S N na Carraige
An Charraig · Roll number 18611F
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 59
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −38%
- Down 37 from 96 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 29 / 30
- 49% 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
59 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 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6.8 |
| Senior Infants | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 1st Class | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7.3 |
| 2nd Class | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7.8 |
| 3rd Class | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 4th Class | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8.7 |
| 5th Class | 9 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9.2 |
| 6th Class | 11 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
3 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 3 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 3Junior Infants2024/25
- 3Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
10 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 11 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 10Junior Infants2023/24
- 10Senior Infants2024/25
- 111st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
9 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 7 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 9Junior Infants2022/23
- 7Senior Infants2023/24
- 71st Class2024/25
- 72nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
5 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 8 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 5Junior Infants2021/22
- 5Senior Infants2022/23
- 61st Class2023/24
- 82nd Class2024/25
- 83rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
6 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 8 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 6Junior Infants2020/21
- 6Senior Infants2021/22
- 71st Class2022/23
- 72nd Class2023/24
- 83rd Class2024/25
- 84th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
7 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 7 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 7Senior Infants2020/21
- 71st Class2021/22
- 82nd Class2022/23
- 63rd Class2023/24
- 74th Class2024/25
- 75th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
6 in 1st Class (2020/21), 7 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 61st Class2020/21
- 62nd Class2021/22
- 63rd Class2022/23
- 64th Class2023/24
- 75th Class2024/25
- 76th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
11 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 112nd Class2020/21
- 103rd Class2021/22
- 104th Class2022/23
- 95th Class2023/24
- 96th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
7 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 7 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 73rd Class2020/21
- 74th Class2021/22
- 85th Class2022/23
- 76th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
14 in 4th Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 144th Class2020/21
- 155th Class2021/22
- 156th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
9 in 5th Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 95th Class2020/21
- 96th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +65th Class in 2021/22 (9 to 15)
- −86th Class in 2023/24 (15 to 7)
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 S N na Carraige, 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
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.1 special education teachers and 2 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 S N na Carraige, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N na CarraigeThis school | – | 59 |
−38.5%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Chartha Naofa3.6 km · Chill Chartha · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 3.6 km | 111 |
−5.9%
|
| 2 | S N Min an Aoire5.2 km · Carrick · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 5.2 km | 14 |
−33.3%
|
| 3 | S N an Chaiseal8.0 km · Gleann Cholmcille · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 8.0 km | 58 |
−12.1%
|
| 4 | S N Fhionntra9.8 km · Killybegs | 9.8 km | 5 |
−92.1%
|
| 5 | S N Neill Mor12.5 km · Killybegs · DEIS | 12.5 km | 240 |
+29.0%
|
| 6 | Killybegs Common N S13.2 km · Killybegs · DEIS | 13.2 km | 75 |
−24.2%
|
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
- Anna Maire Nic Giolla Easbuig
- Phone
- 0749739244
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Charraig, Co. Dhún na nGall, F94 H674
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Raphoe
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Donegal County Council
- Planning area
- Carrick
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
42 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 | 59 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | 68 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| 2021/22 | 65 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | 71 | 43 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019/20 | 81 | 53 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 88 | 55 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 91 | 54 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 89 | 54 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 96 | 55 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 99 | 57 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 110 | 54 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 111 | 57 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 106 | 48 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 100 | 45 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 103 | 47 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 111 | 47 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 100 | 42 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 92 | 45 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 87 | 43 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 89 | 43 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 91 | 43 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 81 | 41 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 68 | 30 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 67 | 34 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 69 | 34 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 71 | 29 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 74 | 33 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 77 | 32 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 85 | 41 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 97 | 44 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 103 | 47 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 163 | 84 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 166 | 79 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 170 | 80 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 166 | 83 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 163 | 83 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 139 | 70 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 122 | 67 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |