St. Colmcille's Community School
St. Colmcille's Community School is a secondary school in Dublin. 727 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province) |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 727 (374 boys, 353 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 91510M |
| Eircode | D16H298 |
| Address | Scholarstown Rd, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 |
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
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-ballycullen at 11.76 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 63% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Aileen Ryan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 014952888 |
| info@stcolmcilles.ie | |
| Local authority | South Dublin County Council |
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
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.