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Roll number: 16943U Saint Dominick's Road, The Claddagh, Galway

School details

Address: Saint Dominick's Road, The Claddagh, Galway (H91DX57)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091586173
Principal: Michael Gallagher
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

17.00

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	242	12	20.17	26	0
2007/08	305	15	20.33	26	0
2008/09	346	16	21.62	24	0
2009/10	330	16	20.62	26	0
2010/11	301	15	20.07	25	0
2011/12	318	15	21.20	28	0
2012/13	332	16	20.75	28	0
2013/14	289	16	18.06	22	0
2014/15	281	15	18.73	30	1
2015/16	301	16	18.81	22	0
2016/17	267	15	17.80	22	0
2017/18	286	14	20.43	35	1
2019/20	264	15	17.60	25	0
2020/21	253	14	18.07	24	0
2021/22	238	14	17.00	23	0
2022/23	261	13	20.08	28	0
2023/24	248	15	16.53	22	0
2024/25	247	14	17.64	21	0
2025/26	238	14	17.00	22	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 251 in 2006/07 → 320, +69 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 276 in 1983/84 → 215, -61 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2022/23 (24 → 46, +22).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2023/24 (46 → 25, -21).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2022/23 (23 → 32, +9).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (46 → 43, -3).
Overall: 200 (1975/76) → 262 (2025/26), 62.

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	19	40	26.8	6
Senior Infants	21	38	26.3	6
1st Class	21	46	28.8	6
2nd Class	22	43	31.0	6
3rd Class	24	41	32.3	6
4th Class	23	43	34.8	6
5th Class	32	40	36.3	6
6th Class	32	44	39.3	6
Total	150	364	247.1	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 40

-2

SI 2021/22 38

1st 2022/23 46

-3

2nd 2023/24 43

-2

3rd 2024/25 41

4th 2025/26 43

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 21

SI 2022/23 24

1st 2023/24 25

2nd 2024/25 29

3rd 2025/26 36

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 23

-2

SI 2023/24 21

1st 2024/25 21

2nd 2025/26 22

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 29

SI 2024/25 30

1st 2025/26 31

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 19

SI 2025/26 23

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 29

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1976/77	92	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1977/78	95	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
1979/80	88	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1980/81	98	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
1981/82	101	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
1982/83	103	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1983/84	101	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
1993/94	88	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
1994/95	77	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1995/96	67	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
1996/97	66	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1997/98	70	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1998/99	73	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
1999/00	63	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2000/01	64	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2001/02	75	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2002/03	82	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2003/04	83	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2004/05	81	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2005/06	79	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2006/07	104	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2007/08	144	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
2008/09	171	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	364
2009/10	162	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	350
2010/11	154	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	323
2011/12	163	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	341
2012/13	169	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
2013/14	143	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	312
2014/15	135	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	304
2015/16	133	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2016/17	123	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
2017/18	128	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	309
2018/19	129	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
2019/20	117	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2020/21	119	158	40	22	26	33	24	36	32	44	277
2021/22	122	140	21	38	24	29	34	23	40	37	262
2022/23	121	164	23	24	46	30	32	39	32	41	285
2023/24	120	152	29	21	25	43	27	36	38	32	272
2024/25	115	156	19	30	21	29	41	32	40	40	271
2025/26	121	141	29	23	31	22	36	43	36	42	262