Gaelscoil Dara
Gaillimh · Roll number 19858V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 419
- −9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 13 from 432 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 223 / 196
- 53% 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
419 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 | 50 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 57 | 46 | 52.5 |
| Senior Infants | 55 | 49 | 59 | 52 | 50 | 57 | 53.7 |
| 1st Class | 61 | 54 | 50 | 57 | 50 | 52 | 54.0 |
| 2nd Class | 58 | 58 | 52 | 50 | 58 | 50 | 54.3 |
| 3rd Class | 56 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 57 | 55.3 |
| 4th Class | 56 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 54.3 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 54.7 |
| 6th Class | 57 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
57 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 57 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 57Junior Infants2024/25
- 57Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
48 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 52 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 48Junior Infants2023/24
- 50Senior Infants2024/25
- 521st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
54 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 50 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2022/23
- 52Senior Infants2023/24
- 501st Class2024/25
- 502nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
60 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 57 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 60Junior Infants2021/22
- 59Senior Infants2022/23
- 571st Class2023/24
- 582nd Class2024/25
- 573rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
50 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 49 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 50Junior Infants2020/21
- 49Senior Infants2021/22
- 501st Class2022/23
- 502nd Class2023/24
- 503rd Class2024/25
- 494th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
55 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 53 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 55Senior Infants2020/21
- 541st Class2021/22
- 522nd Class2022/23
- 533rd Class2023/24
- 534th Class2024/25
- 535th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
61 in 1st Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 611st Class2020/21
- 582nd Class2021/22
- 583rd Class2022/23
- 574th Class2023/24
- 555th Class2024/25
- 556th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
58 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 582nd Class2020/21
- 583rd Class2021/22
- 564th Class2022/23
- 555th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
56 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 563rd Class2020/21
- 554th Class2021/22
- 555th Class2022/23
- 556th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
56 in 4th Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 564th Class2020/21
- 545th Class2021/22
- 536th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 556th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +10Junior Infants in 2021/22 (50 to 60)
- −11Junior Infants in 2025/26 (57 to 46)
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 Dara, 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
24.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 24 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers155 hours of support teaching a week 6.2
5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 6.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 6.83 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 Dara, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil DaraThis school | – | 419 |
−3.0%
|
|
| 1 | S N Caitriona Sois0.4 km · Renmore · DEIS | 0.4 km | 350 |
−19.5%
|
| 2 | SN Caitriona Sinsear0.4 km · Renmore · DEIS | 0.4 km | 365 |
−3.9%
|
| 3 | Radharc na Mara National School0.7 km · Mervue · DEIS | 0.7 km | 353 | – |
| 4 | Merlin Woods Primary School2.0 km · Galway | 2.0 km | 383 |
+24.4%
|
| 5 | Tirellan Heights N S2.6 km · Galway · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 2.6 km | 330 |
−26.7%
|
| 6 | Scoil an Linbh Iosa2.8 km · Galway · DEIS | 2.8 km | 236 |
+31.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
- Phone
- 091757145
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Bhaile an Locháin, An Rinn Mhór, Gaillimh, H91 PN47
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- 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
- Galway City Council
- Planning area
- Galway City
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 | 419 | 223 | 196 | 46 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 57 | 49 | 53 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 428 | 231 | 197 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 58 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 427 | 230 | 197 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 55 |
| 2022/23 | 437 | 231 | 206 | 54 | 59 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 53 |
| 2021/22 | 443 | 238 | 205 | 60 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 55 |
| 2020/21 | 449 | 242 | 207 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 |
| 2019/20 | 458 | 245 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 463 | 246 | 217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 443 | 235 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 431 | 228 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 432 | 230 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 421 | 233 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 401 | 219 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 399 | 220 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 370 | 198 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 340 | 178 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 321 | 173 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 320 | 171 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 295 | 155 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 270 | 137 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 274 | 128 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 248 | 113 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 219 | 98 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 230 | 112 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 230 | 105 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 233 | 108 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 242 | 112 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 249 | 108 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 250 | 112 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 254 | 124 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 246 | 118 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 246 | 114 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 244 | 105 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |