St Catherines West N S
St Catherines West N S is a primary school in Rathmines. 193 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, 2.5 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Church of Ireland |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 193 (106 boys, 87 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 15625B |
| Eircode | D08YR66 |
| Address | Donore Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 |
Getting in
Hard. 70 applications for 28 places — 2.5 applicants per place, and 40 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 26 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 28 |
| Applications last year | 70 |
| Waiting list | 40 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
The school received 66 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 70 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
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.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Dublin / 8. 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 D08 (Dublin 8) was €413,250 in 2025. That is up 26.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Merchants Quay F at 6.14 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 61% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Karen Jordan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 014542679 |
| secretary@stcatherinesns.net | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Dublin / 8
- C.B.S. James Street Secondary school, Dublin
- Canal Way Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Christian Brothers, Synge St. Secondary school, Rathmines
- Gaelscoil Inse Chor Primary school, Dublin
- Goldenbridge Convent Primary school, Dublin
- Griffith Barracks Multi D School Primary school, Rathmines
- Inchicore Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Mercy Secondary School Secondary school, Dublin
- Presentation College Secondary school, Rathmines
- Presentation Primary School Primary school, Rathmines
- S N Muire Gan Smal B Primary school, Dublin
- Sancta Maria C B S Primary school, Rathmines
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.