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S N Realt na Mara (C)

Roll number: 18767N Donacarney, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Donacarney, Co. Meath (A92T382)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0419887684
Principal: Kate McCloughan
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 with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Drogheda

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

22.56

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	307	11	27.91	36	7
2007/08	320	12	26.67	35	4
2008/09	349	13	26.85	34	3
2009/10	353	14	25.21	34	2
2010/11	365	14	26.07	32	2
2011/12	399	15	26.60	31	3
2012/13	398	16	24.88	29	0
2013/14	395	16	24.69	30	2
2014/15	405	16	25.31	30	2
2015/16	416	16	26.00	30	1
2016/17	434	16	27.12	31	5
2017/18	441	16	27.56	31	4
2019/20	446	17	26.24	33	4
2020/21	455	17	26.76	33	7
2021/22	441	18	24.50	33	4
2022/23	420	18	23.33	31	2
2023/24	400	18	22.22	29	0
2024/25	376	17	22.12	30	1
2025/26	361	16	22.56	32	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2011/12: 365 in 2010/11 → 399, +34 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 115 in 1983/84 → 79, -36 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2025/26 (34 → 49, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2024/25 (64 → 35, -29).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (42 → 49, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (45 → 42, -3).
Overall: 95 (1974/75) → 373 (2025/26), 278.

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	34	58	41.8	6
Senior Infants	35	60	44.8	6
1st Class	34	63	45.5	6
2nd Class	35	64	47.5	6
3rd Class	40	63	53.3	6
4th Class	47	65	58.3	6
5th Class	47	66	58.3	6
6th Class	51	68	62.0	6
Total	79	467	278.1	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 58

SI 2021/22 60

1st 2022/23 63

2nd 2023/24 64

-1

3rd 2024/25 63

4th 2025/26 63

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 38

-1

SI 2022/23 37

-1

1st 2023/24 36

-1

2nd 2024/25 35

3rd 2025/26 40

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 36

-1

SI 2023/24 35

-1

1st 2024/25 34

2nd 2025/26 38

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 45

-3

SI 2024/25 42

1st 2025/26 49

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 40

SI 2025/26 42

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 34

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1976/77	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1977/78	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1979/80	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1980/81	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1981/82	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
1982/83	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1983/84	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1993/94	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
1994/95	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1995/96	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1996/97	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1997/98	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1998/99	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
1999/00	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2000/01	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2001/02	262	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2002/03	281	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2003/04	264	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2004/05	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
2005/06	317	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317
2006/07	307	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	307
2007/08	320	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
2008/09	349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	349
2009/10	353	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	353
2010/11	365	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	365
2011/12	399	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
2012/13	398	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	398
2013/14	395	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	395
2014/15	405	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
2015/16	426	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	426
2016/17	446	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	446
2017/18	452	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	452
2018/19	449	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
2019/20	458	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	458
2020/21	467	–	58	53	39	55	60	65	63	62	467
2021/22	452	–	38	60	52	40	57	63	66	65	452
2022/23	432	–	36	37	63	53	46	56	62	68	432
2023/24	412	–	45	35	36	64	54	47	56	67	412
2024/25	388	–	40	42	34	35	63	56	47	59	388
2025/26	373	–	34	42	49	38	40	63	56	51	373