Árdscoil Na Trionóide
Árdscoil Na Trionóide is a secondary school in Kildare. 894 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | CEIST |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 894 (433 boys, 461 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 68077S |
| Eircode | R14DK12 |
| Address | Rathstewart, Athy, Co Kildare |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 162 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 4 |
| Applications last year | 12 |
| Waiting list | 1 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 24 October 2025 |
| Decisions issued by | 28 November 2025 |
| Offers must be accepted by | 28 November 2025 |
The school received 11 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 12 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
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
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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: Athy. 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 R14 (Athy) was €340,000 in 2025. That is up 114.5% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Athy East Urban at -5.29 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 33% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Imelda Whelan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 059 8633151 |
| secretary@ardscoil.ie | |
| Local authority | Kildare County Council |
Other schools in Athy
- Athy Community College Secondary school, Kildare
- Athy Model School Primary school, Kildare
- Ballyadams N S Primary school, Laois
- Ballyroe Central N S Primary school, Kildare
- Churchtown N S Primary school, Kildare
- Gaelscoil Átha Í Primary school, Kildare
- Kilberry N S Primary school, Kildare
- S N Ide Primary school, Kildare
- Scoil Mhichil Naofa Primary school, Kildare
- Scoil Mhuire Primary school, Laois
- Scoil Padraig Primary school, Laois
- Scoil Phadraig Naofa Primary school, Kildare
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.