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Roll number: 18683H Seamus Ennis Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

School details

Address: Seamus Ennis Road, Finglas, Dublin 11 (D11C927)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018342072
Principal: Dearbhla White
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: FinglasEast_BallymunD11

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

19.71

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	373	14	26.64	29	0
2007/08	392	14	28.00	42	1
2008/09	387	15	25.80	28	0
2009/10	410	15	27.33	30	1
2010/11	400	15	26.67	31	2
2011/12	398	15	26.53	31	2
2012/13	401	15	26.73	29	0
2013/14	418	15	27.87	31	3
2014/15	452	16	28.25	31	4
2015/16	454	16	28.38	32	5
2016/17	460	16	28.75	30	3
2017/18	472	20	23.60	30	1
2019/20	486	22	22.09	30	2
2020/21	485	23	21.09	28	0
2021/22	491	24	20.46	23	0
2022/23	491	24	20.46	23	0
2023/24	489	24	20.38	23	0
2024/25	471	24	19.62	22	0
2025/26	473	24	19.71	23	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2014/15: 418 in 2013/14 → 452, +34 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1978/79: 688 in 1977/78 → 606, -82 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2023/24 (53 → 67, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (62 → 46, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (54 → 60, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (67 → 63, -4).
Overall: 836 (1974/75) → 473 (2025/26), -363.

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	46	64	55.5	6
Senior Infants	51	65	57.2	6
1st Class	53	67	60.0	6
2nd Class	53	68	60.7	6
3rd Class	57	68	62.7	6
4th Class	56	68	62.0	6
5th Class	59	67	63.0	6
6th Class	56	65	62.3	6
Total	377	836	488.2	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 54

-1

SI 2021/22 53

1st 2022/23 53

2nd 2023/24 53

3rd 2024/25 57

-1

4th 2025/26 56

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 64

SI 2022/23 65

1st 2023/24 67

-4

2nd 2024/25 63

3rd 2025/26 66

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 55

-1

SI 2023/24 54

1st 2024/25 54

2nd 2025/26 60

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 62

SI 2024/25 62

1st 2025/26 64

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 46

SI 2025/26 51

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 52

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	836	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	836
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	788
1976/77	746	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	746
1977/78	688	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	688
1978/79	606	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	606
1979/80	547	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	547
1980/81	532	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	532
1981/82	527	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	527
1982/83	523	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	523
1993/94	453	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	453
1994/95	451	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	451
1995/96	452	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	452
1996/97	468	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	468
1997/98	478	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	478
1998/99	466	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	466
1999/00	479	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	479
2000/01	459	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	459
2001/02	434	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	434
2002/03	436	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	436
2003/04	425	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
2004/05	412	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	412
2005/06	401	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2006/07	377	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	377
2007/08	396	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	396
2008/09	391	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	391
2009/10	416	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	416
2010/11	401	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2011/12	398	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	398
2012/13	401	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2013/14	418	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	418
2014/15	452	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	452
2015/16	454	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
2016/17	460	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	460
2017/18	472	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	472
2018/19	477	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	477
2019/20	486	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	486
2020/21	485	–	54	58	65	68	60	63	61	56	485
2021/22	491	–	64	53	57	62	66	59	67	63	491
2022/23	491	–	55	65	53	58	68	68	59	65	491
2023/24	489	–	62	54	67	53	59	67	67	60	489
2024/25	471	–	46	62	54	63	57	59	65	65	471
2025/26	473	–	52	51	64	60	66	56	59	65	473