Scoil Santain
Baile Átha Cliath 24 · Roll number 19646G
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 262
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −27%
- Down 99 from 361 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 125 / 137
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1979
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
262 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 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 29.8 |
| Senior Infants | 47 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 34.2 |
| 1st Class | 43 | 43 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 35.8 |
| 2nd Class | 35 | 40 | 44 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 37.0 |
| 3rd Class | 42 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 36 | 31 | 37.5 |
| 4th Class | 38 | 42 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 35 | 38.3 |
| 5th Class | 45 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 38.7 |
| 6th Class | 40 | 44 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 36 | 37.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
27 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 27 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 27Junior Infants2024/25
- 27Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 31Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
33 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 36 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 33Junior Infants2022/23
- 34Senior Infants2023/24
- 331st Class2024/25
- 362nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
32 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 31 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2021/22
- 32Senior Infants2022/23
- 321st Class2023/24
- 322nd Class2024/25
- 313rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 35 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 32Junior Infants2020/21
- 34Senior Infants2021/22
- 351st Class2022/23
- 352nd Class2023/24
- 363rd Class2024/25
- 354th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 47Senior Infants2020/21
- 431st Class2021/22
- 442nd Class2022/23
- 453rd Class2023/24
- 444th Class2024/25
- 435th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
43 in 1st Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 431st Class2020/21
- 402nd Class2021/22
- 393rd Class2022/23
- 384th Class2023/24
- 365th Class2024/25
- 366th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
35 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils fewer.
- 352nd Class2020/21
- 323rd Class2021/22
- 334th Class2022/23
- 315th Class2023/24
- 306th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
42 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils fewer.
- 423rd Class2020/21
- 424th Class2021/22
- 405th Class2022/23
- 376th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
38 in 4th Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 384th Class2020/21
- 375th Class2021/22
- 376th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
45 in 5th Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 455th Class2020/21
- 446th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +73rd Class in 2022/23 (32 to 39)
- −13Senior Infants in 2021/22 (47 to 34)
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 Santain, 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
20.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers132.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
7.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.3 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7.33 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 Santain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil SantainThis school | – | 262 |
−27.4%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Treasa Firhouse0.7 km · Dublin 24 | 0.7 km | 377 |
−3.6%
|
| 2 | Scoil Carmel0.7 km · Dublin 24 | 0.7 km | 313 |
−30.1%
|
| 3 | St Dominic's National School0.7 km · Dublin 24 · DEIS | 0.7 km | 410 |
+40.4%
|
| 4 | S N Aenghusa0.9 km · Dublin 24 · DEIS | 0.9 km | 209 |
+10.6%
|
| 5 | St Marys School0.9 km · Dublin 24 | 0.9 km | 349 |
−9.1%
|
| 6 | Scoil Aenghusa Jun NS1.0 km · Dublin 24 · DEIS | 1.0 km | 159 |
−37.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Róisín Ní Chearúil
- Phone
- 014597613
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar na hAbhann Móire, Tamhlacht, Baile Átha Cliath 24, D24 TW35
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Planning area
- Firhouse–Oldbawn
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
38 school years from 1979/80 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 262 | 125 | 137 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 269 | 138 | 131 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 36 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 282 | 146 | 136 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 45 | 38 | 31 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | 293 | 153 | 140 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 40 | 37 |
| 2021/22 | 304 | 169 | 135 | 32 | 34 | 43 | 40 | 32 | 42 | 37 | 44 |
| 2020/21 | 322 | 178 | 144 | 32 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 45 | 40 |
| 2019/20 | 330 | 189 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 336 | 195 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 343 | 194 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 360 | 206 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 361 | 201 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 367 | 209 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 370 | 208 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 372 | 210 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 371 | 206 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 357 | 194 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 346 | 187 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 336 | 182 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 326 | 175 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 308 | 158 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 309 | 165 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 300 | 158 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 291 | 151 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 290 | 144 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 291 | 139 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 300 | 144 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 304 | 151 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 322 | 161 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 325 | 156 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 351 | 171 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 347 | 163 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 347 | 166 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 340 | 163 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 250 | 118 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 185 | 85 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 124 | 50 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 66 | 29 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 32 | 15 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |