St Josephs N S

The facts

Special classes

6 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 5 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• 1 × Mild General Learning Disability

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 5 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: Arklow. 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 Y14 (Arklow) was €300,000 in 2025. That is up 43.2% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Kilbride at -7.62 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 37% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in Arklow

• An Chroi Ro Naofa N S Primary school, Wicklow
• Annacurra N S Primary school, Wicklow
• Arklow Cbs Secondary school, Wicklow
• Carysfort Mxd N S Primary school, Wicklow
• Gaelcholáiste Na Mara Secondary school, Wicklow
• Gaelscoil An Inbhir Mhoir Primary school, Wicklow
• Glenart College Secondary school, Wicklow
• Padraig Naofa N S Primary school, Wicklow
• S N Cul Greine Primary school, Wexford
• S N Naomh Padraig Primary school, Wicklow
• Scoil San Eoin Primary school, Wicklow
• St John's Senior School Primary school, Wicklow