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School patron in Dublin

Minister for Education & Skills

Schools in County Dublin under this patron.

Other patrons in Dublin Archbishop of Dublin · 334 Educate Together · 43 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 23 Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI · 30 Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB · 9 Islamic Foundation of Ireland · 2 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
3
of 459 in Dublin
Pupils
444
0% of Dublin's pupils
Average school size
148.0
Dublin: 289.6
Average class size
17.08
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

3 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 1Up 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
17.08
Mainstream classes
26
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

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
26
Up 7 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 26%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 36
Estimate: 26 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 9 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
41
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school 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
Central Senior MXD N SDublin 1 00752A 227
−2.6%
13 17.46 26 0
Central Infs SchoolDublin 1 01795A 149
−15.3%
9 16.56 20 0
Scoil ChaoimhinBaile Átha Cliath 1 19831B 68
+51.1%
4 17.00 19 0