Boys' schools in Ireland

Primary schools with only boys enrolled, based on the Department of Education's latest figures. Some boys' schools start from first class, with the infant classes in a nearby school, so check with the school.

• 123 schools
• 27,303 pupils
• 22 counties

By county

• Carlow2 schools
• Cavan1 school
• Clare1 school
• Cork18 schools
• Dublin46 schools
• Galway1 school
• Kerry4 schools
• Kildare5 schools
• Kilkenny3 schools
• Laois3 schools
• Limerick8 schools
• Longford1 school
• Louth3 schools
• Mayo1 school
• Meath2 schools
• Monaghan2 schools
• Offaly4 schools
• Roscommon2 schools
• Tipperary8 schools
• Waterford6 schools
• Westmeath1 school
• Wicklow1 school

The largest

• Maynooth B NS Maynooth, Co. Kildare 595 pupilsBoysCatholic
• SN Naomh Antaine Cork, Co. Cork 581 pupilsBoysCatholic
• Scoil Phadraig Portarlington, Co. Laois 521 pupilsBoysCatholic
• St Pius X NS Boys Dublin 6, Co. Dublin 511 pupilsBoysCatholic
• Lucan B NS Lucan, Co. Dublin 501 pupilsBoysCatholic
• Scoil Padraig Naofa B Blackrock, Co. Dublin 499 pupilsBoysCatholic
• St Patricks BNS Clane, Co. Kildare 488 pupilsBoysCatholic
• Scoil Chorbain Naas, Co. Kildare 460 pupilsBoysCatholic
• St Brigids Boys NS Dublin 18, Co. Dublin 406 pupilsBoysCatholic
• Scoil na Croi Naofa Dublin 11, Co. Dublin 404 pupilsBoysCatholic
• Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal B Cork, Co. Cork 403 pupilsBoysCatholicDEIS
• Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) Cork, Co. Cork 398 pupilsBoysCatholic

Quick answers

How many boys' primary schools are there in Ireland?

There are 123 boys' primary schools in Ireland, with 27,303 pupils between them, according to the Department of Education's latest figures.

Which county has the most boys' primary schools?

Co. Dublin, with 46 schools.

What is the biggest of them?

Maynooth B NS in Co. Kildare, with 595 pupils.

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