St Joseph's Secondary School
St Joseph's Secondary School is a secondary school in Dublin. 945 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | CEIST |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 945 (513 boys, 432 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 60343T |
| Eircode | K56A308 |
| Address | Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin |
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: Rush&Lusk. 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 K56 (Rush) was €475,000 in 2025. That is up 38.9% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Rush at 1.74 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 39% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mr Daragh Nealon |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018437534 |
| office@stjosephsrush.com | |
| Local authority | Fingal County Council |
Other schools in Rush&Lusk
- Ballyboghill N S Primary school, Dublin
- Corduff N S Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Ros Eo Primary school, Dublin
- Lusk Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Lusk Junior National School St Maccullins Primary school, Dublin
- Rush And Lusk Educate Together Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Rush Ns Primary school, Dublin
- S N Lusca Primary school, Dublin
- Scoil Nais Caitriona Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.