St Declans Special Sch
St Declans Special Sch is a special school in Ballsbridge. 35 pupils, Catholic ethos, 3.09 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Special school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 35 (28 boys, 7 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 18569J |
| Eircode | D04FD21 |
| Address | 35 NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4 |
Getting in
Very hard. 34 applications for 11 places in 2025/26 — 3.09 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 10 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 11 |
| Applications last year | 34 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
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.
The area around this school
School planning area: Dublin2 / Dublin4. 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 D04 (Dublin 4) was €687,500 in 2025. That is up 22.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Pembroke West C at 13.82 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 85% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Annie Devine |
|---|---|
| Phone | 016678141 |
| office@stdeclans.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Dublin2 / Dublin4
- C.B.S. Westland Row Secondary school, Ballsbridge
- Catherine Mc Auley N Sc Special school, Ballsbridge
- Catholic University School Secondary school, Ranelagh
- City Quay Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Enable Ireland Sandymount School Special school, Sandymount
- Gaelscoil Eoin Primary school, Ballsbridge
- Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School Primary school, Ranelagh
- John Scottus Junior School Primary school, Ranelagh
- Loreto College Secondary school, Ranelagh
- Marian College Secondary school, Ballsbridge
- Ringsend College Secondary school, Ringsend
- Ringsend NS Primary school, Ringsend
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.