Kildare Place National School is a

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...

primary school (a national school) in

Rathmines Rathmines () is an affluent inner suburb on the Southside of Dublin in Ireland. It lies three kilometres south of the city centre. It begins at the southern side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to t ...

, a suburb of

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, Ireland. The school is linked to the training college of the

Church of Ireland College of Education The Church of Ireland College of Education or C.I.C.E. as it was more commonly known ( ga, Coláiste Oideachais Eaglais na hÉireann) was one of five Irish Colleges of Education which provided a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree, the qualific ...

. Originally founded in the 19th century, and formerly located on Kildare Street in Dublin's City Centre, the school moved to Upper Rathmines Road in 1969.

Notable alumni

Kevin McLaughlin Kevin McLaughlin (born 20 September 1984) is a retired professional rugby union player from Ireland. He attended the primary school Kildare Place National School and was educated at secondary level at Gonzaga College. He played provincial rug ...

– Former Leinster and Ireland rugby player * David McMillan – League of Ireland footballer with

University College Dublin A.F.C. University College Dublin Association Football Club ( ga, Cumann Sacar Choláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath), known commonly as UCD, is the football team of University College Dublin. They play in the League of Ireland Premier Division. F ...

Evan McMillan Evan McMillan (born 20 November 1986) is an Irish football coach and former player. He is the older brother of Dundalk player David. Career UCD McMillan was part of the Irish Colleges team that travelled to Thailand in the summer of 2007, wh ...

– League of Ireland footballer with Sligo Rovers FC *

Johnny Sexton Jonathan Jeremiah Sexton (born 11 July 1985) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Leinster Rugby and Ireland, and he also captains both teams. He represented the British & Irish Lions in both 2013 and 2017 and has scored o ...

– Leinster and Ireland rugby player

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*{{official, url=http://www.kildareplace.ie/ Primary schools in Dublin (city) Anglican schools in the Republic of Ireland Educational institutions established in 1819