Kingswood Community College

What Kingswood Community College does

Kingswood Community College (legal name Coláiste Pobail Coill an Rí) is a publicly funded post-primary school located on Ballymount Road in Kingswood Heights, Dublin 24, Ireland. The school delivers the Irish national second-level curriculum across the full cycle: Junior Cycle for first through third year students, an optional Transition Year, and three Senior Cycle pathways including Leaving Certificate Established, Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA), and Leaving Cert Vocational Programme (LCVP). It is led by Principal Deborah Dunne under a Board of Management structure typical of Irish community colleges, and serves students aged 12-18 drawn primarily from the local Kingswood Heights catchment area.

The school's technology infrastructure is built around an iPad-based learning environment (the iCan program) integrated with Microsoft Office 365, and uses VSware as its core student information system for attendance, grades, and parent communication. Supporting platforms include Studyclix for exam preparation, CareersPortal for guidance, MIT Payments (via eps.enrol.ie) for fee collection, FlippingBook for the Student Study Guide, and a custom Virtual Calming Room for student wellbeing. Pedagogically, the school has institutionalized the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and offers additional support for students with Additional Support Needs and anxiety-related challenges.

The business model is government-funded rather than commercial. As a publicly funded Irish post-primary school, primary revenue flows from the Department of Education, with ancillary income streams from book rental schemes, lunch orders, and optional programs. The go-to-market motion is direct enrollment through a formal admissions process (1st Year 2026 Admissions Notice & Policy and a Student Transfer Enrolment 2026 pathway), targeting families in the local catchment. Marketing is conducted through the school website, a Twitter presence (@Kingswoodcc16), and a school app for parent communication.

Name

Kingswood Community College

Legal name

Coláiste Pobail Coill an Rí

Website

https://kingswoodcc.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kingswood Community College is a publicly funded secondary school in Dublin, Ireland, serving students aged 12-18 through the Irish national curriculum including Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate programs.

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 Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Post-primary education
• Junior cycle curriculum
• Leaving certificate programs
• Transition year program

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a publicly funded post-primary school in Ireland, the primary revenue source is government funding through the Department of Education

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kingswood Community College is a publicly funded secondary school in Dublin delivering the Irish national post-primary curriculum to students aged 12–18. The school offers the Junior Cycle program, an optional Transition Year, and three Senior Cycle pathways — Leaving Certificate Established, Leaving Certificate Applied, and Leaving Cert Vocational Programme — supplemented by student support services, extracurricular activities, and iPad-enabled learning through its iCan program.

Product overview

Kingswood Community College (Coláiste Pobail Coill an Rí) is a secondary school offering a comprehensive educational service through multiple interconnected programs. The school provides a single unified educational offering centered on the Irish national curriculum, with distinct program pathways: Junior Cycle for first-to-third years, followed by Senior Cycle options including the traditional Leaving Certificate Established, the vocational-focused Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA), and the work-linked Leaving Cert Vocational Programme (LCVP). Additionally, the optional Transition Year offers a bridge year between cycles. The school also provides a Technology curriculum subject. These programs share the same core educational infrastructure (staff, facilities, VSWare student management system) and collectively constitute the school's educational service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle
• Transition Year
• Leaving Certificate Established
• Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA)
• Leaving Cert Vocational Programme (LCVP) Senior Cycle program combining academic study with vocational preparation, linking school learning with the world of work.
• Technology Curriculum Technology subject offering available to students, with curriculum details documented in the Technology PDF (ADS_Web.pdf).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VSwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationVSware is the student information system used by Kingswood Community College for managing student data, attendance records, grades, and communications. Parents and students access the system through the VSware portal.
• Microsoft Office 365coreTechnology or IntegrationOffice 365 is integrated into the school's technology infrastructure, providing students and staff access to productivity tools including email, document creation, and collaboration platforms.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Adamstown Community College: Dublin-based community college operating the same Junior Cycle / Transition Year / Senior Cycle Irish secondary curriculum under the Community Schools model. Comparable in scale, public funding structure, and student demographic to Kingswood.
• St. Colman's Community College: Irish community college delivering the standard post-primary curriculum (Junior Cycle through Leaving Certificate) on a publicly funded model. Comparable in mission and program structure, serving a similar secondary student cohort.
• Lucan Community College: Greater Dublin area community college offering the full Irish post-primary curriculum including Leaving Certificate Established, Applied, and Vocational Programme. Directly comparable in geography, mission, and publicly funded operating model.
• Cabinteely Community School: South Dublin community secondary school delivering Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Senior Cycle programs under the same publicly funded model. Comparable in catchment, program breadth, and student age range.
• Coláiste Pobail Bandon: Irish community college ("Coláiste Pobail") offering Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Senior Cycle (Leaving Certificate) programs on a comparable publicly funded model. Directly comparable in mission, funding structure, curriculum mix, and target student segment to Kingswood Community College.

Broad incumbents

• Gonzaga College SJ: Established fee-charging Dublin boys' secondary school with Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate programs. Comparable in age range and curriculum, but private fee-funded versus Kingswood's publicly funded model.
• Blackrock College: Established fee-charging Dublin boys' secondary school offering Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate. Comparable in curriculum and age range, but operates a private fee-funded model versus Kingswood's public funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Kingswoodcc16
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kingswood-community-college

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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