Editing Swords, Dublin (section)

== Education ==
=== Primary ===
The town is served by more than 10 [[Education in the Republic of Ireland#Types of school|primary schools]]. These include several [[gaelscoil]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsbb.ie/|title=Fáilte - Welcome|website=Gaelscoil Bhrian Bóroimhe|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011211506/http://www.gsbb.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> a number of [[Educate Together]] schools,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swordseducatetogether.ie/|title=Swords Educate Together National School|website=www.swordseducatetogether.ie|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=5 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205215217/http://www.swordseducatetogether.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thornleighet.com/|title=Thornleigh Educate Together National School|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713041055/http://www.thornleighet.com/|archive-date=13 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holywelletns.ie/|title=Home - Holywell Educate Together National School|website=Holywell Educate Together National School|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=26 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126043138/http://www.holywelletns.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> and mixed and gender-specific [[National school (Ireland)|national schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stcronansjns.ie/|title=St. Cronan's Junior National School Brackenstown, Swords|website=St. Cronan's Junior National School Brackenstown, Swords|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=9 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709111825/http://www.stcronansjns.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stcronanssns.ie/|title=Scoil Chrónáin - St Cronan's Senior National School, Swords|website=Scoil Chrónáin - St Cronan's Senior National School, Swords|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=28 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628045350/http://www.stcronanssns.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> The latter includes both [[Church of Ireland]] and [[Catholic Church in Ireland|Catholic]] schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~swordsourtown/|title=St. Colmcille's B.N.S., Swords|website=homepage.eircom.net|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=22 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822163215/http://homepage.eircom.net/~swordsourtown/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stcolmcillesgns.scoilnet.ie/|title=St. Colmcille's Girls' N.S. - Fáilte chuig suíomh idirlíon Scoil Cholmcille na gCailíní|website=www.stcolmcillesgns.scoilnet.ie|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626150815/http://www.stcolmcillesgns.scoilnet.ie/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hfjns.scoilnet.ie/index.html|title=Holy Family Junior National School|website=www.hfjns.scoilnet.ie|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717205912/http://www.hfjns.scoilnet.ie/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://holyfamilysns.ie/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618134753/http://www.holyfamilysns.ie/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-06-18|title=Holy Family Senior National School}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scoiland.ie/|title=Scoil An Duinnínigh – Mol an Óige, agus tiocfaidh sí|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=11 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711193637/http://scoiland.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> A number of other primary schools are in planning or under construction.<ref name="Proposed Mooretown Primary Schools">[http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/Northgate.WebSearch/(S(aietxov4j525jq45oy0gbpem))/Download.aspx?ID=448969 Proposed Mooretown Primary Schools]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Page 2</ref><ref>[http://www.fingal.ie/media/2.4.4.G.2%20Fosterstown%20LAP%202.pdf Fosterstown Primary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426184435/http://fingal.ie/media/2.4.4.G.2%20Fosterstown%20LAP%202.pdf |date=26 April 2016 }} Page 39</ref>

=== Secondary ===
The secondary schools serving the town include Loreto College (all-girls school, River Valley),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loretoswords.ie/|title=Loreto College Swords|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=9 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409172830/http://www.loretoswords.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> Coláiste Choilm C.B.S. (all-boys school, Dublin Road),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colaistechoilmswords.ie/|title=Colaiste Choilm Swords – Colaiste Choilm Swords|website=www.colaistechoilmswords.ie|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=30 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530142025/http://colaistechoilmswords.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fingal Community College (Seatown Road),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fingalcc.ie/|title=Fingal Community College|first=Fingal Community|last=College|website=Fingal Community College|access-date=27 July 2022|archive-date=8 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808162343/https://www.fingalcc.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> St. Finian's Community College (Castlefarm),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stfinianscc.ie/|title=St Finian's Community College - Coláiste Fhionáin|website=stfinianscc.ie|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=3 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403115603/http://www.stfinianscc.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Swords Community College (Rathbeale Road)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swordscc.ie/|title=Coláiste Pobail Sord|first=Swords Community|last=College|website=Coláiste Pobail Sord|access-date=27 April 2021|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427211004/http://www.swordscc.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Third level and further education ===
Land has been reserved for a potential university campus at Lissenhall in north Swords.<ref>[http://www.fingalcoco.ie/media/2.4.3.A.9.1%20Yours%20Swords%20Document.pdf Potential Lissenhall University Campus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131064426/http://www.fingalcoco.ie/media/2.4.3.A.9.1%20Yours%20Swords%20Document.pdf |date=31 January 2014 }} page 89</ref>{{update inline|date=December 2020}}

The National Learning Network, Fingal Adult Education Service and Swords Youthreach each have a presence in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nln.ie/|title=National Learning Network - Home|website=www.nln.ie|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-date=30 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130152224/http://www.nln.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fingaladulteducation.ie/|title=Home - adult and further education Balbriggan, Swords, Fingal Adult Education, Skerries, Rush, Lusk, Stamullen, Gormanston, The Naul, Swords, Donabate, Portmarnock, Garristown and North Dublin|website=www.fingaladulteducation.ie|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-date=11 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011095422/http://www.fingaladulteducation.ie/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iol.ie/~swordsyr|title=Swords Youthreach|first=R|last=Rudden|website=www.iol.ie|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-date=7 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007112034/http://www.iol.ie/~swordsyr/|url-status=live}}</ref>

There is also the Fingal Adult Literacy and Education Centre<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adulteducationnorthcountydublin.ie/|title=Adult Education Services Balbriggan & Swords &#124; Literacy &#124; Back to Work Skills|website=AES Balbriggan & Swords|access-date=27 April 2021|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427212451/https://adulteducationnorthcountydublin.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref>