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Planning area in Galway

Carraroe

Schools in County Galway in this planning area.

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Schools
8
of 217 in Galway
Pupils
565
2% of Galway's pupils
Since 2015/16
−0.7%
569 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
70.6
Galway: 135.5
Average class size
19.10
Galway: 21.46

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 Galway, schools with no planning area had 4.9% of pupils in 2015/16, 9.0% in 2005/06 and 34.0% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

565

−9 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

8

5 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

70.6

85.8 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

19.10

+0.33 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. 70 in 2025/26, −3 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 (8 schools today). 565 pupils in 2025/26, 100.0% of the area's pupils, against 100.0% 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

7 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
0within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 1

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 81 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
19.10
Mainstream classes
29
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
1

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
29
Up 7 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 26%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 48
Estimate: 29 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 16 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
42
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 Carraroe, and the special classes in its 8 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
19
In 1 school, up from 13 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
2
In 2 of 8 schools. 2 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27
3
In 3 schools: 1 new class, 1 school with its first
Autism classes
2
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

In Carraroe's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2021/22 2
  • 2022/23 2
  • 2023/24 2
  • 2024/25 2
  • 2025/26 2
  • 2026/27 3

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
Scoil Speisialta Tigh Nan DooleyAn Cheathrú Rua · Severe or profound general learning disability 19
+46.2%
4 8.66

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
SN Mhic DaraAn Ceathrú Rua 19932H 202
−10.6%
8 25.25 30 2
S N Choilm ChilleBaile na hAbhann O.P. 18514H 83
−37.1%
4 19.25 23 0
S N Tir an FhiaidhLeitir Móir 17689O 83
+36.1%
4 20.75 24 0
Scoil MhuireBeal an Daingin 20564L 81 – 4 20.25 24 0
S N Coilm CilleBaile na hAbhann 12946G 59
+22.9%
3 18.00 23 0
S N Leitir MeallainLeitir Meallain 20345W 25
−40.5%
2 12.50 14 0
S N ColmcilleLeitir Móir 13699U 17
−48.5%
2 8.50 9 0
Scoil RonainLeitir Móir 14724V 15
−44.4%
2 7.50 9 0