Firhouse Community College

What Firhouse Community College does

Firhouse Community College is a publicly funded secondary school located in Dublin 24, Ireland, operating under the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB), a statutory education and training authority. The school delivers the standard Irish secondary curriculum to students typically aged 12–18, offering the Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA), and Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP). It is led by Principal Senan Nolan under the stated ethos "Educating for Excellence in a Caring Environment" and employs approximately 13 staff based on publicly listed personnel.

The school's operational technology stack consists of off-the-shelf administration and communication tools — iClassCMS for website management, Tyro for parent communications, and VS Ware for student information systems — with no proprietary platform or commercial product offering. Its strategic differentiators are institutional rather than technical: partnerships with Trinity College Dublin (Trinity Access Maths Programme), Erasmus+ for international exchange, the Health Service Executive (HSE), and Music Generation South Dublin support academic enrichment and extracurricular breadth that go beyond the core curriculum.

As a state-recognized community college, Firhouse operates under a public-sector funding model rather than a commercial one. There is no tuition fee, no priced product, and no paying customer base; resource allocation flows from the Department of Education via DDLETB on a per-pupil and programmatic basis. Consequently, the entity has no revenue in the conventional sense, no pricing tiers, and no go-to-market motion — its "market" is the defined Dublin 24 feeder area from which its annual student intake is drawn.

Name

Firhouse Community College

Legal name

Firhouse Community College

Website

https://firhousecommunitycollege.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Firhouse Community College is a publicly funded secondary school in Dublin 24, Ireland, operated under DDLETB. It delivers Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, Transition Year, LCA, and JCSP programmes to local students aged 12–18 at no tuition cost.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Community Colleges (EDAHADAA)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Junior cycle programmes
• Senior cycle education
• Transition year programmes
• Leaving certificate programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin 24

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, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Firhouse Community College is a publicly funded secondary school providing full-time education to students aged 12-18 through the Irish national curriculum, including Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle (Leaving Certificate), Transition Year, Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA), and JCSP programmes. The college supplements academic instruction with student support services such as career guidance, wellbeing programmes, Gaeltacht Scholarships, a 1:1 Devices programme, and extensive extra-curricular activities including Green Schools, Student Council, Music Generation, and Erasmus+ international exchanges.

Product overview

Firhouse Community College is a secondary school in Dublin 24, Ireland, offering a comprehensive educational programme through the DDLETB (Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board). The institution provides Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, Transition Year, and LCA programmes, supported by specialised services including JCSP, SPHE, and Career Guidance. The college operates a website powered by iClassCMS and maintains an FCC iClass mobile application for parent and student engagement. Additional offerings include a 1:1 Devices programme, Green Schools environmental initiative, Learning, Teaching & Assessment quality assurance, and various extra-curricular activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle Programme Junior secondary education programme following the Irish national Junior Cycle curriculum, offered to students typically in 1st through 3rd Year at the school.
• Senior Cycle Programme Senior secondary education programme including Leaving Certificate and Transition Year options, offered to students in 5th and 6th Year.
• Transition Year Programme One-year optional programme between Junior and Senior Cycle focusing on personal development, experiential learning, and broader skill development for students.
• Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) Alternative senior cycle programme emphasising practical and vocational learning, designed for students seeking a more applied educational pathway.
• Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) Support programme for students who are at risk of early school leaving, leading to the Junior Certificate, with additional pastoral and academic support.
• SPHE Programme (Social, Personal and Health Education) Programme focusing on the development of social, personal, and health awareness skills for students across year groups.
• 1:1 Devices Programme One-to-one device programme providing individual laptops or tablets to students for use in their studies.
• Gaeltacht Scholarships (Scoláireachtaí an Chraoibhín) Scholarship programme supporting students in experiencing Irish language and culture in the Gaeltacht regions.
• Career Guidance Services Career guidance services linked through Careers Portal for student educational and career planning, supporting senior cycle students in making post-school choices.
• Student Wellbeing Programme Programme supporting student mental health and wellbeing, including Bí Cinealta and ISPCC Exam Anxiety resources.
• Green Schools Programme Environmental education programme promoting sustainable practices within the school community, including student-led sustainability initiatives.
• Mathematics Department Programme Mathematics curriculum with innovative teaching approaches including participation in the Trinity Access Maths Programme and Erasmus+ international collaboration, focusing on task-based learning and real-world problem solving.
• FCC iClass App Mobile application for Firhouse Community College used by parents and students for accessing school information, timetables, and communications.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trinity College Dublin - Trinity Access Maths ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Three-year partnership connecting schools around the country to develop new, engaging approaches to teaching Junior Cycle Maths. Firhouse Community College Maths Department participates in collaborative lesson redesign focusing on task-based learning and real-world problem solving. Teachers engage in collaborative planning and peer observation.
• Erasmus+ Programme (International Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022International collaboration with Trinity College Dublin bringing together Maths teachers from Ireland, Austria, Sweden, and Czech Republic. Series of Learning, Teaching and Training Activities (LTTAs) involving short-term international exchanges. Firhouse teachers have traveled to Czech Republic (April 2024), Austria (December 2024), and Sweden (April 2025) to exchange best practices and co-create new learning materials.
• DDLETB (Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board)coreOthersGoverning body that operates and funds Firhouse Community College as a public secondary school. DDLETB provides administrative support, funding, and oversight for the school within the Irish Further Education and Training authority.
• Music Generation South DublinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic education programme partnership providing students access to music tuition and performance opportunities outside the standard curriculum.
• HSE (Health Service Executive)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth promotion partnership with HSE for school health newsletters, wellness resources, and health education programmes including cancer prevention awareness for adolescents.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Coláiste Bríde: Dublin community secondary school delivering Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, Transition Year and LCA to a comparable urban catchment. Similar inclusive ethos, programme structure, and reliance on ETB/DDLET-style public funding.
• St. Kevin's Community College: Community college in the greater Dublin region delivering the standard Irish post-primary curriculum. Comparable governance (ETB/DDLETB-style), student demographic, and programme mix.
• Tallaght Community School: Secondary school serving the Tallaght community with comparable programme offerings (Junior/Senior Cycle, TY, LCA). Directly comparable in scale, catchment, and publicly funded operating model.
• Kingswood Community College: Public secondary community college in Dublin 24 operated under DDLETB, offering Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, TY and LCA programmes to a similar Tallaght-area catchment. Directly comparable in mission, governance structure, programme mix, and student demographic.
• St. Mark's Community School: Co-educational post-primary school in the Tallaght area offering the full suite of Irish secondary programmes. Operates in the same geographic and regulatory context with similar student demographic.
• Old Bawn Community School: Co-educational post-primary school in the Tallaght/Dublin 24 area providing Junior and Senior Cycle education under similar ETB-style governance. Comparable scale, programme breadth, and feeder-school catchment to Firhouse Community College.
• Mount Seskin Community College: Community secondary school in the Dublin 24/Tallaght region offering the standard Irish post-primary programme mix. Closely comparable in student age range, ETB-style funding, and curriculum breadth.

Others

• VS Ware: Irish student information system vendor whose platform is integrated by Firhouse Community College for student records, attendance, and grade management. Comparable as a school-management technology vendor serving the same DDLETB network.
• Tyro: School communication and parent engagement app platform used by Firhouse Community College. Functions as part of the school's digital ecosystem and serves similar Irish second-level schools.
• iClassCMS: Website content management system powering the Firhouse Community College website and the FCC iClass App. Provides school websites and parent-facing apps to a wide network of Irish primary and post-primary schools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Firhouse_cc
• Instagraminstagram.com/firhouse_cc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/firhouse-community-college

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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