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Planning area in Dublin

Dublin–8

Schools in County Dublin in this planning area.

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Schools
16
of 459 in Dublin
Pupils
3,422
3% of Dublin's pupils
Since 2015/16
+7.1%
3,196 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
213.9
Dublin: 289.6
Average class size
20.35
Dublin: 22.23

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 Dublin, schools with no planning area had 1.5% of pupils in 2015/16, 5.3% in 2005/06 and 36.8% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

3,422

+2 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

16

9 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

213.9

395.6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.35

−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. 442 in 2025/26, +20 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 (1 school today). 209 pupils in 2025/26, 6.1% of the area's pupils, against 7.5% 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

15 schools with figures for both years

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

5fell by 10% or more
6within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 4Within 10% · 6Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 2

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

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 391 pupils. It isn’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
20.35
Mainstream classes
165
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 16 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
165
Up 47 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 39%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 265
Estimate: 165 class teachers, 14 principals and deputies, 75 special education and 11 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
246
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 1
2 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

1 special school in Dublin–8, and the special classes in its 16 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
86
In 1 school, the same as 86 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
11
In 6 of 16 schools. 7 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
13
In 6 schools: 2 new classes
Autism classes
11
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Dublin–8's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 7
  • 2021/22 9
  • 2022/23 10
  • 2023/24 11
  • 2024/25 11
  • 2025/26 11
  • 2026/27 13

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
St John of God SP SCHDublin 8 · Moderate general learning disability 86
0.0%
13 37

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

Schools

16 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Griffith Barracks Multi D SchoolDublin 8 20012S 403
+60.6%
16 25.19 27 0
Canal Way Educate Together National SchoolDublin 8 20430N 391
+155.6%
16 24.44 29 0
S N Muire gan Smal BDublin 8 17083B 331
+2.5%
16 20.69 24 0
St. James's Primary SchoolDublin 8 20429F 278
+11.6%
16 16.62 24 0
St Brigids Primary SchoolDublin 8 16786H 229
−11.6%
12 19.08 27 0
Presentation Primary SchoolDublin 8 13611D 223
−18.9%
13 16.23 24 0
Gaelscoil Inse ChorBaile Átha Cliath 8 19589U 209
−13.3%
8 26.12 30 1
Inchicore NSDublin 10 20139T 201
−9.0%
10 20.10 26 0
St Catherines West N SDublin 8 15625B 193
−9.0%
8 24.12 28 0
Goldenbridge ConventDublin 8 07546J 188
−34.0%
10 17.60 23 0
Scoil Treasa NaofaDublin 8 19933J 175
−3.8%
8 21.88 25 0
St Audoens NSDublin 8 20104A 171
−9.0%
8 20.00 22 0
Scoil na mBratharDublin 8 18477E 155
+24.0%
8 17.88 23 0
South City CNSDublin 8 14556D 148
+8.8%
8 18.50 23 0
Sancta Maria C B SDublin 8 17893N 103
+58.5%
6 16.17 21 0
St PatricksDublin 8 19480V 24
−22.6%
2 12.00 13 0