St Brigids Convent N S
St Brigids Convent N S is a primary school girls only in Dublin. 369 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 369 (0 boys, 369 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 16792C |
| Eircode | D05YV44 |
| Address | St.Brigid's Road, Killester, Dublin 5 |
Getting in
Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.
| Places in the coming year | 51 |
|---|
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2021/22)
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:
- 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: Killester / Raheny / Clontarf. 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 D05 (Dublin 5) was €520,000 in 2025. That is up 37.2% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Clontarf West A at 5.95 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 54% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Laura Wickham |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018315138 |
| principal@stbrigidsgns.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Killester / Raheny / Clontarf
- ABACAS Kilbarrack Special school, Dublin 5
- Central Remedial Clinic Special school, DUBLIN 3
- Eoin Baisde B Sois Primary school, Dublin
- Eoin Baisde C Naoidh Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Mide Primary school, Dublin
- Holy Faith Secondary School Secondary school, Dublin
- Howth Rd Mxd N S Primary school, Dublin
- Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Manor House School Secondary school, Dublin
- Mercy College Coolock Secondary school, Dublin
- Mount Temple Comprehensive School Secondary school, Dublin
- Naiscoil Ide Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.