knocklyon
• Rockbrook Park School Secondary school, Dublin
• S N Bhaile Eamonn Primary school, Dublin
• Sancta Maria College Secondary school, Rathfarnham
• Saplings Special School Special school, Leopardstown