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Scoil Mhuire na nGael

Roll number: 19598V Willowdale, Bay Estate, Dundalk

School details

Address: Willowdale, Bay Estate, Dundalk (A91C953)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0429336158
Principal: Lisa Jones
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dundalk

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

23.08

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	695	25	27.80	31	10
2007/08	682	26	26.23	31	9
2008/09	658	24	27.42	31	8
2009/10	643	24	26.79	31	7
2010/11	654	23	28.43	35	9
2011/12	657	24	27.38	33	7
2012/13	700	25	28.00	33	9
2013/14	691	25	27.64	33	6
2014/15	697	25	27.88	30	7
2015/16	690	25	27.60	31	10
2016/17	697	25	27.88	31	6
2017/18	690	25	27.60	31	6
2019/20	675	25	27.00	31	6
2020/21	646	24	26.92	30	6
2021/22	653	24	27.21	30	6
2022/23	637	24	26.54	30	2
2023/24	618	25	24.72	30	1
2024/25	602	26	23.15	29	0
2025/26	600	26	23.08	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 538 in 1983/84 → 868, +330 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1999/00: 799 in 1998/99 → 756, -43 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2025/26 (68 → 78, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2024/25 (74 → 68, -6).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (64 → 78, +14).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2022/23 (90 → 87, -3).
Overall: 229 (1980/81) → 624 (2025/26), 395.

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	64	75	70.2	6
Senior Infants	64	75	70.5	6
1st Class	68	81	75.7	6
2nd Class	70	81	76.8	6
3rd Class	79	83	81.3	6
4th Class	80	85	82.8	6
5th Class	81	90	86.2	6
6th Class	83	90	86.5	6
Total	229	868	675.0	37

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 75

SI 2021/22 75

1st 2022/23 79

2nd 2023/24 80

3rd 2024/25 81

4th 2025/26 82

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 75

-2

SI 2022/23 73

1st 2023/24 74

2nd 2024/25 76

3rd 2025/26 82

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 70

-1

SI 2023/24 69

-1

1st 2024/25 68

2nd 2025/26 70

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 65

-1

SI 2024/25 64

+14

1st 2025/26 78

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 64

SI 2025/26 67

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 72

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1980/81	117	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
1981/82	173	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	355
1982/83	232	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	466
1983/84	262	276	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	538
1993/94	408	460	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	868
1994/95	403	451	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	854
1995/96	395	428	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	823
1996/97	390	409	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	799
1997/98	406	412	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	818
1998/99	402	397	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	799
1999/00	381	375	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	756
2000/01	358	372	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	730
2001/02	362	379	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	741
2002/03	364	374	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	738
2003/04	363	374	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	737
2004/05	362	348	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	710
2005/06	338	349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	687
2006/07	329	366	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	695
2007/08	323	359	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	682
2008/09	319	339	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	658
2009/10	305	338	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	643
2010/11	313	341	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	654
2011/12	319	338	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	657
2012/13	335	365	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	700
2013/14	328	363	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	691
2014/15	341	356	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	697
2015/16	347	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	690
2016/17	341	356	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	697
2017/18	339	351	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	690
2018/19	343	332	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	675
2019/20	346	329	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	675
2020/21	332	314	75	75	74	75	82	85	90	90	646
2021/22	337	316	75	75	81	79	79	84	90	90	653
2022/23	327	310	70	73	79	81	81	81	85	87	637
2023/24	315	321	65	69	74	80	83	80	82	85	636
2024/25	305	321	64	64	68	76	81	85	81	83	626
2025/26	293	331	72	67	78	70	82	82	89	84	624