St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc
St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc is a special school in Monkstown. 63 pupils, Catholic ethos.
The facts
| Type | Special school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 63 (38 boys, 25 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 19499T |
| Eircode | A94H562 |
| Address | ALMA PLACE, CARRIGBREANNAN, BLACKROCK, CO DUBLIN |
Getting in
Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.
| Places in the coming year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 37 |
| Applications last year | 107 |
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
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: Dunlaoghaire. 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 A94 (Blackrock) was €830,000 in 2025. That is up 35.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Blackrock-monkstown at 12.45 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 76% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Donna Coleman |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012808824 |
| office@stoliverplunkett.ie | |
| Local authority | Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
Other schools in Dunlaoghaire
- All Saints N S Primary school, Blackrock
- CBC Monkstown Secondary school, Monkstown
- Carmona Special School Special school, Goatstown
- Clochar San Dominic Primary school, Monkstown
- Dun Laoghaire ETNS Primary school, Monkstown
- Glasthule NS Primary school, Glasthule
- Harold Boys N S Primary school, Dalkey
- Holy Family NS, Monkstown Farm Primary school, Monkstown
- Loreto Abbey Dalkey Secondary school, Dalkey
- Loreto National School Primary school, Dalkey
- Newpark Comprehensive Secondary school, Blackrock
- Oatlands College Secondary school, Stillorgan
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.