S N Dubh Rath
Clarecastle · Roll number 18696Q
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 113
- +8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +33%
- Up 28 from 85 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 52 / 61
- 46% girls
Pupils since 1975
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
113 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 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 12.0 |
| Senior Infants | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11.8 |
| 1st Class | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 13.0 |
| 2nd Class | 7 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 11.0 |
| 3rd Class | 11 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12.0 |
| 4th Class | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12.0 |
| 5th Class | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11.7 |
| 6th Class | 11 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 11.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
8 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 11 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 8Junior Infants2024/25
- 11Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
17 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 21 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 17Junior Infants2023/24
- 18Senior Infants2024/25
- 211st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
8 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 6 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 8Junior Infants2022/23
- 7Senior Infants2023/24
- 61st Class2024/25
- 62nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
9 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 13 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 9Junior Infants2021/22
- 11Senior Infants2022/23
- 121st Class2023/24
- 132nd Class2024/25
- 133rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
13 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 15 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 13Junior Infants2020/21
- 13Senior Infants2021/22
- 131st Class2022/23
- 132nd Class2023/24
- 133rd Class2024/25
- 154th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
11 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 13 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 11Senior Infants2020/21
- 111st Class2021/22
- 112nd Class2022/23
- 113rd Class2023/24
- 124th Class2024/25
- 135th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
15 in 1st Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 151st Class2020/21
- 162nd Class2021/22
- 163rd Class2022/23
- 154th Class2023/24
- 145th Class2024/25
- 176th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
7 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 72nd Class2020/21
- 83rd Class2021/22
- 94th Class2022/23
- 95th Class2023/24
- 106th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
11 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 113rd Class2020/21
- 114th Class2021/22
- 135th Class2022/23
- 136th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
10 in 4th Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 104th Class2020/21
- 105th Class2021/22
- 86th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
11 in 5th Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 115th Class2020/21
- 126th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +151st Class in 2025/26 (6 to 21)
- −9Junior Infants in 2024/25 (17 to 8)
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 Dubh Rath, 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
8.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 8 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 4 mainstream classes 4
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers35 hours of support teaching a week 1.4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
5.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 1.5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 5.83 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 Dubh Rath, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Dubh RathThis school | – | 113 |
+32.9%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil na Mainistreach Quin Dangan3.5 km · Quin | 3.5 km | 330 |
+5.1%
|
| 2 | Clarecastle National School3.9 km · Clarecastle · DEIS | 3.9 km | 362 |
−4.2%
|
| 3 | S N Cnoc an Ein4.0 km · Ennis | 4.0 km | 262 |
+0.8%
|
| 4 | Holy Family SNR5.2 km · Ennis · DEIS | 5.2 km | 306 |
−10.5%
|
| 5 | Holy Family Junior School5.2 km · Ennis · DEIS | 5.2 km | 167 |
−12.6%
|
| 6 | Bunscoil na mBraithre5.3 km · Ennis | 5.3 km | 643 |
−3.3%
|
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
- Ross Darmody
- Phone
- 0656829636
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballyvonnavaun, Clarecastle, Co. Clare, V95 YW31
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Killaloe
- 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
- Clare County Council
- Planning area
- Ennis
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
41 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 113 | 52 | 61 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 105 | 54 | 51 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 106 | 54 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | 97 | 47 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | 96 | 47 | 49 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| 2020/21 | 95 | 43 | 52 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019/20 | 88 | 41 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 89 | 41 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 83 | 39 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 82 | 37 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 85 | 38 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 92 | 42 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 91 | 41 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 98 | 51 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 100 | 53 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 87 | 42 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 83 | 39 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 75 | 34 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 73 | 31 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 77 | 40 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 72 | 40 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 71 | 40 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 70 | 38 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 68 | 34 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 53 | 29 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 46 | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 41 | 24 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 39 | 21 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 40 | 21 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 48 | 21 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 47 | 18 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 49 | 19 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 51 | 19 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 28 | 15 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 29 | 14 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 31 | 16 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 33 | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 34 | 19 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 39 | 22 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 42 | 22 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |