S N San Nioclas
S N San Nioclas is a primary school in NICHOLAS ST. 148 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, 2 special classes, DEIS Urban Band 2.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Church of Ireland |
| Patron | Archbishop of Armagh COI |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 148 (77 boys, 71 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Urban Band 2 |
| Roll number | 18347O |
| Eircode | A91CR24 |
| Address | NICHOLAS ST, DUNDALK, CO LOUTH |
Getting in
Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.
| Places in the coming year | 15 |
|---|
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.
What DEIS means here
DEIS Urban Band 2. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator and School Completion Programme access. Band 2 does not carry the reduced class sizes that Band 1 does.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
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: 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. 2 Urban at -13.22 (Disadvantaged), where 0 is the national average. 26% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | SUSAN REYBURN |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0429330860 |
| office@sannioclas.ie | |
| Local authority | Louth County Council |
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
- Coláiste Chú Chulainn 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
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.