Dominican College

The facts

Special classes

2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 classes last year.

Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.

The area around this school

School planning area: Galway City. 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 H91 (Galway) was €404,999 in 2025. That is up 47.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Salthill at 7.43 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 70% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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• Coláiste Bhaile Chláir Secondary school, Galway
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• Coláiste Iognáid S.J. Secondary school, Galway
• Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College Secondary school, Galway
• Coláiste Muire Máthair Secondary school, Galway
• Coláiste Na Coiribe Secondary school, Galway
• Cuan Na Gaillimhe Community National School Primary school, Galway
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• Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School Secondary school, Galway