Kildare Town Community School
Kildare Town Community School is a secondary school in Kildare. 1014 pupils, Multi-denominational ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Multi-denominational |
| Patron | Kildare Wicklow ETB & Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 1,014 (494 boys, 520 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 91530S |
| Eircode | R51D288 |
| Address | Dunmurry Road, Kildare Town |
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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 180 |
| Applications last year | 252 |
| Waiting list | 72 |
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2027/28)
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: Kildare. 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 R51 (Kildare) was €420,000 in 2025. That is up 62.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Kildare at -2.99 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 33% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mr John Hayes |
|---|---|
| Phone | 045535228 |
| info@ktcs.ie | |
| Local authority | Kildare County Council |
Other schools in Kildare
- Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha Primary school, Kildare
- Kildare Town Educate Together Ns Primary school, Kildare
- Scoil Bhríde Primary school, Kildare
- St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Primary school, Kildare
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.