Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain
Baile Átha Cliath 22 · Roll number 19855P
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 445
- +5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +27%
- Up 94 from 351 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 217 / 228
- 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
445 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 | 48 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 56.8 |
| Senior Infants | 59 | 48 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 56.5 |
| 1st Class | 61 | 60 | 49 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 57.8 |
| 2nd Class | 59 | 58 | 60 | 48 | 59 | 59 | 57.2 |
| 3rd Class | 55 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 47 | 58 | 55.0 |
| 4th Class | 61 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 57 | 46 | 54.5 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 59 | 52 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 54.8 |
| 6th Class | 56 | 54 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 53.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
56 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 55 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 56Junior Infants2024/25
- 55Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
56 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 56 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 56Junior Infants2023/24
- 56Senior Infants2024/25
- 561st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
59 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 59 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 59Junior Infants2022/23
- 59Senior Infants2023/24
- 591st Class2024/25
- 592nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
62 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 58 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 62Junior Infants2021/22
- 62Senior Infants2022/23
- 621st Class2023/24
- 592nd Class2024/25
- 583rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
48 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 48Junior Infants2020/21
- 48Senior Infants2021/22
- 491st Class2022/23
- 482nd Class2023/24
- 473rd Class2024/25
- 464th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
59 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 54 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 59Senior Infants2020/21
- 601st Class2021/22
- 602nd Class2022/23
- 593rd Class2023/24
- 574th Class2024/25
- 545th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
61 in 1st Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 611st Class2020/21
- 582nd Class2021/22
- 563rd Class2022/23
- 564th Class2023/24
- 575th Class2024/25
- 576th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
59 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2024/25): 10 pupils fewer.
- 592nd Class2020/21
- 553rd Class2021/22
- 524th Class2022/23
- 515th Class2023/24
- 496th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
55 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils fewer.
- 553rd Class2020/21
- 554th Class2021/22
- 525th Class2022/23
- 506th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
61 in 4th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils fewer.
- 614th Class2020/21
- 595th Class2021/22
- 566th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 546th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +14Junior Infants in 2021/22 (48 to 62)
- −122nd Class in 2023/24 (60 to 48)
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 Chluain Dolcain, 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
23.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers132.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.3
5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7.83 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 Chluain Dolcain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Chluain DolcainThis school | – | 445 |
+26.8%
|
|
| 1 | Our Lady Queen of Apostles0.4 km · Dublin 22 · DEIS | 0.4 km | 469 |
−15.9%
|
| 2 | S N Naomh Eoin0.5 km · Dublin 22 · Church of Ireland | 0.5 km | 91 |
−11.7%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil na Camoige0.6 km · Baile Átha Cliath 22 · Gaelscoil | 0.6 km | 215 |
−8.1%
|
| 4 | Talbot Senior NS0.8 km · Dublin 22 · DEIS | 0.8 km | 286 |
−11.5%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire0.8 km · Dublin 22 | 0.8 km | 292 |
−18.7%
|
| 6 | Scoil Nano Nagle0.8 km · Dublin 22 · DEIS | 0.8 km | 261 |
−11.2%
|
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
- Shane Dáibheis
- Phone
- 014574970
- [email protected]
- Address
- Seanbhóthar Nangair, Cluain Dolcáin, Baile Átha Cliath 22, D22 PE04
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- South Dublin County Council
- Planning area
- Clondalkin–D22
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 | 445 | 217 | 228 | 60 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 46 | 54 | 57 |
| 2024/25 | 440 | 228 | 212 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 441 | 236 | 205 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 48 | 59 | 56 | 51 | 50 |
| 2022/23 | 446 | 250 | 196 | 59 | 62 | 49 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 56 |
| 2021/22 | 451 | 257 | 194 | 62 | 48 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 455 | 257 | 198 | 48 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 61 | 56 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | 441 | 245 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 443 | 249 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 410 | 232 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 376 | 209 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 351 | 192 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 323 | 164 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 289 | 141 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 289 | 146 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 292 | 146 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 275 | 128 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 273 | 134 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 273 | 136 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 279 | 140 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 288 | 148 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 294 | 152 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 264 | 129 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 271 | 130 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 268 | 129 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 268 | 128 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 262 | 124 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 275 | 122 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 278 | 121 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 288 | 132 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 300 | 138 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 308 | 145 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 326 | 147 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 319 | 142 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |