Scoil Náisiúnta Róis
Galway · Roll number 19241D
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 297
- −18 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −21%
- Down 80 from 377 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 176 / 121
- 59% 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
297 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 | 29 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 30 | 32.0 |
| Senior Infants | 44 | 23 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 33.3 |
| 1st Class | 48 | 45 | 25 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 36.5 |
| 2nd Class | 48 | 40 | 51 | 22 | 50 | 28 | 39.8 |
| 3rd Class | 38 | 50 | 45 | 50 | 26 | 48 | 42.8 |
| 4th Class | 53 | 41 | 49 | 41 | 49 | 27 | 43.3 |
| 5th Class | 39 | 52 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 47.7 |
| 6th Class | 49 | 38 | 56 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 48.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
37 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 36 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 37Junior Infants2024/25
- 36Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
26 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 27 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 26Junior Infants2023/24
- 26Senior Infants2024/25
- 271st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2022/23
- 28Senior Infants2023/24
- 281st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
44 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 48 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2021/22
- 43Senior Infants2022/23
- 461st Class2023/24
- 502nd Class2024/25
- 483rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2020/21
- 23Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 222nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
44 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 51 in 5th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 44Senior Infants2020/21
- 451st Class2021/22
- 512nd Class2022/23
- 503rd Class2023/24
- 494th Class2024/25
- 515th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
48 in 1st Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 481st Class2020/21
- 402nd Class2021/22
- 453rd Class2022/23
- 414th Class2023/24
- 495th Class2024/25
- 506th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
48 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 482nd Class2020/21
- 503rd Class2021/22
- 494th Class2022/23
- 485th Class2023/24
- 506th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
38 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2023/24): 8 pupils more.
- 383rd Class2020/21
- 414th Class2021/22
- 475th Class2022/23
- 466th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
53 in 4th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 534th Class2020/21
- 525th Class2021/22
- 566th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
39 in 5th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 395th Class2020/21
- 386th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +282nd Class in 2024/25 (22 to 50)
- −292nd Class in 2023/24 (51 to 22)
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 Scoil Náisiúnta Róis, 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
22.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers160 hours of support teaching a week 6.4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
10.15 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.1 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 10.32 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. 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 Scoil Náisiúnta Róis, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Náisiúnta RóisThis school | – | 297 |
−21.2%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Naomh Einde0.6 km · Galway | 0.6 km | 119 |
−15.0%
|
| 2 | S N Fhursa0.7 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 0.7 km | 216 |
−13.3%
|
| 3 | S N Bride Naofa0.7 km · Galway · DEIS | 0.7 km | 187 |
−18.3%
|
| 4 | Scoil Ide0.7 km · Galway | 0.7 km | 244 |
−16.7%
|
| 5 | S N Iognaid0.9 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 0.9 km | 480 |
−17.1%
|
| 6 | Scoil Croi Iosa1.1 km · Galway · DEIS | 1.1 km | 122 |
+22.0%
|
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
- Michele McCarra
- Phone
- 091520908
- [email protected]
- Address
- Rosary Lane, Taylor's Hill, Galway, H91 W2V9
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- 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
- Galway City Council
- Planning area
- Galway City
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 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 | 297 | 176 | 121 | 30 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 48 | 27 | 51 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 315 | 191 | 124 | 37 | 26 | 28 | 50 | 26 | 49 | 49 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 307 | 195 | 112 | 26 | 28 | 46 | 22 | 50 | 41 | 48 | 46 |
| 2022/23 | 342 | 231 | 111 | 26 | 43 | 25 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 56 |
| 2021/22 | 333 | 234 | 99 | 44 | 23 | 45 | 40 | 50 | 41 | 52 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | 348 | 262 | 86 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 53 | 39 | 49 |
| 2019/20 | 370 | 290 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 355 | 295 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 337 | 280 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 352 | 292 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 377 | 308 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 395 | 318 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 422 | 349 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 432 | 371 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 430 | 371 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 433 | 379 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 487 | 416 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 502 | 433 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 506 | 436 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 532 | 450 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 534 | 440 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 535 | 442 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 558 | 457 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 559 | 454 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 572 | 462 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 572 | 479 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 572 | 480 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 585 | 490 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 584 | 502 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 610 | 527 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 600 | 506 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 605 | 506 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 672 | 549 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 601 | 499 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 660 | 535 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 654 | 531 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 611 | 497 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 614 | 497 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 597 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 598 | 474 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 534 | 434 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 485 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |