← Back to the rankingNord Anglia International School Dublin
Dublin, Ireland · est. 2018 · Private
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Nord Anglia International School Dublin (NAIS Dublin) is a private co-educational international day school in Leopardstown in south Dublin for children aged 3 to 18. The school opened in September 2018, and its first graduates received IB diplomas in 2022. It is part of the Nord Anglia Education network of more than 90 schools and describes itself as the only private school in Dublin delivering the International Baccalaureate in full, from early years to the IB Diploma. Students represent more than 60 nationalities. From Grade 9 there is a second route to graduation, the American High School Diploma. Through the network students take part in programmes with MIT (STEAM), The Juilliard School (arts), UNICEF and IMG Academy (sport). There is no boarding; some overseas students live with host families in Dublin. Lessons are taught in English: the admissions policy sets the English level required for each stage, and newcomers receive English Language Support.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $18 709–28 578 a year
16 561–25 296 EUR
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Spanish, French, Chinese, German
Class size
Typically up to 20 children per class in KG3, KG4 and Infants and up to 22 in Grades 1-12; more in exceptional circumstances (admissions policy).
About the fees Fees for 2026-2027: KG3 and KG4 16561 euro, KG5 and Grade 1 19396 euro, Grades 2-5 20306 euro, Grades 6-8 23131 euro, Grades 9-10 23971 euro, Grades 11-12 25296 euro per year. Fees can be paid annually in advance or termly (Grade 12 in two invoices). A 5% sibling discount applies to the second and subsequent children. Not included: exam fees, school camps and residential trips, the bus, lunches (except KG3 and KG4, where lunch is included), individual music lessons, after school care, additional English and learning support.
Admissions The school admits students year-round when a place is available in the class; placement is by age on 30 June. The process: an enquiry, a campus tour or a virtual meeting, an online application with supporting documents, then an offer of a place. The school says it welcomes families of different cultures and religions; some overseas students live with host families. English requirements: in KG3-Grade 1 limited English is not normally a reason to refuse, Grades 2-8 need level B1, Grades 9-10 B2, Grades 11-12 C1; from Grade 2 students sit the CAT4, which is required for the IB Diploma. Students with additional educational needs are admitted up to 10% of the student population; children in KG3-KG5 must be fully toilet trained.
Stages and year groups Grades KG3-KG5, 1-12. Early Years - KG3, KG4 and KG5 (ages 3-6) and Primary - Grades 1-5 (ages 6-11) on the IB Primary Years Programme; Secondary - Grades 6-10 (ages 11-16) on the IB Middle Years Programme with the Personal Project in Grade 10; Grades 11-12 (ages 16-18) - the IB Diploma Programme. In parallel, Grades 9 to 12 can follow the American High School Diploma: four years, at least 24 credits across seven domains, with continuous assessment instead of terminal exams. The school maps its grades to the Irish system: KG4 is Junior Infants, Grade 7 is 1st Year, Grade 10 is Transition Year, Grades 11-12 are 5th and 6th Year.
Address South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18 T672
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, DP · authorised programmeNEASC · accreditationNord Anglia Education · school is part of the networkThe IB register lists the Primary Years and Diploma programmes at the school; the school describes the Middle Years Programme on its website, but the IB register does not list it. The school is accredited by NEASC. It belongs to the Nord Anglia Education network.
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IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12), DP (ages 16-19). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →NEASCNew England Association of Schools and Colleges
An American accreditation working since 1885. For international schools it uses an approach where the visitors look first at live lessons rather than at folders of paperwork: the team works in the school for about a week. It is the only one here whose public directory honestly separates accredited schools from candidates.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Nord Anglia Educationschool network
A group of international schools of the full cycle, day and boarding. The numbers on its site diverge: the "About Nord Anglia" page speaks of 89 schools in 37 countries, the "Our schools" and "Our global network" pages - of 90, the "All schools" page - of "90+"; pupils are more than 100,000 everywhere. Whether the group owns the schools, manages them under contract or gives its methodology under licence is not said on its pages. The year of foundation and the country of registration are not named there.
What this means for this school. The network owns or operates the school. Its accreditation and programme authorisation the school obtains separately, in its own name.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Where leavers go: University of Cambridge · Durham University · King's College London · University of Edinburgh · Trinity College Dublin · University College Dublin · University of Warwick · University of Groningen · University of Toronto · University of Notre Dame · University of Hong Kong · Seoul University and others, 13 universities in the school's list in all
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Playground · Makerspace
Clubs and activities: Football · Basketball · Tennis · Gymnastics · Taekwondo · Dance · Drama · Piano · Cello · Guitar · Drums · Model UN · Green Schools · Junior Einsteins (young researchers) · Mother Tongue Language Support · Coding · Animation · Robotics · Irish language
Summer programme away from campus: . The school runs no camp of its own on campus
The school does not describe its own summer camps on campus. Students can join the network's away performing arts programmes with The Juilliard School, including the summer programme; according to the school they take place in China and the USA. The school does not state ages or prices.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
The school says its teachers have international experience and understand the IB approach, are selected for expertise, receive ongoing professional development and are assessed against Irish and international benchmarks and the network's Quality Assurance Framework.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)95 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data80 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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