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Planning area in Dublin

Newcastle–Rathcoole

Schools in County Dublin in this planning area.

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Schools
8
of 459 in Dublin
Pupils
3,273
2% of Dublin's pupils
Since 2015/16
+32.3%
2,474 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
409.1
Dublin: 289.6
Average class size
24.70
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

3,273

−88 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

8

4 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

409.1

282.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

24.70

−0.93 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. 390 in 2025/26, −10 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 (2 schools today). 407 pupils in 2025/26, 12.4% of the area's pupils, against 13.0% 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

4 schools with figures for both years

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

0fell by 10% or more
3within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 3Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 1

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

Newer schools

4 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 956 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
24.70
Mainstream classes
129
Classes of 30 or more
10
Schools with a class of 30+
3

Teachers

Teachers in the 8 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
129
Up 94 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 242%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 205
Estimate: 129 class teachers, 11 principals and deputies, 50 special education and 15 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
131
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

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Newcastle–Rathcoole, and the special classes in the 8 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
0
No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26
15
In 7 of 8 schools. 5 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
17
In 7 schools: 2 new classes
Autism classes
13
87% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Newcastle–Rathcoole's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 5
  • 2021/22 11
  • 2022/23 13
  • 2023/24 14
  • 2024/25 14
  • 2025/26 15
  • 2026/27 17

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

8 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Holy Family National SchoolRathcoole 13217W 671
+6.8%
24 27.96 31 7
S N Naomh MhuireSaggart 17055T 666
+7.2%
24 26.75 30 1
Caisleain Nua LiamhnaNewcastle 16461C 626
+30.1%
24 25.58 30 2
Citywest & Saggart Community National SchoolDublin 24 20398U 413
+90.3%
16 25.06 27 0
City West Educate Together National SchoolDublin 24 20402I 376
+83.4%
16 22.75 24 0
Scoil ChronainRáth Cúil 19503H 354
+9.9%
16 21.75 27 0
Rathcoole ETNSNewcastle 20549P 114 – 6 17.00 23 0
Gaelscoil LirDublin 24 20531T 53 – 3 14.67 15 0