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16 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
474
in 16 special schools
474
together since 2015/16 (about this figure)

The 16 schools with figures for both years had 608 pupils in 2015/16 and have 474 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−22.0%
Over 10 years

0 grew · 0 steady · 16 fell

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  1. St Catherines Special School GreystonesSpecial school
    89 pupils −21.9% over 10 years
  2. Central Remedial Clinic Dublin 3Special school
    78 pupils −22.0% over 10 years
  3. Red Hill School PatrickswellSpecial schoolOther/Unknown
    61 pupils −18.7% over 10 years
  4. St Michaels Hse SP SCH Dublin 5Special school
    52 pupils −10.3% over 10 years
  5. St Declans Special SCH Dublin 4Special school
    35 pupils −16.7% over 10 years
  6. Benincasa Special School BlackrockSpecial school
    35 pupils −14.6% over 10 years
  7. Casa Caterina S S Dublin 7Special school
    31 pupils −11.4% over 10 years
  8. Youth Encounter Project Dublin 11Special school
    14 pupils −36.4% over 10 years
  9. St L O Tooles 2 Spec Dublin 1Special school
    14 pupils −39.1% over 10 years
  10. Coláiste Shliabh na mBan ClonmelSpecial school
    12 pupils −14.3% over 10 years
  11. The Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin 24Special school
    11 pupils −15.4% over 10 years
  12. St Joseph's Adolescent School Dublin 3Special school
    11 pupils −47.6% over 10 years
  13. St Kevins School CorkSpecial school
    10 pupils −16.7% over 10 years
  14. Beaumont Hospital Special School Dublin 9Special schoolOther/Unknown
    9 pupils −30.8% over 10 years
  15. St Canices Special School Mulgrave StSpecial school
    7 pupils −53.3% over 10 years
  16. Crannog Nua Special School PortraneSpecial schoolMulti-denominational
    5 pupils −50.0% over 10 years
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class; neither is published for special schools. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.