The High School
The High School is a secondary school in Rathgar. 811 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, fees €7,450 (2025/26), 2.67 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Church of Ireland |
| Patron | Board of Governors of the High School |
| Fees | €7,450 a year (2025/26) source |
| Enrolment | 811 (455 boys, 356 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 60670L |
| Eircode | D06YR68 |
| Address | Danum, Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin |
Getting in
Hard. 361 applications for 135 places — 2.67 applicants per place, and 94 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 140 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 135 |
| Applications last year | 361 |
| Waiting list | 94 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 12 November 2025 |
| Offers must be accepted by | 14 November 2025 |
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.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Dublin6 / Clonskeagh. 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 D06 (Dublin 6) was €760,000 in 2025. That is up 29.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Rathfarnham at 11.89 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 77% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | G.A. Forrest |
|---|---|
| Phone | 014922611 |
| office@highschool.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Dublin6 / Clonskeagh
- Alexandra College Secondary school, Milltown
- Alexandra Junior School Primary school, Milltown
- Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School Primary school, Harold's Cross
- Gaelscoil Lios na nOg Primary school, Ranelagh
- Gonzaga College Secondary school, Ranelagh
- Harold's Cross ETSS Secondary school, Harold's Cross
- Kildare Place School Primary school, Rathmines
- Muckross Park College Secondary school, Donnybrook
- RMDS — Ranelagh Multi-Denom Primary school, Ranelagh
- Rathgar Junior School Primary school, Rathgar
- Rathgar NS Primary school, Rathgar
- S N Brighde Primary school, Ranelagh
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.