St Columbas N.S
Douglas West · Roll number 05508O
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 377
- +7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −14%
- Down 62 from 439 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 359 / 18
- 95% girls
Pupils since 1975
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
377 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 44 | 38 | 46 | 31 | 46 | 40 | 40.8 |
| Senior Infants | 46 | 44 | 37 | 46 | 38 | 51 | 43.7 |
| 1st Class | 37 | 41 | 44 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 41.0 |
| 2nd Class | 47 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 40 | 51 | 43.7 |
| 3rd Class | 39 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 39 | 41.3 |
| 4th Class | 44 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 51 | 44.3 |
| 5th Class | 53 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 54 | 46.2 |
| 6th Class | 59 | 54 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 47.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
46 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 51 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2024/25
- 51Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
31 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 44 in 1st Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2023/24
- 38Senior Infants2024/25
- 441st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
46 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 51 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2022/23
- 46Senior Infants2023/24
- 431st Class2024/25
- 512nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
38 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 39 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 38Junior Infants2021/22
- 37Senior Infants2022/23
- 371st Class2023/24
- 402nd Class2024/25
- 393rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
44 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 51 in 4th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2020/21
- 44Senior Infants2021/22
- 441st Class2022/23
- 452nd Class2023/24
- 453rd Class2024/25
- 514th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
46 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 54 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 46Senior Infants2020/21
- 411st Class2021/22
- 412nd Class2022/23
- 403rd Class2023/24
- 424th Class2024/25
- 545th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
37 in 1st Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 371st Class2020/21
- 382nd Class2021/22
- 423rd Class2022/23
- 404th Class2023/24
- 395th Class2024/25
- 476th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
47 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils fewer.
- 472nd Class2020/21
- 433rd Class2021/22
- 454th Class2022/23
- 425th Class2023/24
- 406th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
39 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 393rd Class2020/21
- 444th Class2021/22
- 455th Class2022/23
- 446th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
44 in 4th Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 444th Class2020/21
- 445th Class2021/22
- 416th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
53 in 5th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 535th Class2020/21
- 546th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +15Junior Infants in 2024/25 (31 to 46)
- −15Junior Infants in 2023/24 (46 to 31)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St Columbas N.S, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
30.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 30 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers155 hours of support teaching a week 6.2
- Special class teachersFor 5 hearing impairment classes and an early intervention class 6
12.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 33 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.3 special education teachers, 6 special class teachers and 12.33 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to St Columbas N.S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Columbas N.SThis school | – | 377 |
−14.1%
|
|
| 1 | Douglas B N S0.2 km · Cork | 0.2 km | 353 |
−16.2%
|
| 2 | Scoil an Athair Tadhg O Murchu0.4 km · Corcaigh · Gaelscoil | 0.4 km | 424 |
+1.2%
|
| 3 | St Lukes N S Douglas0.5 km · Cork · Church of Ireland | 0.5 km | 203 |
−6.5%
|
| 4 | Scoil Naomh Brid C1.1 km · Cork · Girls | 1.1 km | 374 |
−31.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Nioclais1.3 km · Cork | 1.3 km | 714 |
−19.4%
|
| 6 | Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National School1.4 km · Cork · Multi-denominational | 1.4 km | 506 |
+532.5%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Louise Roche
- Phone
- 0214893947
- [email protected]
- Address
- With Facility for Deaf Children, Douglas West, Co. Cork, T12 WK3D
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- South Suburbs–CorkCity
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
40 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 377 | 359 | 18 | 40 | 51 | 44 | 51 | 39 | 51 | 54 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | 370 | 351 | 19 | 46 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | 364 | 343 | 21 | 31 | 46 | 37 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 44 |
| 2022/23 | 373 | 357 | 16 | 46 | 37 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 41 |
| 2021/22 | 376 | 362 | 14 | 38 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 403 | 386 | 17 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 59 |
| 2019/20 | 401 | 384 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 405 | 385 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 412 | 390 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 418 | 398 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 439 | 416 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 458 | 436 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 490 | 471 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 501 | 486 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 521 | 510 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 547 | 540 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 545 | 539 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 600 | 594 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 622 | 616 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 635 | 628 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 652 | 645 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 677 | 671 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 708 | 702 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 715 | 712 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 711 | 706 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 681 | 678 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 650 | 648 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 611 | 611 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 628 | 628 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 593 | 593 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 585 | 585 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 558 | 558 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 548 | 548 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 614 | 614 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 608 | 608 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 584 | 584 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 554 | 554 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 469 | 469 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 439 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 396 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |