Welcome to Saplings Special School Website

Saplings Special School for Children with Autism and Complex Needs, Kill, is a co-educational autism specific special school, providing high quality education for pupils with autism and complex needs. The school offers child-centred, autism specific education which draws on a range of evidence-based interventions. There are currently 30 students attending our school between the ages of 5 and 18. All students have a primary diagnosis of autism and a secondary diagnosis of a mild, moderate, or severe/profound learning disability. Some of our students also have another diagnosis such as epilepsy, ADHD, ADD etc. We are one of only thirteen schools in Ireland with a full time Behaviour Analyst on staff.

For enrolments for 2023/2024 school year click here.