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S N SEACHNAILL NAOFA

Roll number: 17930Q Main Street, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Main Street, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath (A85R262)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018259679
Principal: Ciara Whelan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dunshaughlin

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

25.92

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	467	18	25.94	32	4
2007/08	494	19	26.00	33	5
2008/09	498	19	26.21	32	5
2009/10	503	19	26.47	32	5
2010/11	515	19	27.11	34	7
2011/12	501	20	25.05	33	4
2012/13	520	19	27.37	34	7
2013/14	511	20	25.55	33	4
2014/15	494	19	26.00	33	5
2015/16	490	19	25.79	35	4
2016/17	493	19	25.95	33	3
2017/18	494	19	26.00	31	4
2019/20	552	22	25.09	33	5
2020/21	592	23	25.74	32	2
2021/22	630	24	26.25	29	0
2022/23	634	24	26.42	29	0
2023/24	620	24	25.83	30	1
2024/25	623	24	25.96	28	0
2025/26	622	24	25.92	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2002/03: 347 in 2001/02 → 391, +44 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1997/98: 332 in 1996/97 → 312, -20 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2021/22 (63 → 81, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (85 → 72, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (73 → 84, +11).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (76 → 72, -4).
Overall: 216 (1974/75) → 622 (2025/26), 406.

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	70	85	77.8	6
Senior Infants	74	84	77.5	6
1st Class	72	84	76.8	6
2nd Class	73	81	76.8	6
3rd Class	75	84	78.7	6
4th Class	63	83	76.8	6
5th Class	70	84	77.8	6
6th Class	68	86	77.8	6
Total	216	634	422.5	43

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 85

-1

SI 2021/22 84

1st 2022/23 84

-3

2nd 2023/24 81

3rd 2024/25 81

4th 2025/26 83

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 72

SI 2022/23 75

-1

1st 2023/24 74

2nd 2024/25 75

3rd 2025/26 75

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 78

-1

SI 2023/24 77

1st 2024/25 78

-1

2nd 2025/26 77

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 70

SI 2024/25 74

-2

1st 2025/26 72

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 82

-2

SI 2025/26 80

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 80

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	96	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
1976/77	122	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
1977/78	134	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
1978/79	–	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
1979/80	144	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
1980/81	143	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	319
1981/82	145	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
1982/83	154	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	307
1983/84	155	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
1993/94	136	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	306
1994/95	138	172	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
1995/96	143	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317
1996/97	156	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
1997/98	144	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	312
1998/99	138	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
1999/00	133	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
2000/01	156	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
2001/02	172	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	347
2002/03	191	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	391
2003/04	192	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
2004/05	208	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	420
2005/06	208	220	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
2006/07	225	242	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	467
2007/08	235	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	494
2008/09	224	274	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	498
2009/10	221	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	503
2010/11	240	275	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	515
2011/12	242	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	501
2012/13	259	261	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	520
2013/14	261	250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	511
2014/15	248	246	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	494
2015/16	239	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	490
2016/17	250	243	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	493
2017/18	247	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	494
2018/19	258	266	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	524
2019/20	276	276	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	552
2020/21	275	317	85	75	73	73	76	63	79	68	592
2021/22	276	354	72	84	80	75	84	81	70	84	630
2022/23	290	344	78	75	84	80	76	83	84	74	634
2023/24	274	346	70	77	74	81	80	72	80	86	620
2024/25	276	347	82	74	78	75	81	79	75	79	623
2025/26	278	344	80	80	72	77	75	83	79	76	622