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SCOIL NAOMH PADRAIG BOYS

Roll number: 18605K CARNDONAGH, CO DONEGAL

School details

Address: CARNDONAGH, CO DONEGAL (F93T935)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749374136
Principal: Anne McLaughlin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Donegal County Council
School patron: Bishop of Derry
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Carndonagh

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

22.86

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	176	8	22.00	26	0
2007/08	176	8	22.00	28	0
2008/09	174	8	21.75	24	0
2009/10	187	9	20.78	26	0
2010/11	189	9	21.00	30	1
2011/12	183	9	20.33	28	0
2012/13	180	8	22.50	30	1
2013/14	178	8	22.25	30	1
2014/15	165	8	20.62	30	1
2015/16	165	7	23.57	30	3
2016/17	161	7	23.00	28	0
2017/18	150	7	21.43	25	0
2019/20	143	7	20.43	29	0
2020/21	146	7	20.86	26	0
2021/22	137	7	19.57	26	0
2022/23	141	7	20.14	28	0
2023/24	144	7	20.57	25	0
2024/25	147	7	21.00	30	1
2025/26	160	7	22.86	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 154 in 1974/75 → 169, +15 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 180 in 1982/83 → 167, -13 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2022/23 (11 → 24, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2021/22 (20 → 11, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (11 → 15, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2021/22 (23 → 22, -1).
Overall: 154 (1974/75) → 163 (2025/26), 9.

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	11	28	18.7	6
Senior Infants	10	22	16.3	6
1st Class	11	24	17.3	6
2nd Class	14	24	18.5	6
3rd Class	14	24	18.8	6
4th Class	14	24	18.3	6
5th Class	15	23	18.0	6
6th Class	17	26	20.3	6
Total	137	191	166.4	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 23

-1

SI 2021/22 22

1st 2022/23 24

2nd 2023/24 24

3rd 2024/25 24

4th 2025/26 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 17

SI 2022/23 17

1st 2023/24 19

2nd 2024/25 19

3rd 2025/26 21

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 11

-1

SI 2023/24 10

1st 2024/25 11

2nd 2025/26 14

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 15

SI 2024/25 17

1st 2025/26 19

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 18

SI 2025/26 21

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 28

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1976/77	–	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
1978/79	–	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1979/80	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1980/81	–	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1981/82	–	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1982/83	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1993/94	–	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1994/95	–	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1995/96	–	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1996/97	–	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
1997/98	–	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
1998/99	–	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
1999/00	–	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2000/01	–	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2001/02	–	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2002/03	–	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2003/04	–	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2004/05	–	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
2005/06	–	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2006/07	–	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2007/08	–	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2008/09	–	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2009/10	–	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2010/11	–	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2011/12	–	183	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2012/13	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2013/14	–	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2014/15	–	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2015/16	–	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2016/17	–	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2017/18	–	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2018/19	–	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2019/20	–	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
2020/21	–	146	23	11	20	19	14	15	18	26	146
2021/22	–	137	17	22	11	20	19	14	15	19	137
2022/23	–	141	11	17	24	15	21	21	15	17	141
2023/24	–	144	15	10	19	24	14	22	23	17	144
2024/25	2	147	18	17	11	19	24	14	22	22	149
2025/26	11	152	28	21	19	14	21	24	15	21	163