Holy Rosary Primary School
Dublin 24 · Roll number 19878E
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 525
- −19 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −12%
- Down 74 from 599 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 268 / 257
- 51% 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
525 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 | 64 | 73 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 60 | 63.7 |
| Senior Infants | 74 | 63 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 55 | 66.5 |
| 1st Class | 78 | 76 | 61 | 76 | 71 | 62 | 70.7 |
| 2nd Class | 73 | 74 | 73 | 63 | 75 | 68 | 71.0 |
| 3rd Class | 75 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 71.7 |
| 4th Class | 79 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 71.8 |
| 5th Class | 75 | 79 | 65 | 68 | 75 | 70 | 72.0 |
| 6th Class | 78 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 72.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
55 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 55 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 55Junior Infants2024/25
- 55Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
61 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 62 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 61Junior Infants2023/24
- 63Senior Infants2024/25
- 621st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
69 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 68 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 69Junior Infants2022/23
- 71Senior Infants2023/24
- 711st Class2024/25
- 682nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
73 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 74 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 73Junior Infants2021/22
- 73Senior Infants2022/23
- 761st Class2023/24
- 752nd Class2024/25
- 743rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
64 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 63 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 64Junior Infants2020/21
- 63Senior Infants2021/22
- 611st Class2022/23
- 632nd Class2023/24
- 633rd Class2024/25
- 634th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
74 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 70 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 74Senior Infants2020/21
- 761st Class2021/22
- 732nd Class2022/23
- 713rd Class2023/24
- 724th Class2024/25
- 705th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
78 in 1st Class (2020/21), 73 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 781st Class2020/21
- 742nd Class2021/22
- 743rd Class2022/23
- 724th Class2023/24
- 755th Class2024/25
- 736th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
73 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 70 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 732nd Class2020/21
- 733rd Class2021/22
- 724th Class2022/23
- 685th Class2023/24
- 706th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
75 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 65 in 6th Class (2023/24): 10 pupils fewer.
- 753rd Class2020/21
- 734th Class2021/22
- 655th Class2022/23
- 656th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
79 in 4th Class (2020/21), 73 in 6th Class (2022/23): 6 pupils fewer.
- 794th Class2020/21
- 795th Class2021/22
- 736th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
75 in 5th Class (2020/21), 74 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 755th Class2020/21
- 746th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +151st Class in 2023/24 (61 to 76)
- −151st Class in 2022/23 (76 to 61)
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 Holy Rosary Primary School, 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
37.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 38 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers267.5 hours of support teaching a week 10.7
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
14.65 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 10.6 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 18.48 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 Holy Rosary Primary School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary Primary SchoolThis school | – | 525 |
−12.4%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil na Giúise0.8 km · D24 W682 · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 278 |
+434.6%
|
| 2 | Firhouse Educate Together National School0.9 km · Dublin 24 · Multi-denominational | 0.9 km | 355 |
+446.2%
|
| 3 | Scoil Maelruain Senior1.1 km · Test Address | 1.1 km | 386 |
+1.3%
|
| 4 | Scoil Treasa Firhouse1.1 km · Dublin 24 | 1.1 km | 377 |
−3.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Maelruain Junior1.1 km · Dublin 24 | 1.1 km | 369 |
−21.2%
|
| 6 | Scoil Santain1.2 km · Baile Átha Cliath 24 · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 1.2 km | 262 |
−27.4%
|
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
- Dolores Kelly
- Phone
- 014521369
- [email protected]
- Address
- Old Court Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 H022
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Planning area
- Firhouse–Oldbawn
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 | 525 | 268 | 257 | 60 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 544 | 286 | 258 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 547 | 292 | 255 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 65 |
| 2022/23 | 560 | 292 | 268 | 69 | 73 | 61 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 73 |
| 2021/22 | 585 | 303 | 282 | 73 | 63 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 74 |
| 2020/21 | 596 | 305 | 291 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 75 | 78 |
| 2019/20 | 593 | 296 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 598 | 303 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 591 | 292 | 299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 593 | 272 | 321 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 599 | 260 | 339 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 609 | 271 | 338 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 617 | 271 | 346 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 585 | 260 | 325 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 572 | 275 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 551 | 256 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 517 | 246 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 506 | 250 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 488 | 252 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 460 | 232 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 414 | 207 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 369 | 182 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 324 | 152 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 316 | 165 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 301 | 160 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 284 | 145 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 289 | 141 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 271 | 123 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 298 | 137 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 309 | 139 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 328 | 146 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 339 | 153 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 343 | 153 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |