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Roll number: 04515G St Francis Street, Galway

School details

Address: St Francis Street, Galway (H91RX32)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091566452
Principal: Norena Jordan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Galway City Council
School patron: Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Galway City

Class size history

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size

17.77

2025/26

Mainstream classes

2025/26

Largest class group

2025/26

Classes with 30+ pupils

2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year	Mainstream class pupils	Mainstream classes	Average class size	Largest class	Classes 30+
2006/07	133	7	19.00	22	0
2007/08	143	8	17.88	23	0
2008/09	149	8	18.62	24	0
2009/10	152	8	19.00	22	0
2010/11	160	8	20.00	26	0
2011/12	182	9	20.22	25	0
2012/13	188	9	20.89	28	0
2013/14	192	10	19.20	24	0
2014/15	178	10	17.80	23	0
2015/16	180	9	20.00	30	1
2016/17	178	9	19.78	29	0
2017/18	186	9	20.67	30	1
2019/20	205	9	22.78	29	0
2020/21	206	10	20.60	28	0
2021/22	214	10	21.40	26	0
2022/23	240	11	21.82	29	0
2023/24	253	13	19.46	28	0
2024/25	255	13	19.62	28	0
2025/26	231	13	17.77	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1978/79: 503 in 1977/78 → 534, +31 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 509 in 1983/84 → 273, -236 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2023/24 (27 → 45, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2024/25 (45 → 35, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2022/23 (34 → 41, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (34 → 30, -4).
Overall: 482 (1975/76) → 236 (2025/26), -246.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available final by-standard years.

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	25	34	28.2	6
Senior Infants	23	34	27.5	6
1st Class	22	31	27.7	6
2nd Class	25	35	29.3	6
3rd Class	24	37	30.2	6
4th Class	26	41	30.8	6
5th Class	20	45	30.8	6
6th Class	19	43	29.5	6
Total	134	553	265.9	42

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 25

-2

SI 2021/22 23

1st 2022/23 23

2nd 2023/24 25

-1

3rd 2024/25 24

4th 2025/26 26

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 26

SI 2022/23 27

1st 2023/24 30

2nd 2024/25 35

3rd 2025/26 37

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 34

SI 2023/24 34

-4

1st 2024/25 30

-3

2nd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 30

SI 2024/25 32

-2

1st 2025/26 30

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 28

-2

SI 2025/26 26

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 26

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	482
1976/77	388	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	494
1977/78	381	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	503
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	534
1979/80	385	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	524
1980/81	397	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	534
1981/82	411	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	553
1982/83	416	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	549
1983/84	391	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	509
1993/94	208	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
1994/95	199	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
1995/96	199	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
1996/97	193	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
1997/98	171	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
1998/99	147	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1999/00	138	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2000/01	138	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2001/02	129	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2002/03	116	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2003/04	105	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2004/05	104	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2005/06	93	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2006/07	99	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
2007/08	106	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2008/09	113	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2009/10	112	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2010/11	123	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2011/12	123	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2012/13	137	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2013/14	145	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2014/15	134	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2015/16	130	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2016/17	131	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2017/18	136	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2018/19	132	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2019/20	137	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2020/21	133	73	25	23	31	33	28	27	20	19	206
2021/22	121	97	26	23	22	30	34	27	31	21	218
2022/23	134	111	34	27	23	26	33	41	27	29	245
2023/24	141	118	30	34	30	25	25	36	45	28	259
2024/25	144	117	28	32	30	35	24	28	35	43	261
2025/26	133	103	26	26	30	27	37	26	27	37	236