Old Bawn Community School.

What Old Bawn Community School. does

Old Bawn Community School (Pobalscoil Lios na Coille) is a state-funded post-primary community school located in Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland, established in 1978 and operating for over 47 years. The school delivers the Irish national post-primary curriculum across three cycles — Junior Cycle (three-year NCCA framework programme), Transition Year (enrichment year with community engagement, work placements, and personal development), and Senior Cycle (Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme). It also runs Old Bawn Adult Education for lifelong learners in the surrounding community.

The school's core technology stack includes a Microsoft-based 1:1 digital device programme (Microsoft Showcase School status), VSWare for student information management, Tyro School for parent/student portal access and cashless catering payments, Stripe for event ticketing, Eventbrite for parent workshop registration, and Prodigy Learning's Coding in Minecraft curriculum. Pedagogical technology is centred on blended learning and digital wellbeing through the Integr8 Programme, rather than AI or proprietary platforms.

As a community school under the Irish Department of Education, Old Bawn is primarily funded by the state and does not charge tuition. Ancillary revenue streams include uniform sales (via School Uniforms Direct), catering (Food Village cashless system), Stripe-ticketed school musicals, voluntary parental contributions, summer camp fees, and language/sport scholarships administered by the Parents' Association. The school's GTM is event-driven: annual Open Days in October, website prospectus (eIssuu), Facebook/Instagram presence, and direct application for 1st Year intake and mid-cycle transfers. Customers are local families in the Tallaght/Dublin 24 catchment, with no commercial B2B customer base.

Name

Old Bawn Community School.

Legal name

Old Bawn Community School

Website

https://oldbawncs.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Old Bawn Community School is a state-funded Irish post-primary community school in Tallaght, Dublin 24, delivering Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Senior Cycle programmes to local students, plus adult education, under the Irish Department of Education framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Post-Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Post-primary education
• Secondary schooling
• Transition year programme
• Leaving certificate
• Student wellbeing support

Headquarters

HQ city

Ireland

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Catering Services (Food Village): School canteen operation providing meals and snacks to students via cashless payment system. Parents top up accounts online and monitor spending.
2. State Funding (Post-Primary Education): As a community school in Ireland, Old Bawn receives state funding through the Department of Education for post-primary education services.
3. School Musical Ticketing: Ticket sales for annual school musical productions (e.g., Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Super Trooper) via Stripe payment platform.
4. Uniform Shop: School uniform sales through School Uniforms Direct online platform.
5. Summer Camp: Summer camp programmes offered by the school for students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Old Bawn Community School is a state-funded post-primary (secondary) school in Tallaght, Dublin 24, delivering the Irish national curriculum through three cycles: Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Senior Cycle (Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme). The school supplements academic teaching with a broad extra-curricular programme spanning Gaelic games, music, drama, coding, and leadership, and operates ancillary student services such as a library, Food Village canteen, wellbeing support, and parenting workshops.

Product overview

Old Bawn Community School offers a comprehensive educational programme across three cycles: Junior Cycle (three-year programme following NCCA Framework with focus on wellbeing), Transition Year (enrichment year with community engagement), and Senior Cycle (Leaving Certificate, LCA, and LCVP). The school provides a wide range of extra-curricular activities including Gaelic games (football, hurling, camogie), soccer, basketball, athletics, school musical productions, choir, chess, and Junk Kouture. Support services include library services, Food Village catering with cashless payments, wellbeing support, student leadership programmes, and parenting workshops. The school utilises Tyro School for student portal management and VSWare for student records, with partnerships including Prodigy Learning for coding education and Accenture for analytics mentorship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle Programme
• Transition Year Programme
• Senior Cycle Programme
• Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA)
• Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP)
• Girls in Analytics Programme
• Microsoft STEM Passport for Girls
• School Sports Programme
• Food Village Canteen Service
• School Library Service School library offering book loans, reference materials, career information, computers, CDs, and student project displays. Located in the Upper Assembly Area of the campus and home to the Chess Club on Monday afternoons.
• Wellbeing Support Services
• Student Leadership Programme
• Summer Camp
• Junk Kouture Design Programme
• Educational Trips Programme International and domestic educational trips open to all year groups, with destinations including Paris, Germany, Italy, Poland, Barcelona, London, and Delphi resort. Trips are offered as rewards for good behaviour and are part of the broader extra-curricular offering.
• Parents' Association and Parenting Workshops Parent representative body meeting regularly to discuss school policies and support student initiatives, including delivery of annual Language and Sport Scholarships for Irish college and sports camp attendance, plus free parenting workshops hosted by Dr Tara Kelly of New Authority Parenting covering school avoidance, adolescent anxiety, and conflict management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Leinster Junior C Football Championship title won
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Templeogue Basketball ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTempleogue Basketball Club partners with Old Bawn Community School to deliver the 'Her Moves' programme, a six-week lunchtime basketball series designed to encourage girls' participation in sport. The partnership has been highly successful with full attendance and positive feedback from students and staff.
• AccenturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccenture partners with the school through the Girls in Analytics programme in Transition Year, providing hands-on data projects and mentorship from female data scientists. Students gain real-world experience and build confidence in STEM subjects through this partnership.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationOld Bawn Community School is a Microsoft Showcase School. The partnership includes the STEM Passport for Girls programme where TY girls gain hands-on coding and digital innovation experience at Microsoft's DreamSpace in Sandyford. The school uses Microsoft technology across its 1:1 digital device programme and blended learning.
• Food VillagecoreOthersFood Village is the school's catering partner operating the canteen/dining service. They provide nutritious hot meals, healthy grab-and-go options, vegetarian and allergy-friendly choices, and seasonal specials. Food Village operates a cashless payment system and uses eco-friendly packaging. More information available at foodvillage.ie.
• Tallaght Youth ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTallaght Youth Service works with the Student Council, meeting members each year for training and election of officers. Student Council representatives also attend Comhairle na nÓg AGM annually.
• Dr Tara Kelly / New Authority ParentingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr Tara Kelly from New Authority Parenting hosts free parenting workshops at the school, covering topics including managing school avoidance, responding to child and adolescent anxiety, and managing conflict and aggression. Workshops are open to all parents and caregivers.
• Thomas Davis GAA Club and St Anne's GAA ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school benefits from strong links with local clubs Thomas Davis and St Anne's, whose pitches serve as home turf for hurling. These partnerships support the nurturing of hurling talent in students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cabinteely Community School: Community school in south Dublin offering the full Junior Cycle to Leaving Certificate pathway. Operates within the same Department of Education community school structure as Old Bawn.
• St Mac Dara's Community School: Community school in south Dublin offering the standard post-primary cycle. Comparable size, governance structure, and curriculum delivery to Old Bawn.
• Castleknock Community College: Community college in Dublin 15 delivering Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Leaving Certificate under the state-funded community school model. Comparable mission, governance, and student demographic profile.
• Coláiste de hIdé: Post-primary school located in the Tallaght area, directly competing for the same feeder-school cohort in Dublin 24. Most proximate geographic competitor.
• Mount Temple Comprehensive School: Comprehensive community school in Dublin 3 offering Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Senior Cycle. Operates the same NCCA-aligned curriculum and serves a similar multi-denominational cohort.
• Tallaght Community School: Community school also serving Tallaght. Operates under the same Irish community school model and competes for students from overlapping feeder primary schools.
• St Colmcille's Community School: Community school in Knocklyon, Dublin serving a similar post-primary cohort under the same Department of Education framework. Directly comparable on structure, curriculum mix, and extra-curricular breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Gonzaga College SJ: Private Jesuit secondary school in Dublin 6 with strong academic and extra-curricular reputation. Draws from the same Dublin-wide talent pool but operates as a fee-paying institution.
• Wesley College Dublin: Fee-paying Methodist secondary school in south Dublin with broad extra-curricular programme. Comparable full-curriculum offering to Old Bawn but competing in the fee-paying segment of the Dublin market.
• Blackrock College: Long-established fee-paying Catholic secondary school in south Dublin offering Junior and Senior Cycle. Competes with Old Bawn for top Dublin families while operating a fundamentally different funding model.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/old_bawncs?igsh=MTZrZWQzNHhuYmd1aw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/old-bawn-community-school.

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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