De La Salle College, Dundalk

What De La Salle College, Dundalk does

De La Salle College, Dundalk is a secondary school providing quality education for boys. The school was founded since 1899.

Name

De La Salle College, Dundalk

Legal name

De La Salle College, Dundalk

Website

https://delasalle.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

De La Salle College, Dundalk is a secondary school providing quality education for boys.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAD

Public High Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Junior cycle
• Leaving certificate
• Transition year
• Catholic education

Headquarters

HQ city

Louth

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Enrollment: As a secondary school, the college receives government funding through the Department of Education and collects enrollment/tuition contributions from families.
2. Fundraising Activities: The Parents Association organizes fundraising events including car washes (raised over €4000 in one event), school lotto, and golf classics to support school development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

De La Salle College, Dundalk is a Catholic secondary school for boys delivering the Irish secondary education curriculum from Junior Cycle through Senior Cycle, including the Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied programmes, with an optional Transition Year. The school operates from a single campus on Castleblayney Road, Dundalk, supported by 50 teaching staff and provides pastoral care, extracurricular sport, arts, music, science and other clubs to over 700 students.

Product overview

De La Salle College, Dundalk is an inclusive Catholic secondary school offering a comprehensive educational programme across Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Senior Cycle (including Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied). The school's digital product portfolio centers on its official mobile app (available on iOS and Android), the VSware student management system for academic reporting, the school website as the primary communications hub, and seasonal programmes including the Summer Programme and annual DeLa 5K community event. The institution, guided by Lasallian values, delivers academic education with special concern for those who are disadvantaged, supported by pastoral care systems and extra-curricular activities spanning sports (rugby, Gaelic games, badminton, basketball, football), arts, science, music, and various clubs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle Programme Three-year lower secondary education programme for First, Second and Third Year students covering a broad range of subjects, leading to the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement.
• Transition Year Programme Optional one-year programme between Junior and Senior Cycle providing broader educational experiences including work experience, with approximately 70% of Third Year students opting to apply.
• Senior Cycle (Leaving Certificate) Programme Two-year upper secondary programme culminating in the state Leaving Certificate examination, offered to Fifth and Sixth Year students.
• Leaving Certificate Applied Programme Vocational-focused two-year Leaving Certificate pathway emphasising practical learning, enterprise, and work experience for students seeking an alternative to the traditional academic Leaving Certificate.
• Summer Programme Two-week summer camp offering activities including bouncy castles, trips, swimming, cycling, park visits, baking, art and reptile visits for enrolled and prospective students.
• De La Salle 5K Run/Walk Event Annual community fundraising 5K run/walk event open to runners, joggers and walkers that supports the school development fund.
• Extracurricular Sports Programme School sport offerings in rugby, Gaelic games, badminton, basketball, football, athletics and other sports, with training and home games at school and partner facilities.
• Extracurricular Arts, Music and Cultural Programme School activities in drama, music, art, science clubs, tours and other cultural pursuits available to students outside formal curriculum time.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 students enrolled
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Le Chéile TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2009In September 2009, the De La Salle Brothers handed over trusteeship of the college to the Le Chéile Trust – a Catholic Schools Trust set up initially by twelve congregations including the De La Salle Order. The trust aims to promote Catholic education and develop schools in service of their local communities, the state and the Church.
• Dundalk RFCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSituated next to Dundalk RFC, the school utilizes their facilities for both training sessions and home games for the rugby programme.
• Local Business Sponsors (Car Wash)minorOthersVarious local businesses donate prizes and supplies for school fundraising events including car washes, golf classics, and other activities.
• The Burrenbeo TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school participates in The Hare's Corner environmental initiative run by Burrenbeo Trust, helping create biodiversity habitats on school grounds.
• Louth Disability Cycling ClubminorOthersSchool supports Louth Disability Cycling Club through fundraising activities including Autism Acceptance Week Colour Challenge.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blackrock College: One of Ireland's most prominent Catholic boys' secondary schools, located in Dublin. Operates a single-site, independently governed model under a religious trust (Holy Ghost Fathers), serving a similar male boarding/day post-primary demographic with comparable extracurricular breadth in sport and arts.
• Gonzaga College: Jesuit boys' secondary school in Dublin. Comparable in faith-based ethos, single-sex secondary model, strong pastoral care and extracurricular programs, and similar size band to De La Salle Dundalk.
• Cistercian College Roscrea: Catholic boys' boarding and day secondary school operated under a religious order trust. Comparable Catholic ethos, single-sex secondary structure, and broad extracurricular offer in sport and arts.
• Christian Brothers College, Cork: Catholic boys' secondary school in Cork with similar religious-trust governance, single-sex model, and broad extracurricular offering — directly comparable to De La Salle Dundalk's positioning.
• St Mary's CBS, Portlaoise: Catholic boys' secondary school under Edmund Rice Schools Trust, comparable in single-sex secondary model, religious trust governance, and provincial-Ireland catchment dynamics.

Regional players

• Ardee Community School: Co-educational community school located close to Dundalk, directly competing in the same Louth-area secondary catchment. Mentioned in De La Salle's own athletics results as a competitor.
• St Michael's College, Listowel: Catholic secondary school cited in De La Salle's badminton results as a direct competitive peer at All-Ireland level — comparable in Catholic ethos and post-primary mission.
• Castleknock Community College: Co-educational secondary school referenced in De La Salle's GAA results as competitive peer, illustrating the broader Irish post-primary competitive set.
• St Jarlath's College, Tuam: Catholic boys' secondary school referenced in De La Salle's badminton results as competitive peer, with comparable single-sex Catholic ethos in a regional Irish town.
• Ballyclare High School: Northern Ireland grammar-level secondary school referenced in De La Salle's badminton results as competitive peer. Operates a similar post-primary secondary model across the Irish education context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/delasalledundalkcolouth
• Instagraminstagram.com/delasallecollege
• TikToktiktok.com/@delasallecollege
• Xx.com/dlsdundalk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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