Coláiste Chú Chulainn

The facts

Special classes

3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• 1 × Autism Inclusion Class

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 2 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: Dundalk. 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 A91 (Dundalk) was €332,000 in 2025. That is up 54.4% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Dundalk No. 4 Urban at -6.5 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 34% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in Dundalk

• Bellurgan N S Primary school, Louth
• C.B.S. Primary Primary school, Louth
• Castletown Rd Convent Primary school, Louth
• Colaiste Rís Secondary school, Louth
• De La Salle College Secondary school, Louth
• Dromiskin Mixed N S Primary school, Louth
• Dulargy Mixed N S Primary school, Louth
• Dun Dealgan N S Primary school, Louth
• Dundalk Grammar School Secondary school, Louth
• Faughart Community National School Primary school, Louth
• Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan Primary school, Louth
• Knockbridge Mixed N S Primary school, Louth