Dooish N S
Ballybofey · Roll number 19333I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 191
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −11%
- Down 23 from 214 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 93 / 98
- 49% 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
191 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 | 28 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 20.2 |
| Senior Infants | 30 | 14 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21.5 |
| 1st Class | 20 | 29 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 22.0 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 22 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 24.0 |
| 3rd Class | 25 | 32 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 31 | 25.7 |
| 4th Class | 26 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 25.7 |
| 5th Class | 28 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 27.7 |
| 6th Class | 33 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 28.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
18 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 20 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2024/25
- 20Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
21 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2023/24
- 21Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
17 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 18 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 17Junior Infants2022/23
- 16Senior Infants2023/24
- 171st Class2024/25
- 182nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 31 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 28Senior Infants2022/23
- 281st Class2023/24
- 292nd Class2024/25
- 313rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
13 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 18 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 13Junior Infants2020/21
- 14Senior Infants2021/22
- 151st Class2022/23
- 142nd Class2023/24
- 133rd Class2024/25
- 184th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
30 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 31 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 30Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 302nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 304th Class2024/25
- 315th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
20 in 1st Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 201st Class2020/21
- 222nd Class2021/22
- 233rd Class2022/23
- 234th Class2023/24
- 245th Class2024/25
- 266th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 323rd Class2021/22
- 324th Class2022/23
- 325th Class2023/24
- 326th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
25 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 253rd Class2020/21
- 254th Class2021/22
- 255th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
26 in 4th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 264th Class2020/21
- 265th Class2021/22
- 276th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
28 in 5th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 285th Class2020/21
- 296th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +183rd Class in 2025/26 (13 to 31)
- −173rd Class in 2024/25 (30 to 13)
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 Dooish N S, 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
13.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers57.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.3
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 11 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.3 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.83 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. 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 Dooish N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dooish N SThis school | – | 191 |
−10.7%
|
|
| 1 | S N Baile an Bhailsig1.5 km · Ballybofey · Church of Ireland | 1.5 km | 47 |
+51.6%
|
| 2 | S N Seiseadh Ui Neill4.3 km · Ballybofey · DEIS | 4.3 km | 167 |
−20.1%
|
| 3 | Robertson N S5.3 km · Stranorlar · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 5.3 km | 89 |
+102.3%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mhuire B & C5.3 km · Stranorlar · DEIS | 5.3 km | 489 |
+8.2%
|
| 5 | S N Gleann Coimhead6.1 km · Ballybofey | 6.1 km | 57 |
−27.8%
|
| 6 | S N Taodhbhog6.3 km · Leifearr · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 6.3 km | 55 |
−5.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- MR FRANK MCGLYNN
- Phone
- 0749131471
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballybofey, Co Donegal, F93 N768
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Raphoe
- 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
- Donegal County Council
- Planning area
- Stranorlar
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 | 191 | 93 | 98 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 31 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 190 | 91 | 99 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 30 | 24 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 196 | 97 | 99 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 202 | 97 | 105 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | 211 | 103 | 108 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | 210 | 98 | 112 | 13 | 30 | 20 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | 218 | 100 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 215 | 99 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 215 | 96 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 210 | 96 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 214 | 95 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 211 | 97 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 214 | 95 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 211 | 100 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 203 | 96 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 202 | 96 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 202 | 102 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 190 | 92 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 194 | 91 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 193 | 89 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 193 | 92 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 183 | 86 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 182 | 89 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 175 | 84 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 154 | 71 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 143 | 73 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 130 | 70 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 134 | 69 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 141 | 69 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 134 | 67 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 129 | 63 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 144 | 70 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 148 | 68 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 142 | 71 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 131 | 66 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 129 | 63 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 126 | 59 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 128 | 56 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 133 | 58 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |