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School patron in Donegal

Presbytery of Derry & Donegal

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 Bishop of Clogher · 3 Educate Together · 1 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
9
of 171 in Donegal
Pupils
348
2% of Donegal's pupils
Average school size
38.7
Donegal: 110.4
Average class size
15.82
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

9 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
3within 10%
3grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 3Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 2

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
15.82
Mainstream classes
22
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 9 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 1 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 3%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 29
Estimate: 22 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 7 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
23
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

9 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Moyle N SNewtowncunningham 19633U 81
−5.8%
4 20.25 26 0
Browneknowe N SRamelton 07464H 48
−29.4%
3 16.00 19 0
Monreagh N SCarrigans 07143K 48
0.0%
3 16.00 18 0
Drumfad N SLetterkenny 16137Q 35
+25.0%
2 17.50 18 0
S N TriantaLetterkenny 18319J 33
+43.5%
2 16.50 22 0
Ayr Hill N S RameltonLetterkenny 18251B 32
+6.7%
2 16.00 18 0
Cashelshanaghan N SLetterkenny 15170J 28
−17.6%
2 14.00 14 0
S N Domhnach MorCastlefin 17241Q 22
−47.6%
2 11.00 14 0
Glenmaquin N SLetterkenny 09748I 21
+10.5%
2 10.50 12 0