Planning area in Dublin
Firhouse–Oldbawn
Schools in County Dublin in this planning area.
- Schools
- 16
- of 459 in Dublin
- Pupils
- 4,664
- 4% of Dublin's pupils
- Since 2015/16
- −2.9%
- 4,802 pupils in 2015/16
- Average school size
- 291.5
- Dublin: 289.6
- Average class size
- 20.54
- Dublin: 22.23
Trends in Firhouse–Oldbawn
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.
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
4,664
−129 on 2024/25
Schools
16
3 in 1975/76
Average pupils per school
291.5
291.3 in 1975/76
Average class size
20.54
−0.50 on 2024/25
Pupils in these schools
Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.
Junior infants
Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 524 in 2025/26, −35 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 (3 schools today). 824 pupils in 2025/26, 17.7% of the area's pupils, against 15.1% 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.
14 schools with figures for both years
Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.
Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.
Newer schools
2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 633 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.
- Firhouse Educate Together National SchoolDublin 24 · opened 2013/14 355
- Gaelscoil na GiúiseD24 W682 · opened 2013/14 278
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.
- Average class size
- 20.54
- Mainstream classes
- 221
- Classes of 30 or more
- 2
- 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.
- Class teachers in 2025/26
- 221
- Up 63 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 25%
- Teaching posts in 2025/26
- about 360
- Estimate: 221 class teachers, 15 principals and deputies, 99 special education and 25 special class teachers
- Teachers in 2015/16
- 305
- The Department's last count of every teacher
- Since 2024/25
- 2 / 4
- 2 schools gained a class teacher, 4 lost one
Class teachers since 2006/07
One for each mainstream class, every school year
Special schools and special classes
0 special schools in Firhouse–Oldbawn, and the special classes in the 16 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.
- Pupils in special schools
- 0
- No special school here
- Special classes in 2025/26
- 25
- In 15 of 16 schools. 9 in 2020/21
- Allocated for 2026/27
- 27
- In 15 schools: 2 new classes
- Autism classes
- 25
- 100% of special classes
Special classes since 2020/21
In Firhouse–Oldbawn's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists
- 2020/21 9
- 2021/22 11
- 2022/23 14
- 2023/24 17
- 2024/25 20
- 2025/26 25
- 2026/27 27
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
16 schools, largest first.
Select a column heading to sort
| Roll number | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary Primary SchoolDublin 24 | 19878E | 525 |
−11.9%
−12.4%
+26.8%
|
24 | 21.88 | 25 | 0 |
| St Dominic's National SchoolDublin 24 | 20468P | 410 |
+5.7%
+40.4%
– |
22 | 18.09 | 20 | 0 |
| Scoil Maelruain SeniorTest Address | 19463V | 386 |
−5.4%
+1.3%
+31.7%
|
16 | 24.12 | 27 | 0 |
| St Martin de Porres N SDublin 24 | 19617W | 383 |
−7.5%
−12.6%
+33.0%
|
16 | 23.19 | 27 | 0 |
| Scoil Treasa FirhouseDublin 24 | 19565G | 377 |
−12.7%
−3.6%
−9.4%
|
16 | 23.31 | 26 | 0 |
| Scoil Maelruain JuniorDublin 24 | 19462T | 369 |
−8.0%
−21.2%
+11.8%
|
16 | 22.69 | 25 | 0 |
| Firhouse Educate Together National SchoolDublin 24 | 20411J | 355 |
+7.9%
+446.2%
– |
16 | 21.44 | 26 | 0 |
| Scoil CarmelDublin 24 | 17899C | 313 |
−18.3%
−30.1%
−30.6%
|
14 | 21.50 | 26 | 0 |
| Scoil Chaitlin MaudeBaile Átha Cliath 24 | 19872P | 284 |
−14.2%
−9.3%
+25.1%
|
16 | 17.12 | 21 | 0 |
| Gaelscoil na GiúiseD24 W682 | 20412L | 278 |
+42.6%
+434.6%
– |
12 | 22.17 | 34 | 2 |
| Scoil SantainBaile Átha Cliath 24 | 19646G | 262 |
−18.6%
−27.4%
−15.2%
|
13 | 19.69 | 27 | 0 |
| S N an Croi Ro NaofaDublin 24 | 19543T | 213 |
−19.3%
−26.3%
−6.6%
|
10 | 21.00 | 25 | 0 |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa SoisDublin 24 | 19652B | 167 |
−31.8%
−41.2%
−37.0%
|
10 | 15.50 | 19 | 0 |
| Scoil Cnoc Mhuire SinDublin 24 | 19613O | 145 |
−20.8%
−1.4%
−2.7%
|
7 | 19.00 | 25 | 0 |
| Scoil Cnoc Mhuire JuniorDublin 24 | 19775R | 141 |
−5.4%
−23.4%
−20.3%
|
10 | 12.90 | 17 | 0 |
| Glen na Smol N SDublin 24 | 17996A | 56 |
−32.5%
−37.8%
−8.2%
|
3 | 18.67 | 25 | 0 |
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