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Planning area in Dublin

Mulhuddart–Tyrrelstown–D15

Schools in County Dublin in this planning area.

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Schools
7
of 459 in Dublin
Pupils
2,536
2% of Dublin's pupils
Since 2015/16
+3.9%
2,441 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
362.3
Dublin: 289.6
Average class size
21.37
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

2,536

+112 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7

1 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

362.3

48.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.37

+1.03 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. 294 in 2025/26, +13 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). 282 pupils in 2025/26, 11.1% of the area's pupils, against 5.5% 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

5 schools with figures for both years

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

4fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 0

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 630 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
21.37
Mainstream classes
114
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 7 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
114
Up 49 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 80%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 190
Estimate: 114 class teachers, 8 principals and deputies, 48 special education and 19 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
166
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

1 special school in Mulhuddart–Tyrrelstown–D15, and the special classes in its 7 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
43
In 1 school
Special classes in 2025/26
17
In 6 of 7 schools. 8 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
23
In 7 schools: 6 new classes, 1 school with its first
Autism classes
15
88% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Mulhuddart–Tyrrelstown–D15's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 8
  • 2021/22 9
  • 2022/23 10
  • 2023/24 12
  • 2024/25 14
  • 2025/26 17
  • 2026/27 23

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
Danu Community Special SchoolDublin 15 · Community special school 43 – 10 35

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

Schools

7 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Scoil Naomh LucaisDublin 15 16675V 602
+11.3%
24 25.08 28 0
Tyrrelstown Educate Together National SchoolDublin 15 20201V 511
−13.4%
21 23.76 30 1
Ladyswell N SDublin 15 19850F 447
−16.6%
23 18.65 24 0
Powerstown Educate Together National SchoolDublin 15 20384J 348
+120.3%
14 22.43 33 1
Gaelscoil an ChuilinnBaile Átha Cliath 15 20394M 282
+110.4%
12 23.08 29 0
St Patricks Senior SchoolDublin 15 19636D 184
−26.1%
10 16.50 20 0
St. Patrick's Junior NSDublin 15 19545A 162
−30.5%
10 15.00 20 0