That's according to the Irish Times Feeder Schools survey
80% of Kildare students went to third-level education this year, according to the Irish Times Feeder Schools survey.
Nationally, fee-charging schools continue to send the highest proportions of school-leavers to third level at 99%.
That's followed by Irish-medium schools or gaelcholáistí at 96%, non-Deis schools at 82% and Deis schools at 63%.
Maynooth Post-Primary and the Dominican College in Newbridge topped the feeder-school list in Kildare.

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