Holy Family National School
Rathcoole · Roll number 13217W
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 671
- −28 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +7%
- Up 43 from 628 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 324 / 347
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1974
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
671 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 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 85.0 |
| Senior Infants | 93 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 80 | 79 | 87.3 |
| 1st Class | 74 | 93 | 86 | 93 | 90 | 79 | 85.8 |
| 2nd Class | 93 | 76 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 88.7 |
| 3rd Class | 90 | 93 | 76 | 92 | 89 | 91 | 88.5 |
| 4th Class | 62 | 91 | 93 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 84.7 |
| 5th Class | 92 | 62 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 89 | 85.7 |
| 6th Class | 105 | 93 | 61 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 87.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
80 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 79 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 80Junior Infants2024/25
- 79Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
83 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 79 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 83Junior Infants2023/24
- 80Senior Infants2024/25
- 791st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
92 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 88 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 92Junior Infants2022/23
- 91Senior Infants2023/24
- 901st Class2024/25
- 882nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
93 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 91 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 93Junior Infants2021/22
- 93Senior Infants2022/23
- 931st Class2023/24
- 922nd Class2024/25
- 913rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
90 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 88 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 90Junior Infants2020/21
- 88Senior Infants2021/22
- 861st Class2022/23
- 902nd Class2023/24
- 893rd Class2024/25
- 884th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
93 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 89 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 93Senior Infants2020/21
- 931st Class2021/22
- 932nd Class2022/23
- 923rd Class2023/24
- 894th Class2024/25
- 895th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
74 in 1st Class (2020/21), 85 in 6th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 741st Class2020/21
- 762nd Class2021/22
- 763rd Class2022/23
- 854th Class2023/24
- 885th Class2024/25
- 856th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
93 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 91 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 932nd Class2020/21
- 933rd Class2021/22
- 934th Class2022/23
- 925th Class2023/24
- 916th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
90 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 92 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 903rd Class2020/21
- 914th Class2021/22
- 915th Class2022/23
- 926th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
62 in 4th Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 624th Class2020/21
- 625th Class2021/22
- 616th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
92 in 5th Class (2020/21), 93 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 925th Class2020/21
- 936th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +316th Class in 2023/24 (61 to 92)
- −326th Class in 2022/23 (93 to 61)
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 Holy Family National School, 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
34.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 34 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- 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 teachers207.5 hours of support teaching a week 8.3
8.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 8.2 special education teachers and 8.66 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 Holy Family National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family National SchoolThis school | – | 671 |
+6.8%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Chronain0.6 km · Ráth Cúil · Gaelscoil | 0.6 km | 354 |
+9.9%
|
| 2 | S N Naomh Mhuire2.2 km · Saggart | 2.2 km | 666 |
+7.2%
|
| 3 | Rathcoole ETNS2.5 km · Newcastle · Multi-denominational | 2.5 km | 114 | – |
| 4 | Citywest & Saggart Community National School2.5 km · Dublin 24 · Multi-denominational | 2.5 km | 413 |
+90.3%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Lir2.5 km · Dublin 24 · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 2.5 km | 53 | – |
| 6 | Caisleain Nua Liamhna2.6 km · Newcastle | 2.6 km | 626 |
+30.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Colm Byrne
- Phone
- 014580570
- [email protected]
- Address
- Kilteel Rd, Rathcoole, D24 XH22
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- South Dublin County Council
- Planning area
- Newcastle–Rathcoole
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
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 671 | 324 | 347 | 72 | 79 | 79 | 88 | 91 | 88 | 89 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 699 | 339 | 360 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 91 |
| 2023/24 | 718 | 347 | 371 | 83 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 85 | 92 | 92 |
| 2022/23 | 685 | 333 | 352 | 92 | 93 | 86 | 93 | 76 | 93 | 91 | 61 |
| 2021/22 | 689 | 328 | 361 | 93 | 88 | 93 | 76 | 93 | 91 | 62 | 93 |
| 2020/21 | 699 | 338 | 361 | 90 | 93 | 74 | 93 | 90 | 62 | 92 | 105 |
| 2019/20 | 708 | 336 | 372 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 704 | 329 | 375 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 701 | 325 | 376 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 663 | 311 | 352 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 628 | 292 | 336 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 634 | 293 | 341 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 601 | 284 | 317 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 549 | 261 | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 493 | 245 | 248 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 464 | 229 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 392 | 202 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 376 | 191 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 335 | 169 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 302 | 153 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 276 | 138 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 247 | 123 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 243 | 120 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 217 | 114 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 217 | 107 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 191 | 90 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 191 | 86 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 206 | 93 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 215 | 101 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 227 | 103 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 231 | 109 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 249 | 110 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 274 | 121 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 728 | 340 | 388 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 732 | 334 | 398 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 766 | 356 | 410 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 724 | 337 | 387 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 672 | 323 | 349 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 655 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 668 | 327 | 341 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 606 | 296 | 310 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 565 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 416 | 209 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |