The Institute of Education

What The Institute of Education does

The Institute of Education is a private Dublin-based secondary education institution, established c. 1974 and operated under the Dukes Education group. It serves Irish secondary school students (1st-6th Year, ages 12-18) plus a smaller cohort of international students, delivering two core offerings: (1) a full-time day school at the Leeson Street campus for 4th, 5th, and 6th Year students preparing for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate examinations across 28 subjects, and (2) a part-time Weekly Grinds programme spanning 29 weeks annually at four Dublin locations (Leeson Street, Killester, Westmanstown, Swords) and online nationwide.

Technology delivery runs on Moodle (learning management system hosting class notes, recorded sessions, and AI-powered study tools) integrated with Microsoft Teams (live online classes) and Microsoft Azure AD for SSO. The institution employs 65 teachers, many of whom are chief examiners for the State Exam Commission and bestselling Leaving Certificate textbook authors — the primary differentiator versus competing grind schools.

The revenue model combines recurring annual subscriptions (Weekly Grinds priced €1,020-€4,020 per student per year depending on subject count) with one-time fees across a broad seasonal portfolio: August Preparation Courses, Summer Gaeltacht Irish programmes, Summer Language Camps, Irish Oral and Preparation Courses, Maths Academy, English Academy, and Summer Camp activity tracks (pricing €195-€595). Customer acquisition is direct-to-consumer via the website, with event-driven enrolment through open afternoons and webinars (e.g., 5th & 6th Year Webinar) plus organic social channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube). Family discounts (10% for additional family members) and flexible instalment payment plans support retention. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and operations remain wholly domestic aside from a developing International Students segment.

Name

The Institute of Education

Legal name

The Institute of Education

Website

https://instituteofeducation.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Institute of Education is a private Dublin-based secondary school and grind provider serving 1st-6th Year Irish students preparing for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate exams across 28 subjects, with 65 expert teachers, four Dublin campuses, and nationwide online delivery via Moodle and Microsoft Teams under the Dukes Education group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education and Exam Preparation

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Language Schools (611630)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Core Curriculum Small-Group Tutoring Centers (Math/ELA/Science/Social Studies) (EDANAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

K-12 & School-Based Language Exam Prep (AP, IB, IGCSE/A-Levels) (EDANACAE), International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG), Literacy & ELA Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAF)

Keywords

• Secondary school education
• Exam preparation grinds
• Leaving certificate tutoring
• Junior cycle courses
• Summer revision courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Weekly Grinds Courses: Year-long weekly tuition courses running 29 weeks from September to May. Students attend weekly classes in one or more subjects. Fees are charged per subject with tiered pricing. Provides recurring annual revenue from returning students.
2. August Preparation Courses: Intensive 4-day prep courses held in August before the school year begins. Offered for 1st through 6th Year students across multiple subjects. One-time fee per student.
3. Summer Courses: Various summer programs including Summer Language Courses, Summer Irish Oral Course, Gaeltacht courses, Summer Camp (Cookery, Coding, Science), Language Camps, Maths Academy, English Academy. Two-week intensive programs offered during summer months.
4. Full-Time Day School: Full-time secondary school education for 4th, 5th, and 6th Year students at the Dublin campus. Applications accepted for Academic Year 2026/27.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Institute of Education provides secondary-school education and exam preparation to students in Ireland. Its two flagship offerings are a Full-Time School (4th, 5th and 6th Year at the Dublin 2 campus, covering 28 subjects) and a year-long Weekly Grinds tutoring programme (29 weeks, September–May) delivered at four Dublin locations and online, alongside seasonal August Preparation, Summer Gaeltacht, Summer Language, Maths Academy and English Academy courses. Teaching is delivered by approximately 65 expert teachers, many of whom serve as State Exam Commission chief examiners and bestselling Leaving Certificate textbook authors.

Product overview

The Institute of Education offers a comprehensive suite of secondary education and exam preparation services in Dublin, Ireland, with over 50 years of experience. Its portfolio consists of a Full-Time School (Junior and Senior Cycle, 28 subjects, Dublin 2 campus) and a broader Part-Time Courses & Grinds division. The part-time arm centres on Weekly Grinds — a year-long (29-week) tutoring programme delivered at four Dublin locations and fully online via Microsoft Teams, supported by the Moodle learning platform. Around this core, the institute runs seasonal and intensive offerings including August Preparation Courses, Summer Gaeltacht Irish courses, Summer Language Camps (French/Spanish), Summer Language Courses (French/German/Spanish), Summer Irish Oral and Irish Preparation Courses, Maths Academy, English Academy, and a general Summer Camp (Computers & Coding, Cookery, Science). A key differentiator is the AI Assistant tool embedded within Weekly Grinds, enabling students to query recorded classes using natural language and receive AI-generated summaries. All courses are backed by 65 expert teachers, many of whom are State Exam Commission chief examiners and bestselling textbook authors. The institute also offers a Weekly Careers Clinic and a Help Desk for student and parent support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Time School A full-time secondary school for 4th, 5th and 6th Year students at the Leeson Street campus in Dublin 2, offering 28 subjects and taught by 65 teachers. Designed to prepare students for the Junior Cycle (4th Year) and Leaving Certificate (5th and 6th Year) exams with a focused, exam-driven curriculum.
• Weekly Grinds A year-long part-time tutoring programme running 29 weeks from September to May across 1st to 6th Year and up to 28 subjects, delivered onsite at four Dublin locations (Leeson Street, Killester, Westmanstown, Swords) and fully online via Microsoft Teams. Includes live classes, recorded sessions on Moodle, expert teachers, an AI Assistant for querying recordings, and a Weekly Careers Clinic.
• August Preparation Course A 4-day intensive pre-school-year course held 17–20 August for 1st through 6th Year students across multiple subjects, available onsite at Leeson Street or fully online via Microsoft Teams. All classes are recorded and accessible until after the relevant State Exams.
• Summer Gaeltacht Course (3rd Year) A two-week immersive Irish language course for 3rd Year students, covering the Irish syllabus through interactive morning classes and oral/aural/written skill development, with afternoon activities including drama, debating, sport and music.
• Summer Gaeltacht Course (1st & 2nd Year) Two-week Irish language summer course for incoming 1st and 2nd Year students, focused on building foundational oral, aural and written Irish skills aligned with the Junior Cycle syllabus.
• Summer Language Camp A one-week intensive French and Spanish language camp for 2nd and 3rd Year students, held 13–17 July 2026 at the Leeson Street campus, running 10:00–13:00 or 14:00–17:00 daily with a focus on oral, aural and written skills and exam preparation.
• Summer Camp A one-week summer camp for students aged 12–15 (20–24 July 2026) at the Leeson Street campus, offering three activity tracks: Computers & Coding (Python programming, PC building, AI exploration), Cookery Skills, and Science Discovery (laboratory experiments, microscopy, crystal growing).
• Summer Language Courses A two-week intensive Senior Cycle language course (29 June – 10 July 2026) covering French, German and Spanish, running 10:00–13:00 daily, developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills with a Leaving Certificate exam-preparation focus.
• Summer Irish Oral Course A one-week intensive Irish oral preparation course (6–10 July 2026, 14:00–17:00) for 5th and 6th Year students covering the Irish Oral exam worth 40% of the overall grade, including conversation, picture sequences, poetry reading, pronunciation, vocabulary and exam strategy.
• Irish Preparation Course A two-week intensive Senior Cycle Irish course (13–24 July 2026, 09:30–12:30 daily) for 5th and 6th Year students covering composition, comprehension, grammar, poetry, prose and aural preparation for the Leaving Certificate Irish exam.
• Maths Academy 6th Year A 5-day intensive Higher Level Maths preparation course (27–31 July 2026, 10:00–13:00 daily) at the Leeson Street campus covering Algebra, Logs & Indices, Functions, Trigonometry, Geometry and Calculus to bridge the gap between 5th and 6th Year Maths.
• Maths Academy 5th Year A 5-day intensive Higher Level Maths course for students entering 5th Year (July 2026), designed to bridge Junior Cycle to Senior Cycle Maths, covering Algebra, Functions, Coordinate Geometry and Trigonometry.
• English Academy A 5-day intensive English course for 6th Year students at the Leeson Street campus covering Paper 1 (Discursive Essay, Speechwriting, Comprehensions), Unseen & Studied Poetry, Single Text (Shakespeare) and Comparative Studies, with daily focus on the marking scheme and revision techniques.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students develop exam techniques, critical thinking, and academic qualifications needed for success in Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate examinations

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dukes EducationcoreOthersThe Institute of Education is part of Dukes Education, a network of education institutions. Dukes Education is a leading education group operating schools and educational services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Nord Anglia Education: Global operator of premium private schools serving a similar affluent, exam-results-oriented customer base. Useful benchmark for international scaling potential of the IOE/Dukes model.
• GEMS Education: One of the world's largest private K-12 operators, with premium schools and tutoring arms in multiple geographies. Provides a comparable benchmark for premium exam-focused schooling at scale.
• Dukes Education: Parent group of The Institute of Education — a UK- and Ireland-focused premium schools and tutoring conglomerate. Operates multiple sister schools and tutoring brands that share teacher rosters, tech infrastructure, and back-office with IOE.

Emerging players

• Explore Learning: UK-based supplemental tutoring and small-group learning centre network with a math/English core — analogous business model to IOE's Weekly Grinds but operating in a different national curriculum context.
• Studyclix: Irish online exam-preparation platform with practice questions and study notes aligned to the Leaving Certificate. Adjacent competitor addressing the same students via a lower-cost digital-only model.

Direct peers

• Ashfield College: Dublin private secondary school offering 5th and 6th Year Leaving Certificate programmes plus a part-time grinds division — a near-identical product mix to IOE's full-time school plus weekly grinds.
• Coláiste Íde: Dublin-based secondary school targeting Leaving Certificate students with small-class teaching and intensive exam focus, overlapping directly with IOE's core 5th/6th Year proposition.
• Bruce College: Dublin-based private secondary school offering Leaving Certificate programmes and grind-style supplementary tuition. Direct competitor in the same Irish exam-prep segment, and notably already integrated with IOE via shared Moodle single sign-on, indicating tight market overlap.
• Dublin Academy of Education: Direct competitor in the Dublin private secondary school and grinds market, offering Leaving Certificate-focused tuition with a similar teacher-quality-led value proposition and small-group class formats.
• The Academy of Education: Irish private secondary school and grinds provider headquartered in Dublin, competing head-to-head with IOE on Leaving Certificate exam preparation, full-time schooling, and intensive revision courses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ioedublin
• Facebookfacebook.com/ioedublin
• Instagraminstagram.com/theinstituteofeducationdublin/?hl=en
• Xx.com/IOE_Dublin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-institute-of-education

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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