Gaelscoil Chorain,
Eochaill · Roll number 19833F
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 261
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −22%
- Down 74 from 335 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 130 / 131
- 50% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
261 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 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29.7 |
| Senior Infants | 45 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32.3 |
| 1st Class | 38 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33.2 |
| 2nd Class | 34 | 39 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 34.2 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 34.5 |
| 4th Class | 40 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 30 | 35.7 |
| 5th Class | 51 | 42 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 6th Class | 37 | 49 | 42 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 37.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
30 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 32 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2024/25
- 32Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 30Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 26 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 26Junior Infants2022/23
- 27Senior Infants2023/24
- 281st Class2024/25
- 262nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
31 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 31 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 31Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 313rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
31 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 31Junior Infants2020/21
- 30Senior Infants2021/22
- 301st Class2022/23
- 312nd Class2023/24
- 303rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 45Senior Infants2020/21
- 441st Class2021/22
- 442nd Class2022/23
- 443rd Class2023/24
- 444th Class2024/25
- 445th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
38 in 1st Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 381st Class2020/21
- 392nd Class2021/22
- 393rd Class2022/23
- 394th Class2023/24
- 395th Class2024/25
- 386th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
34 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 342nd Class2020/21
- 333rd Class2021/22
- 324th Class2022/23
- 325th Class2023/24
- 326th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
40 in 4th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 404th Class2020/21
- 425th Class2021/22
- 426th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
51 in 5th Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 515th Class2020/21
- 496th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +126th Class in 2021/22 (37 to 49)
- −15Senior Infants in 2021/22 (45 to 30)
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 Chorain,, 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
18.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 19 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers117.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.7
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
9.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 9.83 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 Gaelscoil Chorain,, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Chorain,This school | – | 261 |
−22.1%
|
|
| 1 | Bun Scoil Muire0.3 km · Youghal | 0.3 km | 487 |
+5.2%
|
| 2 | South Abbey NS0.6 km · Youghal · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 0.6 km | 190 |
+75.9%
|
| 3 | S N Naomh Parthalan3.0 km · Nr YOUGHAL | 3.0 km | 53 |
−15.9%
|
| 4 | Clonpriest N S5.9 km · Youghal | 5.9 km | 140 |
−4.8%
|
| 5 | Kyle N S6.9 km · Youghal · Multi-denominational | 6.9 km | 50 |
+61.3%
|
| 6 | S N an Chlais Mhor7.0 km · Clashmore · DEIS | 7.0 km | 76 |
−19.1%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Caitríona Ní Riada
- Phone
- 02493547
- [email protected]
- Address
- Sráid na Trá, Eochaill, Co. Chorcaí, P36 N263
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cloyne
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Youghal
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
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 261 | 130 | 131 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 264 | 127 | 137 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 39 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 261 | 122 | 139 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 272 | 131 | 141 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 297 | 145 | 152 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 29 | 42 | 49 |
| 2020/21 | 306 | 147 | 159 | 31 | 45 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 37 |
| 2019/20 | 316 | 148 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 316 | 141 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 319 | 147 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 323 | 156 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 335 | 168 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 321 | 161 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 304 | 156 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 309 | 154 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 301 | 153 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 286 | 145 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 286 | 141 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 272 | 133 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 262 | 125 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 257 | 125 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 262 | 125 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 260 | 126 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 265 | 126 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 266 | 133 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 260 | 134 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 259 | 133 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 263 | 138 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 253 | 122 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 256 | 123 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 251 | 119 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 239 | 120 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 247 | 121 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 247 | 112 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |