Gael SC Mhichil Chiosog
Inis · Roll number 19838P
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 451
- −20 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +12%
- Up 48 from 403 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 243 / 208
- 54% 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
451 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 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 59.0 |
| Senior Infants | 64 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 65 | 56 | 60.0 |
| 1st Class | 48 | 64 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 64 | 57.8 |
| 2nd Class | 71 | 49 | 62 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58.5 |
| 3rd Class | 62 | 71 | 49 | 63 | 54 | 56 | 59.2 |
| 4th Class | 53 | 64 | 72 | 49 | 62 | 55 | 59.2 |
| 5th Class | 53 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 49 | 59 | 57.3 |
| 6th Class | 67 | 54 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 48 | 58.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
58 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 56 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 58Junior Infants2024/25
- 56Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
62 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 64 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 62Junior Infants2023/24
- 65Senior Infants2024/25
- 641st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
57 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 57 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 57Junior Infants2022/23
- 56Senior Infants2023/24
- 571st Class2024/25
- 572nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
58 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 56 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 58Junior Infants2021/22
- 59Senior Infants2022/23
- 581st Class2023/24
- 562nd Class2024/25
- 563rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
63 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 55 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils fewer.
- 63Junior Infants2020/21
- 60Senior Infants2021/22
- 561st Class2022/23
- 562nd Class2023/24
- 543rd Class2024/25
- 554th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
64 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 59 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 64Senior Infants2020/21
- 641st Class2021/22
- 622nd Class2022/23
- 633rd Class2023/24
- 624th Class2024/25
- 595th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
48 in 1st Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 481st Class2020/21
- 492nd Class2021/22
- 493rd Class2022/23
- 494th Class2023/24
- 495th Class2024/25
- 486th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
71 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 70 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 712nd Class2020/21
- 713rd Class2021/22
- 724th Class2022/23
- 715th Class2023/24
- 706th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
62 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 623rd Class2020/21
- 644th Class2021/22
- 605th Class2022/23
- 616th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
53 in 4th Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 534th Class2020/21
- 525th Class2021/22
- 506th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
53 in 5th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 535th Class2020/21
- 546th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +161st Class in 2021/22 (48 to 64)
- −234th Class in 2023/24 (72 to 49)
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 Gael SC Mhichil Chiosog, 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
26.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 26 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 19 mainstream classes 19
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers135 hours of support teaching a week 5.4
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
6.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.2 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.66 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 Gael SC Mhichil Chiosog, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gael SC Mhichil ChiosogThis school | – | 451 |
+11.9%
|
|
| 1 | Ennis Educate Together NS0.4 km · Ennis · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.4 km | 144 |
+54.8%
|
| 2 | Bunscoil na mBraithre0.9 km · Ennis | 0.9 km | 643 |
−3.3%
|
| 3 | Chriost Ri1.2 km · Ennis · DEIS | 1.2 km | 226 |
+2.3%
|
| 4 | Holy Family Junior School1.5 km · Ennis · DEIS | 1.5 km | 167 |
−12.6%
|
| 5 | Holy Family SNR1.6 km · Ennis · DEIS | 1.6 km | 306 |
−10.5%
|
| 6 | Ennis N S3.2 km · Ennis | 3.2 km | 615 |
+9.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Dónal Ó hAiniféin
- Phone
- 0656821220
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar an Ghoirt, Inis, Co. an Chláir, V95 DW35
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Killaloe
- 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
- Clare County Council
- Planning area
- Ennis
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 | 451 | 243 | 208 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 471 | 246 | 225 | 58 | 65 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 62 | 49 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 476 | 245 | 231 | 62 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 63 | 49 | 71 | 61 |
| 2022/23 | 465 | 238 | 227 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 62 | 49 | 72 | 60 | 50 |
| 2021/22 | 472 | 253 | 219 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 49 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 481 | 264 | 217 | 63 | 64 | 48 | 71 | 62 | 53 | 53 | 67 |
| 2019/20 | 471 | 261 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 471 | 256 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 462 | 250 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 431 | 239 | 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 403 | 221 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 375 | 207 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 347 | 193 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 301 | 169 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 279 | 155 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 243 | 143 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 234 | 135 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 230 | 129 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 204 | 112 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 196 | 102 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 197 | 103 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 207 | 105 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 206 | 101 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 197 | 93 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 199 | 98 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 211 | 110 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 212 | 112 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 206 | 102 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 194 | 99 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 183 | 98 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 181 | 97 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 173 | 94 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 185 | 104 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |