Fee-paying schools in Ireland
Schools in Ireland that charge tuition. Most Irish schools do not: the State pays teachers' salaries in the free scheme, and a fee-paying school charges on top of that for smaller classes, facilities or boarding.
We publish a fee figure only where we could read it on the school's own website and link to the page it came from. Most schools here therefore show no figure — that means we could not verify one, not that the school is cheap. Boarding, transition year, books and uniforms are usually extra and are not included.
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Secondary schools (51)
| School | County | Gender | Attendance | Annual tuition | Places | Applicants per place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon Grammar School | Cork | Mixed | Mixed | Amount not published online | 120 | — |
| Christian Brothers College | Cork | Boys only | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Midleton College | Cork | Mixed | Mixed | €5,727 (2026/27) source Day pupil (national) rate. Boarding rates run to EUR 15,565. | 72 | 1.93× |
| Presentation Brothers College | Cork | Boys only | Day only | Amount not published online | 112 | 1.62× |
| Scoil Mhuire | Cork | Girls only | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Alexandra College | Dublin | Girls only | Mixed | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Belvedere College S.J | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Blackrock College | Dublin | Boys only | Mixed | Fee-paying ~€8,500 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | 10 | — |
| CBC Monkstown | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Amount not published online | 96 | 2.89× |
| Castleknock College | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Catholic University School | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Gonzaga College | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Fee-paying ~€7,500 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| Holy Child Killiney | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | €7,660 (2026/27) source Transition Year adds EUR 900. | — | — |
| John Scottus Secondary School | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | Fee-paying ~€5,200 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| Loreto Abbey Dalkey | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | €5,200 (2025/26) source | 125 | 2.89× |
| Loreto College | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Loreto Foxrock | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | €5,985 (2026/27) source Day tuition. International first-year rate is EUR 6,485. | 130 | 2.67× |
| Loreto High School | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | Amount not published online | 112 | 3.04× |
| Lycée Français International (Secondary) | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | €6,699 (current published schedule) source College / Junior Cycle. Senior Cycle resident EUR 7,908. | — | — |
| Mount Anville | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | €8,490 (2026/27) source | 130 | — |
| Mount Sackville Secondary School | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | Amount not published online | 120 | 1.34× |
| Rathdown School | Dublin | Mixed | Mixed | €9,120 (2025/26) source | 72 | 2.71× |
| Rockbrook Park School | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Rosemont School | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | Fee-paying ~€5,800 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | 54 | 3.39× |
| Sandford Park School (Senior) | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | €8,900 (2026/27) source | 75 | 4.61× |
| St Andrew's College | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | Fee-paying ~€8,100 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| St Columba's College | Dublin | Mixed | Mixed | €11,481 (2026/27) source | — | — |
| St Conleth's College | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | Fee-paying ~€7,500 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| St Joseph of Cluny | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | €5,720 (current published schedule) source | 63 | — |
| St Kilian's German School | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | €7,870 (2026/27) source Secondary rate. Primary is EUR 8,175, kindergarten EUR 7,685. | 70 | 1.83× |
| St Mary's College, Rathmines | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Fee-paying ~€7,500 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| St Michael's College | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Stratford College | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | Fee-paying ~€6,200 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| Sutton Park School | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Terenure College | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Fee-paying ~€6,220 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| The High School | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | €7,450 (2025/26) source | 140 | 2.67× |
| The Kings Hospital | Dublin | Mixed | Mixed | Amount not published online | 120 | 1.62× |
| The Teresian School | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | Amount not published online | 48 | — |
| Wesley College | Dublin | Mixed | Mixed | Amount not published online | 160 | 3.07× |
| Willow Park Junior School | Dublin | Boys only | Mixed | Fee-paying ~€5,500 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | 208 | 2.2× |
| Clongowes Wood College | Kildare | Boys only | Boarding | €26,550 (2026/27) source Boarding school - this is the all-inclusive boarding fee. | — | — |
| Newbridge College | Kildare | Mixed | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Glenstal Abbey School | Limerick | Boys only | Mixed | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Villiers Secondary School | Limerick | Mixed | Mixed | Amount not published online | 88 | — |
| Drogheda Grammar School | Louth | Mixed | Day only | €4,625 (2026/27) source | — | — |
| Dundalk Grammar School | Louth | Mixed | Mixed | Amount not published online | 96 | 1.73× |
| Monaghan Collegiate School | Monaghan | Mixed | Day only | Amount not published online | 48 | — |
| Sligo Grammar School | Sligo | Mixed | Mixed | Amount not published online | 72 | 1.73× |
| Cistercian College | Tipperary | Boys only | Boarding | Amount not published online | — | — |
| Rockwell College | Tipperary | Mixed | Mixed | Amount not published online | — | — |
| St. Gerard's School | Wicklow | Mixed | Day only | Amount not published online | — | — |
Junior & preparatory schools (8)
| School | County | Gender | Attendance | Annual tuition | Places | Applicants per place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Junior School | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | Fee-paying ~€7,000 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| Lycée Français International (Primary) | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | €6,390 (current published schedule) source Primaire (primary cycle), resident families. | — | — |
| Nord Anglia International (NAIS) | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | Fee-paying ~€18,000 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| Rathgar Junior School | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | Fee-paying ~€6,500 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| Sandford Park Junior | Dublin | Mixed | Day only | €8,900 (2026/27) source Sandford Park publishes a single annual tuition fee covering all years, junior school included. | — | — |
| St Conleth's Junior School | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Fee-paying ~€7,000 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| St Mary's Junior School, Rathmines | Dublin | Boys only | Day only | Fee-paying ~€5,000 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |
| The Teresian School (Primary) | Dublin | Girls only | Day only | Fee-paying ~€5,500 unverified Fee not confirmed from the school's website. Contact the school. | — | — |