Our Story
St. Declan’s Special School is located in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Under the Archdiocese of Dublin, and trusteeship of the Jesuit Society, St. Declan’s was founded in 1958.
We cater for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Our class size is generally 6 children, 1 class teacher, and 2 SNAs.
Children attend St. Declan’s for a 2 years before returning to mainstream, or into a special class in mainstream.
Mission
St. Declan’s School is a Roman Catholic co-educational school under the patronage of the Archbishop of Dublin and the trusteeship of the Irish Jesuits. Our school seeks to be a place of genuine Christian spirit where each individual is treated with the highest respect.
This school received a grant in 2021 to implement initiatives aimed at addressing the digital divide and support our learners at risk of educational disadvantage as a consequence, as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) a project under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU. This funding was used to enhance the internet at the school to ensure that children are able to use assistive technology and gave the teachers the ability to have more resources to support our children.
