St Kilian's German School
St Kilian's German School is a secondary school in Clonskeagh. 475 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, fees €7,870 (2026/27), 1.83 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Der Deutsche Schulverein |
| Fees | €7,870 a year (2026/27) source Secondary rate. Primary is EUR 8,175, kindergarten EUR 7,685. |
| Enrolment | 475 (270 boys, 205 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 60630W |
| Eircode | D14P7F2 |
| Address | Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 |
Getting in
Hard. 128 applications for 70 places — 1.83 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 70 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 70 |
| Applications last year | 128 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2026 |
| Applications close | 22 October 2026 |
| Decisions issued by | 05 November 2026 |
| Offers must be accepted by | 19 November 2026 |
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 ↗ (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
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Booterstown / Blackrock. 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 D14 (Dublin 14) was €740,000 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 Clonskeagh-belfield at 7.28 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 78% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Nigel Macmillan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012883323 |
| nigel.macmillan@kilians.com | |
| Local authority | Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
Other schools in Booterstown / Blackrock
- Benincasa Special School Special school, Dundrum
- Blackrock College Secondary school, Blackrock
- Booterstown Boys Primary school, Booterstown
- Booterstown N S Primary school, Blackrock
- Carysfort NS Primary school, Blackrock
- Coláiste Eoin Secondary school, Booterstown
- Coláiste Íosagáin Secondary school, Booterstown
- Islamic National School Primary school, Clonskeagh
- Lycée Français International (Secondary) Secondary school, Clonskeagh
- Mount Merrion NS Primary school, Mount Merrion
- Our Lady Of Mercy Convent School Primary school, Booterstown
- Sion Hill Secondary school, Blackrock
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.