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School patron in Donegal

Bishop of Clogher

Schools in County Donegal under this patron.

Other patrons in Donegal Bishop of Raphoe · 96 Bishop of Derry · 36 Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI · 17 Educate Together · 1 Presbytery of Derry & Donegal · 9 Joint patronage between Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI and the Presbytery of Derry & Donegal · 2 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 4 Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland · 2 Joint patronage between the Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI & the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland · 1
Schools
3
of 171 in Donegal
Pupils
523
3% of Donegal's pupils
Average school size
174.3
Donegal: 110.4
Average class size
23.23
Donegal: 21.47

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

3 schools with figures for both years

0fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 1

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
23.23
Mainstream classes
22
Classes of 30 or more
3
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 3 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
22
Up 4 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 13%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 34
Estimate: 22 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 8 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
24
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

3 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Macartans CentralBundoran 19686S 276
+11.7%
12 23.00 33 1
Holy Family National SchoolBallyshannon 20150H 193
+45.1%
7 25.86 36 2
Scoil MhuirePettigo 17837D 54
+1.9%
3 18.00 22 0