Gael Scoil Ui Riordain
Baile an Chollaigh · Roll number 19839R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 724
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +8%
- Up 51 from 673 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 355 / 369
- 49% 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
724 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 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 97 | 98 | 93 | 91.7 |
| Senior Infants | 95 | 90 | 91 | 85 | 98 | 96 | 92.5 |
| 1st Class | 85 | 96 | 92 | 88 | 85 | 96 | 90.3 |
| 2nd Class | 91 | 85 | 95 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 89.0 |
| 3rd Class | 95 | 92 | 86 | 94 | 91 | 86 | 90.7 |
| 4th Class | 120 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 94 | 90 | 96.0 |
| 5th Class | 95 | 123 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 92 | 97.0 |
| 6th Class | 95 | 94 | 124 | 94 | 91 | 86 | 97.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
98 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 96 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 98Junior Infants2024/25
- 96Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
97 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 96 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 97Junior Infants2023/24
- 98Senior Infants2024/25
- 961st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
85 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 85 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 85Junior Infants2022/23
- 85Senior Infants2023/24
- 851st Class2024/25
- 852nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
87 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 86 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 87Junior Infants2021/22
- 91Senior Infants2022/23
- 881st Class2023/24
- 882nd Class2024/25
- 863rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
90 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 90 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 90Junior Infants2020/21
- 90Senior Infants2021/22
- 921st Class2022/23
- 902nd Class2023/24
- 913rd Class2024/25
- 904th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
95 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 92 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 95Senior Infants2020/21
- 961st Class2021/22
- 952nd Class2022/23
- 943rd Class2023/24
- 944th Class2024/25
- 925th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
85 in 1st Class (2020/21), 86 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 851st Class2020/21
- 852nd Class2021/22
- 863rd Class2022/23
- 864th Class2023/24
- 865th Class2024/25
- 866th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
91 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 91 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 912nd Class2020/21
- 923rd Class2021/22
- 924th Class2022/23
- 915th Class2023/24
- 916th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
95 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 94 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 953rd Class2020/21
- 944th Class2021/22
- 955th Class2022/23
- 946th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
120 in 4th Class (2020/21), 124 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 1204th Class2020/21
- 1235th Class2021/22
- 1246th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
95 in 5th Class (2020/21), 94 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 955th Class2020/21
- 946th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +306th Class in 2022/23 (94 to 124)
- −306th Class in 2023/24 (124 to 94)
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 Scoil Ui Riordain, 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
43.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 44 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 30 mainstream classes 30
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers222.5 hours of support teaching a week 8.9
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
12.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.9 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 12.83 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 Gael Scoil Ui Riordain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gael Scoil Ui RiordainThis school | – | 724 |
+7.6%
|
|
| 1 | S N Naomh Eoin B0.9 km · Ballincollig · Boys | 0.9 km | 352 |
−10.7%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Mhuire C1.1 km · Ballincollig · Girls | 1.1 km | 437 |
+5.6%
|
| 3 | Scoil Barra2.1 km · Ballincollig | 2.1 km | 449 |
−15.1%
|
| 4 | Clogheen MXD N S3.1 km · Kerry Pike | 3.1 km | 181 |
+10.4%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil an Chaisleáin3.1 km · Baile an Chollaigh · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 3.1 km | 205 | – |
| 6 | S N Baile Nora3.3 km · Waterfall | 3.3 km | 328 |
+11.9%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Mícheál Ó Draighneáin
- Phone
- 0214872752
- [email protected]
- Address
- Carraig an Earra, Baile an Chollaigh, Co. Chorcaí, P31 V242
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- 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
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- Ballincollig
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 | 724 | 355 | 369 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 85 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 731 | 355 | 376 | 98 | 98 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 86 | 91 |
| 2023/24 | 725 | 354 | 371 | 97 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 86 | 91 | 94 |
| 2022/23 | 760 | 359 | 401 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 95 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 124 |
| 2021/22 | 761 | 365 | 396 | 87 | 90 | 96 | 85 | 92 | 94 | 123 | 94 |
| 2020/21 | 766 | 358 | 408 | 90 | 95 | 85 | 91 | 95 | 120 | 95 | 95 |
| 2019/20 | 776 | 363 | 413 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 755 | 356 | 399 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 741 | 351 | 390 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 707 | 334 | 373 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 673 | 311 | 362 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 619 | 291 | 328 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 577 | 271 | 306 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 523 | 243 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 464 | 209 | 255 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 428 | 193 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 403 | 184 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 376 | 174 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 343 | 157 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 331 | 154 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 325 | 147 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 315 | 148 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 304 | 153 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 292 | 145 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 291 | 147 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 303 | 158 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 311 | 168 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 303 | 160 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 300 | 155 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 297 | 152 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 285 | 142 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 276 | 131 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 274 | 120 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |