Planning area in Donegal

Dungloe

Schools in County Donegal in this planning area.

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Schools: 8; of 171 in Donegal
Pupils: 480; 3% of Donegal's pupils
Since 2015/16: −15.0%; 565 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size: 60.0; Donegal: 110.4
Average class size: 17.88; Donegal: 21.47

Trends in Dungloe

Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Earlier years are incomplete

The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across County Donegal, schools with no planning area had 0.3% of pupils in 2015/16, 2.1% in 2005/06 and 24.2% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

480

−14 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

60.0

66.1 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

17.88

+0.10 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

Pupils in these schools

Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.

Area figures by year (CSV) Each school by year (CSV)

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 57 in 2025/26, +12 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.

Irish-medium schools

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (4 schools today). 52 pupils in 2025/26, 10.8% of the area's pupils, against 16.8% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.

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

8 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more

2within 10%

1grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 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: 17.88
Mainstream classes: 26
Classes of 30 or more: 3
Schools with a class of 30+: 2

Teachers

Teachers in the 8 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: 26; Up 8 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 55%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 41; Estimate: 26 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 11 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 38; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 0 / 1; 0 schools gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Dungloe, and the special classes in the 8 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools

Pupils in special schools: 0; No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26: 3; In 1 of 8 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27: 3; In 1 school
Autism classes: 2; 67% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Dungloe's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

2020/21 3
2021/22 3
2022/23 3
2023/24 3
2024/25 3
2025/26 3
2026/27 3

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

8 schools, largest first.

Change over

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	Roll number
Scoil ChróineAn Clochán Liath	20421M	265	−3.3%	11	22.73	33	2
S N na hAcraiBurtonport	18286U	70	−23.1%	3	23.33	30	1
Scoil RoisinAn Clochán Liath	17328F	51	−16.4%	3	17.00	18	0
Scoil MhuireLetterkenny	18844F	42	−4.5%	2	21.00	22	0
SN Arainn Mhor IIArainn Mhór	16384K	21	+40.0%	2	10.50	13	0
Scoil an Aingil ChoimheadaiLeitir Ceanainn	04809A	14	−61.1%	2	7.00	8	0
SN Arainn Mhor IArainn Mór	15955W	13	−48.0%	2	6.50	7	0
S N DuchoraidhDuchoraidh	16837V	4	−78.9%	1	4.00	4	0