St Declan's College
St Declan's College is a secondary school boys only in Dublin. 651 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, 1.53 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Edmund Rice Schools Trust |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 651 (651 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 60491L |
| Eircode | D07NN63 |
| Address | Nephin Road, Cabra, Dublin 7 |
Getting in
Competitive. 184 applications for 120 places — 1.53 applicants per place, and 59 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 120 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 120 |
| Applications last year | 184 |
| Waiting list | 59 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2026 |
| Applications close | 23 October 2026 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
The school received 229 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 184 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 ↗ (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
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism Inclusion Class
- 1 × 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: Cabra / Phibsboro / D7. 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 D07 (Dublin 7) was €465,500 in 2025. That is up 36.9% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Cabra West C at -6.19 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 32% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Eibhlín O'Reilly |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018380357 |
| info@stdeclanscollege.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Cabra / Phibsboro / D7
- An Cosan CSS Special school, Dublin 7
- Broombridge Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Cabra Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Casa Caterina S S Special school, Dublin 7
- Christ The King B N S Primary school, Dublin
- Christ The King Girls Senior School Primary school, Dublin
- Christ The King I G Primary school, Dublin
- Coláiste Mhuire Secondary school, Dublin
- Dominican Convent Girls Senior School Primary school, Dublin
- Dublin 7 Educate Together Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S. Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Bharra Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.