Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc
Ceatharlach · Roll number 19811S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 444
- −13 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −7%
- Down 35 from 479 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 216 / 228
- 49% girls
Pupils since 1982
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
444 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 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 53.5 |
| Senior Infants | 63 | 53 | 61 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 55.8 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 62 | 53 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 57.5 |
| 2nd Class | 61 | 59 | 60 | 51 | 61 | 56 | 58.0 |
| 3rd Class | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 52 | 61 | 58.3 |
| 4th Class | 60 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 52 | 57.7 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 60 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 58.7 |
| 6th Class | 56 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
51 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 51 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 51Junior Infants2024/25
- 51Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
52 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 57 in 1st Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 52Junior Infants2023/24
- 52Senior Infants2024/25
- 571st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
55 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 56 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 55Junior Infants2022/23
- 55Senior Infants2023/24
- 561st Class2024/25
- 562nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
60 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 61 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 60Junior Infants2021/22
- 61Senior Infants2022/23
- 601st Class2023/24
- 612nd Class2024/25
- 613rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
55 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 55Junior Infants2020/21
- 53Senior Infants2021/22
- 531st Class2022/23
- 512nd Class2023/24
- 523rd Class2024/25
- 524th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
63 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 60 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 63Senior Infants2020/21
- 621st Class2021/22
- 602nd Class2022/23
- 603rd Class2023/24
- 604th Class2024/25
- 605th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 592nd Class2021/22
- 593rd Class2022/23
- 584th Class2023/24
- 595th Class2024/25
- 596th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
61 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 612nd Class2020/21
- 593rd Class2021/22
- 594th Class2022/23
- 605th Class2023/24
- 596th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
59 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 593rd Class2020/21
- 574th Class2021/22
- 575th Class2022/23
- 596th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
60 in 4th Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 604th Class2020/21
- 605th Class2021/22
- 616th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 566th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +102nd Class in 2024/25 (51 to 61)
- −10Senior Infants in 2021/22 (63 to 53)
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 Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc, 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
27.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 27 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 19 mainstream classes 19
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers130 hours of support teaching a week 5.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
10.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.2 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 10.33 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 Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí ThuairiscThis school | – | 444 |
−7.3%
|
|
| 1 | Holy Family National School0.8 km · Carlow · DEIS | 0.8 km | 592 | – |
| 2 | S N Muire gan Smal1.2 km · Carlow · Girls · DEIS | 1.2 km | 345 |
−21.1%
|
| 3 | Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa1.3 km · St. Joseph's Road · DEIS | 1.3 km | 111 |
−35.5%
|
| 4 | S N Ceatharlach1.4 km · Carlow · Church of Ireland | 1.4 km | 137 |
+3.8%
|
| 5 | Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys SNR SCH1.5 km · Station Road · Boys · DEIS | 1.5 km | 165 |
−37.3%
|
| 6 | S N Naomh Fhiach2.4 km · Graiguecullen · DEIS | 2.4 km | 570 |
+7.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Ruth Ní Chearbhalláin
- Phone
- 0599131634
- [email protected]
- Address
- Garrán na Fuinseoige, Ceatharlach, R93 PX92
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Carlow County Council
- Planning area
- Carlow
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
34 school years from 1982/83 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 444 | 216 | 228 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 52 | 60 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 457 | 223 | 234 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 461 | 220 | 241 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 51 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 59 |
| 2022/23 | 465 | 222 | 243 | 55 | 61 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 61 |
| 2021/22 | 466 | 222 | 244 | 60 | 53 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 56 |
| 2020/21 | 467 | 224 | 243 | 55 | 63 | 57 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 56 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | 477 | 234 | 243 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 482 | 246 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 483 | 252 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 475 | 257 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 479 | 258 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 476 | 257 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 479 | 260 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 480 | 248 | 232 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 479 | 244 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 471 | 236 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 471 | 225 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 475 | 214 | 261 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 469 | 214 | 255 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 472 | 212 | 260 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 470 | 211 | 259 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 462 | 220 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 453 | 218 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 449 | 207 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 440 | 216 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 426 | 202 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 421 | 198 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 396 | 182 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 392 | 185 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 376 | 172 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 371 | 174 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 365 | 177 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 372 | 177 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 17 | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |