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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.

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The facts

TypeSecondary school
GenderMixed
EthosInter-denominational
PatronKildare Wicklow ETB & Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan Fathers)
FeesFree
Enrolment427 (259 boys, 168 girls) 2025/26
Language of instructionEnglish Medium School
DEISYes — this school is in the DEIS programme
Roll number91376L
EircodeA98PP76
AddressBallywaltrim, 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 year96
Applications open01 October 2025
Applications close24 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.

Special classes

1 special class 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: 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

PrincipalMr. John Murphy
Phone012828126
Emailaccounts@stkilianscs.com
Local authorityWicklow County Council

Other schools in Bray

How we know

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