Scoil na mBraithre
Doon · Roll number 16713D
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 56
- +5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −22%
- Down 16 from 72 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 0 / 56
- 0% 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
56 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | 8 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10.8 |
| 3rd Class | 12 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10.5 |
| 4th Class | 10 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10.8 |
| 5th Class | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 11.0 |
| 6th Class | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 11.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
10 in 2nd Class (2024/25), 10 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 102nd Class2024/25
- 103rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
10 in 2nd Class (2023/24), 10 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 102nd Class2023/24
- 103rd Class2024/25
- 104th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
9 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 8 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 92nd Class2022/23
- 83rd Class2023/24
- 84th Class2024/25
- 85th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2021/22
15 in 2nd Class (2021/22), 15 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 152nd Class2021/22
- 153rd Class2022/23
- 154th Class2023/24
- 155th Class2024/25
- 156th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
8 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 82nd Class2020/21
- 83rd Class2021/22
- 84th Class2022/23
- 85th Class2023/24
- 86th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
12 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 123rd Class2020/21
- 144th Class2021/22
- 145th Class2022/23
- 146th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
10 in 4th Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 104th Class2020/21
- 115th Class2021/22
- 116th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
10 in 5th Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 105th Class2020/21
- 116th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +72nd Class in 2021/22 (8 to 15)
- −73rd Class in 2023/24 (15 to 8)
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 Scoil na mBraithre, 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
4.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 4 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 3 mainstream classes 3
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers27.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.1
1 special needs assistant (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 3 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Scoil na mBraithre, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil na mBraithreThis school | – | 56 |
−22.2%
|
|
| 1 | Doon Convent N S0.4 km · Doon | 0.4 km | 116 |
0.0%
|
| 2 | Bilboa N School4.5 km · Cappamore | 4.5 km | 95 |
−18.1%
|
| 3 | Cappawhite N S5.9 km · Cappawhite · DEIS | 5.9 km | 126 |
+21.2%
|
| 4 | S N na hAille6.0 km · An Mhóin Ard | 6.0 km | 128 |
+40.7%
|
| 5 | Scoil Chaitríona6.6 km · Cappamore · DEIS | 6.6 km | 82 |
+15.5%
|
| 6 | Oola National School8.3 km · Oola | 8.3 km | 67 |
−27.2%
|
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
- Joanne Breen
- Phone
- 061380239
- [email protected]
- Address
- Doon, Co Limerick, V94 C3V5
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Limerick County Council
- Planning area
- Doon–Cappamore
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 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | 51 | – | 51 | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 0 | 55 | – | – | – | 10 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | 57 | – | 57 | – | – | – | 9 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | 59 | – | 59 | – | – | – | 15 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020/21 | 51 | – | 51 | – | – | – | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019/20 | 56 | – | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 63 | – | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 66 | – | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 72 | 0 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 72 | 0 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 69 | 0 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 58 | 0 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 57 | 0 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 58 | 0 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 51 | 0 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 50 | 0 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 53 | 0 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 59 | 0 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 58 | 0 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 69 | 0 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 61 | 0 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 61 | 0 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 66 | 0 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 66 | 0 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 58 | 0 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 60 | 0 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 58 | – | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 65 | 0 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 69 | – | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 68 | – | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 69 | – | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 64 | – | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 83 | 0 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 83 | 0 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 80 | 0 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 87 | 0 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 82 | 0 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 86 | 0 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 86 | 0 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 93 | 0 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 81 | 0 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |