St Clares Convent N S
Dublin 6W · Roll number 16651H
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 163
- −18 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −47%
- Down 144 from 307 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 69 / 94
- 42% 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
163 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 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16.0 |
| Senior Infants | 18 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 18.0 |
| 1st Class | 31 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 22 | 19.2 |
| 2nd Class | 29 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 21.0 |
| 3rd Class | 40 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 26.3 |
| 4th Class | 26 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 25.0 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 22 | 37 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 27.2 |
| 6th Class | 45 | 27 | 24 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
18 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 24 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2024/25
- 24Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 22 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 22Senior Infants2024/25
- 221st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
5 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 12 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 5Junior Infants2022/23
- 6Senior Infants2023/24
- 61st Class2024/25
- 122nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
25 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 27 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2021/22
- 25Senior Infants2022/23
- 261st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 273rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
14 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 16 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 14Junior Infants2020/21
- 13Senior Infants2021/22
- 141st Class2022/23
- 142nd Class2023/24
- 163rd Class2024/25
- 164th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 16 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 18Senior Infants2020/21
- 161st Class2021/22
- 172nd Class2022/23
- 153rd Class2023/24
- 144th Class2024/25
- 165th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
31 in 1st Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 311st Class2020/21
- 302nd Class2021/22
- 313rd Class2022/23
- 314th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 316th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
29 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 292nd Class2020/21
- 293rd Class2021/22
- 284th Class2022/23
- 285th Class2023/24
- 286th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
40 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2023/24): 8 pupils fewer.
- 403rd Class2020/21
- 354th Class2021/22
- 375th Class2022/23
- 326th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
26 in 4th Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 264th Class2020/21
- 225th Class2021/22
- 246th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 276th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +16Senior Infants in 2024/25 (6 to 22)
- −20Junior Infants in 2022/23 (25 to 5)
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 Clares Convent 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
18teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers150 hours of support teaching a week 6
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes 4
14.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 19 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.7 special education teachers, 4 special class teachers and 14.83 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 Clares Convent N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clares Convent N SThis school | – | 163 |
−46.9%
|
|
| 1 | Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School0.3 km · Ireland · Multi-denominational | 0.3 km | 174 | – |
| 2 | Griffith Barracks Multi D School0.5 km · Dublin 8 · Multi-denominational | 0.5 km | 403 |
+60.6%
|
| 3 | St. Louis National School0.6 km · Dublin 6 | 0.6 km | 590 | – |
| 4 | Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior0.9 km · Dublin 12 · DEIS | 0.9 km | 83 |
−9.8%
|
| 5 | St Catherines West N S0.9 km · Dublin 8 · Church of Ireland | 0.9 km | 193 |
−9.0%
|
| 6 | Scoil Treasa Naofa0.9 km · Dublin 8 · DEIS | 0.9 km | 175 |
−3.8%
|
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
- Anna Ní Dhómhnaill
- Phone
- 014963237
- [email protected]
- Address
- Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6W, D6W WC86
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Dublin6–Clonskeagh
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
42 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 | 163 | 69 | 94 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 181 | 78 | 103 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 190 | 86 | 104 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | 205 | 89 | 116 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | 214 | 93 | 121 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 22 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 243 | 113 | 130 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 26 | 29 | 45 |
| 2019/20 | 282 | 121 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 291 | 118 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 296 | 116 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 313 | 120 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 307 | 114 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 321 | 127 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 327 | 139 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 331 | 144 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 303 | 140 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 273 | 129 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 283 | 136 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 271 | 129 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 274 | 130 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 267 | 121 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 275 | 125 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 267 | 120 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 267 | 123 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 265 | 112 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 270 | 114 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 271 | 114 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 261 | 116 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 272 | 130 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 244 | 117 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 227 | 115 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 198 | 111 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 169 | 105 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 144 | 109 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 262 | 198 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 309 | 235 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 321 | 263 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 275 | 219 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 273 | 226 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 287 | 231 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 271 | 225 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 301 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 305 | 305 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |