St Aidan's Community School
Tallaght, Dublin
Key facts
- DEIS
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 561 about the same size as the median Irish post-primary school (585 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 267 girls, 294 boys
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Roll number
- 91338D the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
St Aidan's Community School is a co-educational, inter-denominational community school in Tallaght, Dublin. The school states its aim as ensuring that everybody in the school experiences success and is treated with respect and care. The Junior Cycle programme includes core subjects of Civic, Social & Personal Education, Computers, English, Gaeilge, Geography, History, Maths, Physical Education, Religious Education and Social, Personal & Health Education, with optional subjects including Business Studies, Classics, Engineering, Home Economics, Science, Spanish and Wood Technology. The school also offers the Leaving Certificate Applied and a special class. Student support services include a care team, chaplain, counselling, check and connect, school completion and SNA support. The school participates in the Erasmus+ programme and runs extracurricular activities such as sport, a library, a student council, a book club and a re-love fashion club. Enrolment is 561 students.
Applying to St Aidan's Community School
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 St Aidan's Community School. 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 St Aidan's Community School
How many pupils attend St Aidan's Community School?
St Aidan's Community School has 561 pupils enrolled, 267 girls and 294 boys. That makes it about the same size as the median Irish post-primary school, which has 585 pupils.
Is St Aidan's Community School a DEIS school?
Yes. St Aidan's Community School is part of DEIS, the Department of Education programme called Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools. DEIS schools serve communities at risk of educational disadvantage and receive additional supports, which can include smaller classes, extra teaching posts and funding for books and meals.
What is the ethos of St Aidan's Community School?
St Aidan's Community School has an Inter Denominational ethos. It is a mixed post-primary school.