St. Aidan's C.B.S.
St. Aidan's C.B.S. is a secondary school boys only in Dublin. 725 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2.44 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Edmund Rice Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 725 (725 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 60481I |
| Eircode | D09XT54 |
| Address | Collins Avenue Ext, Whitehall, Dublin 9 |
Getting in
Hard. 293 applications for 120 places in 2026/27 — 2.44 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 144 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 120 |
| Applications last year | 293 |
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 ↗ (2027/28)
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: Whitehall / Santry D9. 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 Whitehall A at 6.92 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 53% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mr. Liam Reilly |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018377587 |
| secretary@staidanscbs.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Whitehall / Santry D9
- Bantiarna Na Mbuanna Boys Primary school, Dublin
- Bantiarna Na Mbuanna Girls Primary school, Dublin
- Clonturk College Secondary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna Primary school, Dublin
- Holy Child National School Primary school, Dublin
- North Dublin Ns Project Primary school, Dublin
- Our Lady Of Victories Infant N S Primary school, Dublin
- S N Na Maighdine Muire B Primary school, Dublin
- Scoil An Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors Primary school, Dublin
- Scoil Na Croi Naofa Primary school, Dublin
- St Ciarans Spec Sch Special school, DUBLIN 11
- St Kevins College Secondary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.