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.
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.