I grew up just around the corner so am biased! School Ave is right beside St Brigids Primary and St Marys secondary - both girls schools. Primary has a v. good reputation. Secondary used to have a v. good name but went slightly downhill a few years ago - attendee numbers were dropping and lots of students were commuting from further afield. Other girls secondaries in the general area are Holy Faith Clontarf and Manor House Raheny, both very good schools. For boys you have St Brigids Boys School, about ten min walk from School Avenue, facing Killester Church on the Howth Road. Theres no boys secondary in Killester per se, most kids go to St Pauls on Vernon Avenue (around the corner from the primary school), St Fintans in Sutton, St Davids in Artane, Joeys in Fairview or Ard Scoil Ris in Marino. School Avenue can get a bit crowded in the am and at lunch time with kids being collected from school etc. Its less than ten mins to the dart station from there and you have good selection of newsagents etc in several directions, all less than 10 mins away. In general terms, a nice area, well established schools and good community spirit. And for info, Roddy Doyle use to live on School Avenue ! If you want to know anything else about the area, just ask