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Rush&Lusk

Schools in County Dublin in this planning area.

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Schools
8
of 459 in Dublin
Pupils
2,600
2% of Dublin's pupils
Since 2015/16
−6.7%
2,787 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
325.0
Dublin: 289.6
Average class size
23.53
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

2,600

−60 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

8

3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

325.0

154.7 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

23.53

−0.18 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. 287 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). 167 pupils in 2025/26, 6.4% of the area's pupils, against 6.6% 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

7 schools with figures for both years

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

2fell by 10% or more
5within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 5Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 0

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 366 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
23.53
Mainstream classes
109
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

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
109
Up 43 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 45%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 168
Estimate: 109 class teachers, 7 principals and deputies, 46 special education and 6 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
148
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

0 special schools in Rush&Lusk, 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
6
In 3 of 8 schools. 3 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27
8
In 5 schools: 2 new classes, 2 schools with their first
Autism classes
6
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

In Rush&Lusk's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2021/22 3
  • 2022/23 3
  • 2023/24 6
  • 2024/25 5
  • 2025/26 6
  • 2026/27 8

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
Rush NSRush 19660A 698
−6.6%
29 24.07 29 0
S N LuscaLusk 17961E 413
−51.2%
17 24.29 26 0
Rush and Lusk Educate Together NSLusk 20176C 393
−2.2%
16 23.88 29 0
Lusk Junior National School St MaccullinsLusk 20509D 366 – 16 22.88 26 0
Scoil Nais CaitrionaRush 19624T 274
−3.9%
11 23.27 26 0
Ballyboghill N SBallyboughal 19001G 206
−1.9%
9 22.22 29 0
Gaelscoil Ros EoRos Eo 20334R 167
−9.7%
7 23.86 27 0
Corduff N SLusk 15650A 83
−25.2%
4 20.75 24 0