St Catherines Special School
St Catherines Special School is a special school in Co. Wicklow. 89 pupils, Catholic ethos, oversubscribed last year.
The facts
| Type | Special school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | St Catherine's Association |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 89 (63 boys, 26 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 19522L |
| Eircode | A63X985 |
| Address | Kilmullen Lane, Newcastle, Greystones, Co. Wicklow |
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 last year | 7 |
|---|---|
| Applications last year | 43 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 02 February 2026 |
this notice describes more than one intake — read it directly.
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.
The area around this school
School planning area: Kilcoole. 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 A63 (Greystones) was €570,000 in 2025. That is up 26.7% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Newcastle Lower at 3.5 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 44% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Clare Carr |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012819525 |
| info@stcatherinesspecialschool.ie | |
| Local authority | Wicklow County Council |
Other schools in Kilcoole
- Colaiste Chraobh Abhann Secondary school, Wicklow
- Kilcoole Primary School Primary school, Wicklow
- Newtownmountkennedy Primary School Primary school, Wicklow
- Woodstock Educate Together N.S. Primary school, Wicklow
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.