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CASTLE PARK SCHOOL
One of the last traditional preparatory schools in Ireland, Castle Park School has been a first-choice independent private primary school for over 100 years. Located in the leafy suburb of Dalkey in South Dublin, the school occupies a small Victorian castle where it provides a Montessori-inspired education for boys and girls from the ages of
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Nursery Schools, Pre-Preparatory Schools, Preparatory Schools, Primary Schools, SchoolsBLACKROCK COLLEGE
Ireland’s most storied and most famous school, Blackrock College has been the premier choice for the sons of Ireland’s professional elite since its foundation as the French College in 1860. Established in the grounds of Williamstown Castle looking out on Dublin Bay, Blackrock offers boarding and day places to boys from 12 – 18 and day places to boys over the age of 6 at the Willow Park School.
BALREASK
Balreask (also stylised Balresk), is a small private Montessori school catering to children aged 4 – 13. The school occupies a quaint property on the outskirts of Navan in Co. Meath, approximately 40 minutes drive from the centre of Dublin. The school embraces pupils from all faiths and all communities and boasts an international outlook
ASHFIELD COLLEGE
One of Ireland’s best-known “Grinds” Schools”, Ashfield College prepares pupils for the Irish Leaving Certificate examinations. Ashfield has established itself as the premier school in the country for Leaving Certificate results, offering extra tuition to 5th and 6th Year students (known as Grinds) alongside a day school program for 16-18-year-olds and repeating students.
ARDTONA HOUSE SCHOOL
Ardtona House School is a small independent, fee-paying Montessori pre-school and primary school educating boys and girls until age 8. The school is a home away from home for pupils, operating from an old manor house in the suburbs of South Dublin. The school offers a Montessori education with a Roman Catholic ethos but is
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Nursery Schools, Pre-Preparatory Schools, Primary Schools, SchoolsALEXANDRA COLLEGE DUBLIN
Alexandra College, often shortened to Alex’s or Alex, is one of Ireland’s leading, girls-only boarding schools. Founded in 1866 as a third-level women’s college and a separate college-preparatory feeder school, Alex’s was co-located with University College Dublin at Earlsfort Terrace before both institutions separately relocated to the Milltown area in South Dublin. Today, Alexandra College
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All-through Schools, Featured, Featured Schools, Final Schools, Nursery Schools, Primary Schools, Schools, Secondary Schools, Stickied Early Years, Stickied SchoolsBRUCE COLLEGE
The oldest “Grinds School” in Cork, Bruce College has been offering extra tuition to Junior and Leaving Certificate students since 1989. The school also has a full-time Leaving senior school in which pupils may enroll to undertake the Leaving Certificate (or to repeat as the case may be). Bruce College is akin to the private








