List of fee-charging schools in Ireland explained

This is a list of private fee-charging schools in Ireland.

Primary schools (some with pre-school also)

Leinster

• Headfort School, Kells, County Meath

Dublin

Munster

• Scoil Mhuire, Cork
• Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Hewitt College, Cork

Secondary schools

In 2016, there were 51 fee-charging private second level schools in Ireland, which as of the academic year 2014/15, had 24,112 students enrolled.^[1]

Annual day fees are typically between €4,000 to €7,000; however the cost of boarding can increase these fees significantly, up to more than €15,000 for the school year.^[2] In 2012, fee-charging schools in Ireland took in €121 million in fees out of a total revenue of €227 million.^[3]

Connacht

• Sligo Grammar School
• Yeats College

Leinster

• Cistercian College, Roscrea
• Clongowes Wood College
• Drogheda Grammar School
• Dundalk Grammar School
• Leinster Senior College
• Newbridge College
• Wilson's Hospital School
• Kilkenny College

Dublin

Munster

• Bandon Grammar School
• Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Glenstal Abbey School
• Limerick Tutorial College
• Midleton College
  • Newtown School, Waterford Presentation Brothers College, Cork
• Rockwell College
• Villiers School
• Scoil Mhuire, Cork
• Hewitt College, Cork

Ulster

• Monaghan Collegiate School

See also

• Education in the Republic of Ireland
• List of schools in the Republic of Ireland

Notes and References

1. News: Donnelly. Katherine. Enrolments on rise as country's fee-charging schools begin to enjoy the fruits of recovery. 10 September 2016. Irish Independent. 2 January 2016.
2. News: Ó Fátharta. Conall. Glenstal Abbey crowned Ireland's top school. 10 September 2016. Irish Examiner. 10 March 2012.
3. News: Irish private schools take in €227m annually. 10 September 2016. Irish Times. 3 January 2012.