Private schools in Ireland

Private schools can welcome students from all over the world, including non-EU and non-EEA countries. The majority were founded by religious orders in either the Catholic or Protestant faith.

Our partner private schools are a mixture of single gender and mixed gender schools. They receive some funding from the Irish government, but they also charge fees. Some of these schools offer boarding accommodation for students.

Alexandra College

Private School - Female- 548 Students - 7 day boarding Alexandra College aims to develop the potential within each girl, to the point that she leaves school as a young woman who has the knowledge, confidence and self-belief to know what she can become. Milltown...

Castleknock College

Private School - Male- 644 Students Host Family. Castleknock College aims to ensure that all students are happy and hardworking. It strives for excellence in everything that it does in a gentle and respectful manner. The college want to develop the whole person and to...

Loreto Abbey Dalkey

Private School - Female- 639 Students - Host Family - Full year only. Founded in 1852 Loreto Abbey aims to provide a supportive environment where every student is encouraged to realise their full potential. An emphasis is placed on high academic standards and the school...

Sandford Park School

Private School - Mixed - 372 Students - Host Family Founded in 1922 Sandford Park now looks to the future, and its teaching staff have given the lead in developing innovative learning programmes which have been recognised by the Department of Education and Science as...

St. Joseph Of Cluny

Private School - Female- 744 Students - Host Family St. Joseph of Cluny Secondary School is a private Catholic Secondary School for girls in Killiney, Co. Dublin. It was founded in 1956 by the French Missionary order of St. Joseph of Cluny. The Order has...

Sutton Park School

Private School - Mixed - 349 Students - Host Family Sutton Park School is committed to striving for high academic standards and in so doing seeks to challenge each student to achieve the best that they can, morally, intellectually, spiritually and physically in a caring,...

Terenure College

Private School - Male - 688 Students Host Family. Terenure College, has been recognised over the years as a centre of learning. The college seek to retain and promote the following values in the College, the intellectual formation of our students through the provision of...

The King’s Hospital

Private School - Mixed - 716 Students - 7-day boarding- Full year only. The King’s Hospital aims to provide a learning environment in which pupils can achieve the standards of excellence appropriate to their potential and ability. The cultural, creative and intellectual development of each...