St. David's College
St. David's College is a secondary school in Dublin. 550 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, 2.32 applicants per place last year, DEIS Post-primary.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Edmund Rice Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 550 (478 boys, 72 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Post-primary |
| Roll number | 60471F |
| Eircode | D05W667 |
| Address | Artane, Dublin 5 |
Getting in
Hard. 278 applications for 120 places — 2.32 applicants per place, and 158 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 120 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 120 |
| Applications last year | 278 |
| Waiting list | 158 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 24 October 2025 |
| Decisions issued by | 19 November 2025 |
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 ↗ (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.
What DEIS means here
DEIS Post-primary. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access, enhanced capitation, free State exam fees, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme for reduced-points college entry.
Post-primary DEIS benefits: Free State examination fees for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate, Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinator, School Completion Programme, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme (Higher Education Access Route) offering reserved university places at reduced CAO points across Irish universities.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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: Beaumont / Coolock D5. 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 Beaumont D at 1.61 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 41% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Michael Nally |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018315322 |
| office@stdavidscollege.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Beaumont / Coolock D5
- Beaumont Hospital Special School Special school, Dublin 9
- Chanel College Secondary school, Dublin
- Coolock Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Cromcastle Green B N S Primary school, Dublin
- Ellenfield Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Cholmcille Primary school, Dublin
- Maryfield College Secondary school, Dublin
- Our Lady Of Mercy College Secondary school, Dublin
- S N Mhuire Na Mbrathar Primary school, Dublin
- Scoil Fhiachra Soisir Primary school, Dublin
- Scoil Nais Ide Cailini Primary school, Dublin
- St Davids N S Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.