Scoil Gearbhain
Dún Garbhán · Roll number 19814B
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 310
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +24%
- Up 60 from 250 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 138 / 172
- 45% 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
310 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 | 44 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 30 | 37.2 |
| Senior Infants | 44 | 44 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 39.7 |
| 1st Class | 41 | 46 | 43 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 39.7 |
| 2nd Class | 39 | 41 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 39 | 40.0 |
| 3rd Class | 34 | 39 | 41 | 48 | 43 | 29 | 39.0 |
| 4th Class | 34 | 34 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 40.0 |
| 5th Class | 34 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 47 | 38.2 |
| 6th Class | 43 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 37.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
38 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 39 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 38Junior Infants2024/25
- 39Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
41 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 40 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 41Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 401st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
41 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 39 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 41Junior Infants2022/23
- 41Senior Infants2023/24
- 401st Class2024/25
- 392nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
29 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 29 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 29Junior Infants2021/22
- 28Senior Infants2022/23
- 281st Class2023/24
- 292nd Class2024/25
- 293rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
44 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 44Junior Infants2020/21
- 44Senior Infants2021/22
- 431st Class2022/23
- 442nd Class2023/24
- 433rd Class2024/25
- 444th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
44 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 44Senior Infants2020/21
- 461st Class2021/22
- 482nd Class2022/23
- 483rd Class2023/24
- 474th Class2024/25
- 475th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
41 in 1st Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 411st Class2020/21
- 412nd Class2021/22
- 413rd Class2022/23
- 414th Class2023/24
- 405th Class2024/25
- 426th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
39 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 392nd Class2020/21
- 393rd Class2021/22
- 404th Class2022/23
- 415th Class2023/24
- 416th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
34 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 343rd Class2020/21
- 344th Class2021/22
- 335th Class2022/23
- 336th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
34 in 4th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 344th Class2020/21
- 345th Class2021/22
- 346th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
34 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 345th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +13Senior Infants in 2023/24 (28 to 41)
- −16Senior Infants in 2022/23 (44 to 28)
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 Gearbhain, 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
17.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers77.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.1
2.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3 special education teachers and 3.16 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Gearbhain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil GearbhainThis school | – | 310 |
+24.0%
|
|
| 1 | S N Dun na Mainistreach1.6 km · Dungarvan | 1.6 km | 455 |
−3.8%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Seosamh2.4 km · Dungarvan · Boys · DEIS | 2.4 km | 151 |
+24.8%
|
| 3 | S N an Garrain Bhain2.5 km · Dungarvan | 2.5 km | 225 |
+13.6%
|
| 4 | St Marys NS2.5 km · Dungarvan · DEIS | 2.5 km | 237 |
−20.7%
|
| 5 | Scoil Naomh Gobnait5.6 km · Dungarbhan | 5.6 km | 107 |
−24.6%
|
| 6 | S N na Leanai5.6 km · Dun Garbhan · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 5.6 km | 42 |
−4.5%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Silvia Uí Sheanlaoich
- Phone
- 05842173
- [email protected]
- Address
- Clais na Lachan, Dún na Mainistreach, Dún Garbhán, Co. Phort Láirge, X35 NP84
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Waterford County Council
- Planning area
- Dungarvan
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
35 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 | 310 | 138 | 172 | 30 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 44 | 47 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 320 | 145 | 175 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 43 | 47 | 40 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 317 | 151 | 166 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 44 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | 308 | 153 | 155 | 41 | 28 | 43 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | 299 | 151 | 148 | 29 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 313 | 163 | 150 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 43 |
| 2019/20 | 297 | 156 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 278 | 155 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 266 | 151 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 249 | 135 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 250 | 131 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 240 | 124 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 232 | 118 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 215 | 114 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 210 | 113 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 205 | 110 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 203 | 109 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 208 | 119 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 196 | 110 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 194 | 107 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 196 | 110 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 195 | 101 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 187 | 95 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 182 | 91 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 179 | 89 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 166 | 77 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 161 | 77 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 148 | 71 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 129 | 55 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 113 | 45 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 111 | 45 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 106 | 45 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 92 | 41 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 19 | 9 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 11 | 6 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |