St L O Tooles 2 Special
North Strand, Dublin
Key facts
- Special school
- Boys
- Pupils enrolled
- 14 smaller than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 1 girls, 13 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 19819L the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
About
St. Laurence O'Toole's Specialist School is a second level school on Shamrock Terrace, North Strand, Dublin. It caters for young people aged 12 to 16 who find it difficult to learn in larger classroom settings. The school has capacity for 20 students, organised into four classes of five students each. Each class has a teacher and a special needs assistant, and a youth worker provides pastoral support. Students work at their own individual level, with an individual learning plan, a crisis management plan and an individual behavioural plan for each student. The school participates in the Junior Cycle programme and the Junior Certificate School Programme, with students working towards Junior Cycle Examinations. The school also engages with the City Connects programme to support learning and wellbeing. A bean an tí prepares breakfast and lunch for students.
Applying to St L O Tooles 2 Special
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 primary school dates apply broadly to St L O Tooles 2 Special. 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: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (post-primary schools: Mon 15 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 L O Tooles 2 Special
How many pupils attend St L O Tooles 2 Special?
St L O Tooles 2 Special has 14 pupils enrolled, 1 girls and 13 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is St L O Tooles 2 Special a DEIS school?
No. St L O Tooles 2 Special 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 St L O Tooles 2 Special?
St L O Tooles 2 Special has a Catholic ethos. It is a boys' primary school.