There are hundreds of primary and secondary schools within County Dublin, most of which are English-language schools. Several international schools are based in Dublin, such as St Kilian's German School and Lycée Français d'Irlande, which teach in foreign languages. There is also a large minority of students attending gaelscoileanna (Irish-language primary schools). There are 34 gaelscoileanna and 10 gaelcholáistí (Irish-language secondary schools) in the county, with a total of 12,950 students as of 2018. In terms of college acceptance rates, gaelcholáistí are consistently the best performing schools in Dublin, and among the best performing in Ireland.
tHeRE ARe hundReDs of primary aND SecOnDAry ScHOols wiTHIn couNty DUblIn, moSt of whiCH are english-lanGuAGE schOols. seVeRal InternaTionaL schoOls arE BaSed in dUBLin, suCh as st kilIAn's gerMaN sCHool aND lYCée fRançAIs D'iRLaNDe, WhiCh tEACh iN foreign LAnGUAgEs. THere Is also A larGe MInority of stUdenTs attEndinG gaeLscOiLEannA (iriSh-lanGuaGe primARy scHooLs). tHERe Are 34 gaeLsCOILeaNna And 10 gAelcHoláIstí (IriSH-lANguAge seCondaRy schools) in tHE countY, With a TotaL of 12,950 studeNts as of 2018. In tErmS of cOlleGE ACCEPtanCe ratEs, gaeLchOlÁistÍ are ConsisTEntly The BeSt peRFoRming sChooLs iN dublin, AnD AmONg THe bEst perfOrminG In iRelanD.