The Kings Hospital
The Kings Hospital is a secondary school in Dublin. 732 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, fee-paying.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Church of Ireland |
| Patron | Board of Governors of King's Hospital |
| Fees | Fee-paying — amount not confirmed. This school does not publish a figure we could trace to a page. |
| Enrolment | 732 (341 boys, 391 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Boarding | Mixed |
| Roll number | 60272W |
| Eircode | D20V256 |
| Address | Palmerstown, Dublin 20 |
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Palmerstown / Ronanstown / D20 / 22. 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 D20 (Dublin 20) was €440,000 in 2025. That is up 35.9% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Palmerston West at -10.14 (Disadvantaged), where 0 is the national average. 27% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mr Mark Wallace |
|---|---|
| Phone | 016436500 |
| headmaster@thekingshospital.ie | |
| Local authority | South Dublin County Council |
Other schools in Palmerstown / Ronanstown / D20 / 22
- Collinstown Park Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Neillstown N S Primary school, Dublin
- St Bernadettes Junior N S Primary school, Dublin
- St Bernadettes Senior N S Primary school, Dublin
- St Marys Junior N S Primary school, Dublin
- St Marys Sen N S Primary school, Dublin
- St Peter Apostle Sen Ns Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.