Our Lady of Lourdes School
Dun Laoghaire · Roll number 18815V
- Special school
- Multi Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 6
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +20%
- Up 1 from 5 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 3 / 3
- 50% girls
The Department of Education publishes only the number of pupils, girls and boys in each special school, not pupils by class, so this page has no class or class size figures. Pupils in special schools can be aged 4 to 18. All special schools
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. Until 2010/11 the Department listed special schools with mainstream schools; from 2011/12 they have their own list. Pupils on 30 September each year. Known data issues
Nearby
The special schools closest to Our Lady of Lourdes School, and the mainstream schools within 10 km that have special classes, measured in a straight line.
Nearest special schools
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes SchoolThis school | – | 6 |
+20.0%
|
|
| 1 | Carmona Special National School1.3 km · Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin · Severe or profound general learning disability | 1.3 km | 37 |
+5.7%
|
| 2 | Red Door Special School1.3 km · Monkstown, Co. Dublin · Autism | 1.3 km | 29 |
+141.7%
|
| 3 | St Oliver Plunkett SP SC1.9 km · Blackrock, Co. Dublin · Specific learning disability | 1.9 km | 63 |
0.0%
|
| 4 | St Augustines School2.4 km · Blackrock, Co. Dublin · Mild general learning disability | 2.4 km | 157 |
−9.8%
|
| 5 | Setanta Special School2.5 km · Stillorgan, Co. Dublin · Autism | 2.5 km | 68 |
+17.2%
|
Special classes within 10 km87 classes in 54 mainstream schools in 2025/26, from the NCSE
| Number on map | School | Distance | Classes | 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Monkstown Eucate Together NS0.6 km · An autism classA new class in 2026/27 | 0.6 km | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Kill-O'-The-Grange NS0.7 km · An autism class | 0.7 km | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Sallynoggin Educate Together National School1.1 km · An autism class | 1.1 km | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Holy Family School1.2 km · 2 autism classes | 1.2 km | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | St Josephs1.5 km · A moderate general learning disability class | 1.5 km | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Our Lady Good Counsel GNS1.6 km · 3 autism classesA new class in 2026/27 | 1.6 km | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys N S1.6 km · An autism classFirst special class opens in 2026/27 | 1.6 km | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Scoil Padraig Naofa B1.6 km · An autism class2 new classes in 2026/27 | 1.6 km | 1 | 3 |
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Aoife Mac Giolla Ri
- Phone
- 012847239
- [email protected]
- Address
- Rochestown Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96 XF34
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB
- School type
- Special school
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
- Planning area
- Sallynoggin–Killiney–DLR
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. The designation is the need the NCSE lists the school as set up for; many special schools now take pupils with a wider range of needs. Known data issues
Data by year
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2017/18 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008/09 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007/08 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006/07 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005/06 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004/05 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003/04 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2002/03 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 2001/02 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 2000/01 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| 1999/00 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 1998/99 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 1997/98 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| 1996/97 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| 1995/96 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| 1994/95 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 1993/94 | 12 | 5 | 7 |