Zion Road NS
Zion Road NS is a primary school in Rathgar. 91 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, 2.58 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Church of Ireland |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 91 (42 boys, 49 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 14917J |
| Eircode | D06K062 |
| Address | Bushy Park Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6 |
Getting in
Hard. 31 applications for 12 places in 2025/26 — 2.58 applicants per place, and 11 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 12 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 12 |
| Applications last year | 31 |
| Waiting list | 11 |
| Applications open | 12 January 2026 |
| Applications close | 30 January 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 ↗ (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.
Feeder school links
Secondary school feeder links
Secondary schools this school publishes an admission or feeder link to:
- Newpark Comprehensive Blackrock
- The High School Rathgar
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 | Jane Malone |
|---|---|
| Phone | 014910065 |
| office@zionparishschool.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.