St. Kilian's Community School
St. Kilian's Community School is a secondary school in Wicklow. 427 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, 1 special class, DEIS Post-primary.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Kildare Wicklow ETB & Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan Fathers) |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 427 (259 boys, 168 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Post-primary |
| Roll number | 91376L |
| Eircode | A98PP76 |
| Address | Ballywaltrim, Bray, 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 year | 96 |
|---|---|
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 24 October 2025 |
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 Post-primary. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access, enhanced capitation, free State exam fees, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme for reduced-points college entry.
Post-primary DEIS benefits: Free State examination fees for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate, Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinator, School Completion Programme, and eligibility for the HEAR Scheme (Higher Education Access Route) offering reserved university places at reduced CAO points across Irish universities.
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
1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × 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: Bray. 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 A98 (Bray) was €550,000 in 2025. That is up 44.7% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Kilmacanoge at 1.1 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 43% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mr. John Murphy |
|---|---|
| Phone | 012828126 |
| accounts@stkilianscs.com | |
| Local authority | Wicklow County Council |
Other schools in Bray
- Bray School Project N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Coláiste Raithín Secondary school, Wicklow
- Cronan Naofa N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh Primary school, Wicklow
- John Scottus Secondary School Secondary school, Ranelagh
- Kilmacanogue N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Loreto Secondary School Secondary school, Wicklow
- Marino School N.S. Special school, Co. Wicklow
- New Court School Special school, Co. Wicklow
- North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School Secondary school, Wicklow
- Powerscourt N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Presentation College Secondary school, Wicklow
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.