Scoil Fhursa
Dundalk · Roll number 17550G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 229
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +20%
- Up 39 from 190 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 125 / 104
- 55% 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
229 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 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 25.3 |
| Senior Infants | 28 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 1st Class | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26.8 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29.0 |
| 3rd Class | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29.8 |
| 4th Class | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 30.3 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 31.3 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
29 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 26 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2024/25
- 26Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
22 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 25 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2023/24
- 24Senior Infants2024/25
- 251st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
23 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 27 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2022/23
- 23Senior Infants2023/24
- 241st Class2024/25
- 272nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
26 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 30 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2021/22
- 28Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 303rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2020/21
- 27Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 302nd Class2023/24
- 293rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 35 in 5th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 28Senior Infants2020/21
- 281st Class2021/22
- 282nd Class2022/23
- 283rd Class2023/24
- 274th Class2024/25
- 355th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
30 in 1st Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 301st Class2020/21
- 302nd Class2021/22
- 303rd Class2022/23
- 314th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 326th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 303rd Class2021/22
- 324th Class2022/23
- 305th Class2023/24
- 326th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
32 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 323rd Class2020/21
- 314th Class2021/22
- 315th Class2022/23
- 326th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
31 in 4th Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 314th Class2020/21
- 315th Class2021/22
- 316th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 286th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +7Junior Infants in 2024/25 (22 to 29)
- −5Senior Infants in 2023/24 (28 to 23)
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 Fhursa, 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
14.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers80 hours of support teaching a week 3.2
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
7 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7 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 Fhursa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil FhursaThis school | – | 229 |
+20.5%
|
|
| 1 | St. Francis National School1.7 km · Dundalk | 1.7 km | 441 |
+125.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha2.4 km · Blackrock | 2.4 km | 503 |
+19.5%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan3.0 km · Dún Dealgan · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 3.0 km | 214 |
0.0%
|
| 4 | St Josephs N S3.3 km · Dundalk · DEIS | 3.3 km | 574 |
+10.4%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire na nGael4.0 km · Dundalk | 4.0 km | 624 |
−9.6%
|
| 6 | S N N Maolmhaodhagh B4.1 km · Dundalk · Boys | 4.1 km | 246 |
+22.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Cathriona Molloy
- Phone
- 0429321214
- [email protected]
- Address
- Marlbog Road, Haggardstown, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 AP98
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Armagh
- 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
- Louth County Council
- Planning area
- Dundalk
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 | 229 | 125 | 104 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 231 | 123 | 108 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 229 | 123 | 106 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | 236 | 120 | 116 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| 2021/22 | 237 | 117 | 120 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | 244 | 118 | 126 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 248 | 125 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 238 | 117 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 213 | 102 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 197 | 97 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 190 | 91 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 178 | 85 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 165 | 85 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 155 | 88 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 161 | 87 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 175 | 98 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 184 | 103 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 206 | 105 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 192 | 99 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 182 | 92 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 177 | 84 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 175 | 83 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 172 | 77 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 177 | 86 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 177 | 81 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 180 | 89 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 184 | 94 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 196 | 106 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 198 | 110 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 209 | 115 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 209 | 111 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 213 | 110 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 206 | 102 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 189 | 93 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 184 | 89 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 187 | 88 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 171 | 88 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 160 | 81 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 143 | 71 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 140 | 72 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 122 | 63 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 105 | 56 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |