Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together
Cherrywood, Dublin
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 236 smaller than the median Irish post-primary school (585 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 102 girls, 134 boys
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Roll number
- 68387K the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Blackrock Educate Together Secondary School is a state-funded post-primary school in Cherrywood, Dublin, under the patronage of Educate Together. The school is co-educational, equality-based, child-centred and democratically run, with student voice encouraged in initiatives and policies. Enrolment stands at 236 students. The Junior Cycle programme includes core subjects of Irish, English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Spanish and Ethical Education. Optional subjects include Music, Business, Graphics, Home Economics and Wood Technology. Wellbeing subjects cover Physical Education, CSPE and SPHE. Students also choose a short course from Coding, Philosophy or Artistic Performance. Exams in English, Irish and Maths are taken at Higher and Ordinary Level, with other subjects at Common Level. The school describes itself as a student-centred, democratic community that celebrates difference and creativity in a learning environment defined by equality, integrity and respect. A Connolly Class provides an autism class within the school. The school operates an iPad programme and offers debating, Model United Nations, sports and other extracurricular activities.
Applying to Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together
For a September 2027 place, a school's formal admissions process cannot begin before 1 October 2026. The school sets its own opening and closing dates in its annual admission notice.
National term dates 2026/27
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide post-primary school dates apply broadly to Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together. Individual schools set their own discretionary closure days, confirm exact dates with the school.
- October Mid-Term Break: Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct 2026
- Christmas Holidays: Wed 23 Dec 2026 – Tue 5 Jan 2027
- February Mid-Term Break: Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (primary schools: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027)
- Easter Holidays: Mon 22 Mar – Sun 4 Apr 2027
Primary schools close for the last two days of the February mid-term week and may use discretionary days to take the full week, so their break can be shorter than post-primary schools'.
Frequently asked questions about Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together
How many pupils attend Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together?
Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together has 236 pupils enrolled, 102 girls and 134 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish post-primary school, which has 585 pupils.
Is Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together a DEIS school?
No. Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together is not part of DEIS, the Department of Education programme of additional supports for schools serving communities at risk of educational disadvantage. Not holding DEIS status says nothing about how good a school is, only about the profile of the community it serves.
What is the ethos of Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together?
Booterstown Blackrock Dun Laoghaire Educate Together has a Multi Denominational ethos. It is a mixed post-primary school.