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East Glendalough School

East Glendalough School is a secondary school in Wicklow. 365 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, 3 special classes.

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The facts

TypeSecondary school
GenderMixed
EthosChurch of Ireland
PatronMinister for Education Archbishop of Dublin & Glendalough COI
FeesFree
Enrolment365 (195 boys, 170 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
Roll number81016V
EircodeA67PC52
AddressStation Road, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow

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 year60
Applications close28 October 2025
Decisions issued by28 October 2025

notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.

Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗

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

3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

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: Wicklow. 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 A67 (Wicklow) was €420,000 in 2025. That is up 29.2% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Wicklow Urban at -4.49 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 37% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

PrincipalThomas Heaney (Acting)
Phone040469608
Emailinfo@egs.ie
Local authorityWicklow County Council

Other schools in Wicklow

How we know

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