Clongowes Wood College

Clongowes Wood College is a secondary school boys only in Kildare. 421 pupils, Catholic ethos, fees €26,550 (2026/27).

The facts

Type	Secondary school
Gender	Boys only
Ethos	Catholic
Patron	Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
Fees	€26,550 a year (2026/27) source Boarding school - this is the all-inclusive boarding fee.
Enrolment	421 (421 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26
Language of instruction	English Medium School
Boarding	Boarding
Roll number	61720F
Eircode	W91DN40
Address	Clongowes Wood College SJ, Clane, Co Kildare, Ireland

Special classes

The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.

The area around this school

School planning area: Prosperous / Clane. 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 W91 (Naas) was €435,000 in 2025. That is up 31.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Balraheen at 5.09 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 51% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

Principal	Mr Chris Lumb
Phone	045868202
Email	secretary@clongowes.net
Local authority	Kildare County Council

Other schools in Prosperous / Clane

Hewetsons N S Primary school, Kildare
Prosperous N S Primary school, Kildare
Rathcoffey N S Primary school, Kildare
S N Baile Roibeaird Primary school, Kildare
S N Cianog Naofa Primary school, Kildare
S N Coill Dubh Primary school, Kildare
S N Nmh Mhuire Primary school, Kildare
S N Oilibhear Plunglead Primary school, Kildare
Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School Primary school, Kildare
Scoil Mhuire Community School Secondary school, Kildare
Scoil Naisiunta Bhride Primary school, Kildare
St Farnan's Post Primary School Secondary school, Kildare

How we know

DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.