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School patron in Dublin

An Foras Pátrúnachta

Schools in County Dublin under this patron.

Other patrons in Dublin Archbishop of Dublin · 334 Educate Together · 43 Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI · 30 Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB · 9 Islamic Foundation of Ireland · 2 Minister for Education & Skills · 3 The Dalkey School Project & Educate Together · 1 Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Lucan Educate Together School · 1 The Ranelagh Multidenominational Association · 1 The Dalkey School Project · 1 The North Dublin National School Project · 1 Board of Governors of the Church of Ireland College of Education · 1 City of Dublin Education and Training Board · 1 The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Minister of Abbey Presbyterian Church · 1 Conference of Methodist Church in Ireland · 1 Joint patronage between the Kirk Session of Clontarf and the Scots Presbyterian Church · 1 Dublin Talmud Torah · 1 Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Dean of St Patrick's Catheral · 1
Schools
23
of 459 in Dublin
Pupils
5,338
4% of Dublin's pupils
Average school size
232.1
Dublin: 289.6
Average class size
22.42
Dublin: 22.23

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

13 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

6fell by 10% or more
7within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 4Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 0

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Newer schools

10 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 1,990 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.42
Mainstream classes
234
Classes of 30 or more
14
Schools with a class of 30+
7

Teachers

Teachers in the 23 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
234
Up 154 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 171%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 353
Estimate: 234 class teachers, 16 principals and deputies, 86 special education and 17 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
220
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
7 / 3
7 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

23 schools, largest first.

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Gaelscoil Bhrian BóroimheSord 20095C 441
−7.0%
16 27.56 29 0
Gaelscoil na FuinseoigeBác 14 20487T 441 – 17 25.59 31 5
Gaelscoil Thaobh na CoilleBaile Átha Cliath 18 20020R 402
−9.0%
17 23.65 28 0
Gaelscoil Eiscir RiadaLeamhcán 20223I 376
−22.0%
16 23.19 28 0
Gaelscoil Shliabh RuaBaile Átha Cliath 18 20425U 359
+529.8%
16 22.44 29 0
Gaelscoil Bhaile BriginBaile Brigín 20252P 306
−34.2%
14 21.00 28 0
Scoil Chaitlin MaudeBaile Átha Cliath 24 19872P 284
−9.3%
16 17.12 21 0
Gaelscoil an ChuilinnBaile Átha Cliath 15 20394M 282
+110.4%
12 23.08 29 0
Gaelscoil na GiúiseD24 W682 20412L 278
+434.6%
12 22.17 34 2
Gaelscoil Ui EarcainBaile Átha Cliath 11 20220C 248
−15.1%
14 16.86 24 0
Gaelscoil Chnoc LiamhnaBaile Átha Cliath 16 20043G 233
−1.3%
9 25.89 29 0
Gaelscoil BharraBaile Átha Cliath 7 20047O 212
−0.5%
11 19.27 29 0
Gaelscoil CholmcilleBaile Átha Cliath 17 20052H 209
−14.3%
8 25.38 31 2
Gaelscoil Lios na nOgBaile Átha Cliath 6 20048Q 188
−20.7%
8 23.50 31 1
Gaelscoil ÁineDroim Conrach 20517C 176 – 7 25.14 30 2
Gaelscoil Ros EoRos Eo 20334R 167
−9.7%
7 23.86 27 0
Gaelscoil Bhaile MunnaBaile Átha Cliath 9 20015B 164
−9.4%
9 17.56 27 0
Gaelscoil LaigheanBaile Átha Cliath 14 20518E 130 – 5 26.00 33 1
Gaelscoil na MaraDomhnach Bat 20530R 123 – 5 23.80 27 0
Gaelscoil PhadraigBaile Breac 20056P 118
−27.6%
5 22.80 25 0
Gaelscoil Ghráinne MhaolDublin 13 20538K 84 – 4 21.00 31 1
Gaelscoil EoinBaile Átha Cliath 4 20539M 64 – 3 21.33 23 0
Gaelscoil LirDublin 24 20531T 53 – 3 14.67 15 0