Gaelscoil an Duinninigh
Sord · Roll number 19898K
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 380
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −10%
- Down 44 from 424 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 212 / 168
- 56% 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
380 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 | 52 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50.5 |
| Senior Infants | 47 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 52 | 51 | 49.8 |
| 1st Class | 51 | 47 | 53 | 52 | 42 | 50 | 49.2 |
| 2nd Class | 57 | 51 | 45 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 49.3 |
| 3rd Class | 57 | 57 | 48 | 43 | 52 | 47 | 50.7 |
| 4th Class | 57 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 51 | 52.0 |
| 5th Class | 57 | 55 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 42 | 52.0 |
| 6th Class | 55 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 50 | 48 | 53.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
50 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 51 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 50Junior Infants2024/25
- 51Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
52 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 50 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2023/24
- 52Senior Infants2024/25
- 501st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
47 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 41 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 47Junior Infants2022/23
- 44Senior Infants2023/24
- 421st Class2024/25
- 412nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
52 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 47 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2021/22
- 52Senior Infants2022/23
- 521st Class2023/24
- 492nd Class2024/25
- 473rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
52 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 51 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2020/21
- 53Senior Infants2021/22
- 531st Class2022/23
- 532nd Class2023/24
- 523rd Class2024/25
- 514th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 42 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 47Senior Infants2020/21
- 471st Class2021/22
- 452nd Class2022/23
- 433rd Class2023/24
- 424th Class2024/25
- 425th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
51 in 1st Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 511st Class2020/21
- 512nd Class2021/22
- 483rd Class2022/23
- 494th Class2023/24
- 485th Class2024/25
- 486th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
57 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils fewer.
- 572nd Class2020/21
- 573rd Class2021/22
- 554th Class2022/23
- 525th Class2023/24
- 506th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
57 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 573rd Class2020/21
- 584th Class2021/22
- 585th Class2022/23
- 586th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
57 in 4th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 574th Class2020/21
- 555th Class2021/22
- 546th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
57 in 5th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 575th Class2020/21
- 566th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +93rd Class in 2024/25 (43 to 52)
- −101st Class in 2024/25 (52 to 42)
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 an Duinninigh, 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
21.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers117.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.7
4.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.7 special education teachers and 4.83 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 an Duinninigh, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil an DuinninighThis school | – | 380 |
−10.4%
|
|
| 1 | Holywell Educate Together National School0.6 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 0.6 km | 613 |
+22.8%
|
| 2 | S N Cholmcille C1.5 km · Swords · Girls | 1.5 km | 326 |
−20.9%
|
| 3 | S N Cholmille B1.6 km · Swords · Boys | 1.6 km | 320 |
−22.0%
|
| 4 | River Valley CNS1.7 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 1.7 km | 142 | – |
| 5 | Swords Borough N S1.9 km · Swords · Church of Ireland | 1.9 km | 84 |
−20.0%
|
| 6 | John Paul II N S2.2 km · Malahide | 2.2 km | 663 |
−2.5%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Nóirín Ní Laighin
- Phone
- 018409640
- [email protected]
- Address
- Draighneán, Bóthar Fhaol Droma, Sord, Co. Átha Cliath, K67 V207
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
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Malahide–Nevinstown
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 | 380 | 212 | 168 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 41 | 47 | 51 | 42 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 385 | 211 | 174 | 50 | 52 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 42 | 48 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 403 | 213 | 190 | 52 | 44 | 52 | 53 | 43 | 49 | 52 | 58 |
| 2022/23 | 412 | 220 | 192 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 54 |
| 2021/22 | 429 | 232 | 197 | 52 | 53 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 56 |
| 2020/21 | 433 | 236 | 197 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
| 2019/20 | 450 | 239 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 449 | 239 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 449 | 237 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 426 | 232 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 424 | 236 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 397 | 216 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 364 | 201 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 338 | 181 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 301 | 164 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 273 | 151 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 248 | 137 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 243 | 131 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 218 | 112 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 212 | 106 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 210 | 103 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 215 | 101 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 240 | 114 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 257 | 122 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 259 | 120 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 274 | 128 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 269 | 128 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 272 | 132 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 265 | 126 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 256 | 129 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 222 | 112 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 203 | 107 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 170 | 93 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |