Palmerstown Community School

What Palmerstown Community School does

Pobalscoil Iosolde, operating as Palmerstown Community School, is a state-supported co-educational secondary school located in Palmerstown, Dublin 20, Ireland. The school serves students aged 12 to 18 across a defined catchment area under Ireland's DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) framework, the government's policy mechanism for supporting schools in disadvantaged communities. Core educational offerings include the Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle (Leaving Certificate), Transition Year, the Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP), and a dedicated special class known as An Tobar that supports students on the autism spectrum. The school also operates an Adult Education programme delivered via adulted.ie, extending its addressable student base beyond the secondary cohort.

The school is led by Principal Geraldine Delaney and is supported by a Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinator (Ann Marie O'Brien), whose remit covers family and community engagement. Digital infrastructure is built on VSWare for student information management, Payzone for fee and payment processing, MailChimp for stakeholder communications, and a Squarespace-hosted public website certified to WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards. The institution holds an ADHD-Friendly School Badge accreditation and has been recognised by Trinity College Dublin through a 2026 Entrance Exhibition Award won by student Artem Nechaicik.

Revenue is primarily derived from per-capita state grants and supplementary DEIS funding, augmented by modest fee income from Adult Education and ancillary charges. The school received a one-off EU NextGenerationEU grant in 2021 to support digital inclusion initiatives. As a non-profit, state-funded educational institution, the school has no equity funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no disclosed revenue figures; its expansion pathway runs through programmatic additions and accreditation rather than commercial scaling.

Name

Palmerstown Community School

Legal name

Pobalscoil Iosolde

Website

https://palmerstowncs.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Palmerstown Community School (Pobalscoil Iosolde) is an Irish state-funded DEIS secondary school in Dublin 20 serving students aged 12-18, with Junior/Senior Cycle, Transition Year, JCSP, an autism special class, and adult education programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Indigenous/Culturally Focused & Community-Based Schools (EDAJACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parent Support Groups & Peer Networks (EDACALAG), Family & Parenting Education (Family Literacy, Parenting Skills) (EDAAAFAF)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• DEIS programme
• Junior cycle education
• Adult education courses
• Special educational needs

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmerstown

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Core operational funding received from Irish Department of Education for running a secondary school under DEIS programme.
2. Adult Education Courses: Fee-based adult education courses including QQI accredited classes, language courses, hobbies, crafts and professional development for the wider community.
3. School Administration Fees: Parents pay school administration costs through Payzone platform for items such as uniforms, books, and activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Palmerstown Community School (Pobalscoil Iosolde) is a state-supported co-educational secondary school delivering Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle and Transition Year programmes, along with the JCSP, the An Tobar autism special class, HSCL community liaison services, and fee-based Adult Education courses (including QQI accredited classes, languages, crafts and hairdressing) for the wider Palmerstown community.

Product overview

Palmerstown Community School (Pobalscoil Iosolde) operates as a secondary education institution offering a comprehensive educational programme. The core offering is secondary education comprising Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, and Transition Year. Additional specialised offerings include An Tobar (autism special class) and the JCSP (Junior Certificate Schools Programme) for students at educational risk. The school extends its services through adult education programmes, a hairdressing salon for community skills training, and an HSCL (Home School Community Liaison) programme. Technology integration includes VSWare for student management and Payzone for school payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Programme Full-time secondary education programme covering Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle and Transition Year for students aged approximately 12–18, leading to Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate qualifications.
• An Tobar Autism Special Class Dedicated special class within the school providing specialised educational support for students with autism spectrum needs.
• JCSP (Junior Certificate Schools Programme) Programme designed to support students at risk of early school leaving by providing additional resources and targeted learning support within the Junior Cycle.
• Adult Education Programme Evening and part-time community education courses for adults covering QQI accredited classes, language courses, hobbies, crafts and professional development, delivered via the adulted.ie platform.
• Hairdressing Salon & Courses Fully equipped school hair salon offering introduction-to-hairdressing courses for parents and community members, teaching blow-drying, curling and upstyling techniques.
• HSCL (Home School Community Liaison) Programme Home School Community Liaison programme providing support for parents, family engagement activities and community outreach services, coordinated by the HSCL Coordinator.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• State Examinations CommissioncoreOthersExternal examining body for Junior Certificate, Leaving Certificate, and Leaving Certificate Applied examinations. Students access exam information and candidate resources through the Commission's website.
• Trinity College DublinminorOthersHigher education institution where past student Artem Nechaicik enrolled after receiving Trinity Entrance Exhibition Award for highest LC points among entrants from the school.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mount Temple Comprehensive School: State secondary school in Clontarf, Dublin, offering Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle and Transition Year with a similarly community-engaged ethos; comparable as a Dublin non-fee secondary institution serving a defined catchment.
• Coláiste Dhulaigh CFE: Dublin community college providing second-level and further education including adult learning programmes; comparable in combining secondary provision with adult/further education streams under DEIS-style state engagement.
• Tallaght Community School: DEIS community secondary school in west Dublin operating Junior/Senior Cycle and adult education; closely comparable as a state-supported community school with overlapping programming including DEIS and LCA pathways.
• Jobstown Community School: DEIS community secondary school in Dublin 24 with broadly similar curricular range and community-school ethos; comparable in scale, governance structure, and reliance on DEIS programme supports.
• St Kevin's Community College, Finglas: DEIS secondary school in north Dublin with parallel curricular offerings and community-school governance; comparable in scale, location (Dublin), and DEIS programme participation.

Broad incumbents

• Educate Together: National patron body operating equality-based, co-educational primary and second-level schools across Ireland; relevant peer for the inclusive, multi-denominational ethos and community-led admissions approach.
• City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB): State education and training body running community colleges, adult education and FET programmes across Dublin; comparable as a larger umbrella offering the type of secondary and adult education services Palmerstown delivers.

Emerging players

• Middletown Centre for Autism: North-south specialist body supporting autism provision in schools across Ireland; comparable to the An Tobar autism class service line that Palmerstown operates, though at a national training/advice rather than direct provision level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/palmerstown-community-school

Compliance1 record

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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