Gaelscoil Naomh Aogain
Oileán Ciarraí · Roll number 19917L
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 179
- +6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −15%
- Down 32 from 211 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 89 / 90
- 50% 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
179 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 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 22.8 |
| Senior Infants | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 21.7 |
| 1st Class | 27 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 22.7 |
| 2nd Class | 20 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23.7 |
| 3rd Class | 22 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23.3 |
| 4th Class | 28 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 23.2 |
| 5th Class | 26 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 23.3 |
| 6th Class | 20 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 23.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 19 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 19Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
17 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 16 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 17Junior Infants2023/24
- 16Senior Infants2024/25
- 161st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
23 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 23 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 23Junior Infants2022/23
- 23Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 232nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
27 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 25 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2021/22
- 26Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 253rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 23 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2020/21
- 25Senior Infants2021/22
- 241st Class2022/23
- 252nd Class2023/24
- 253rd Class2024/25
- 234th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 20 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 21Senior Infants2020/21
- 211st Class2021/22
- 212nd Class2022/23
- 213rd Class2023/24
- 204th Class2024/25
- 205th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
27 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 271st Class2020/21
- 282nd Class2021/22
- 283rd Class2022/23
- 274th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
20 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 18 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 202nd Class2020/21
- 193rd Class2021/22
- 194th Class2022/23
- 185th Class2023/24
- 186th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
22 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 223rd Class2020/21
- 224th Class2021/22
- 215th Class2022/23
- 216th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
28 in 4th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 284th Class2020/21
- 285th Class2021/22
- 286th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
26 in 5th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 265th Class2020/21
- 266th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +93rd Class in 2022/23 (19 to 28)
- −72nd Class in 2022/23 (28 to 21)
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 Naomh Aogain, 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
12.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers77.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.1
3.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.2 special education teachers and 3.5 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 Naomh Aogain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Naomh AogainThis school | – | 179 |
−15.2%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Naomh Chárthaigh0.3 km · Castleisland · Boys · DEIS | 0.3 km | 53 |
+6.0%
|
| 2 | Muire gan Smal0.5 km · Castleisland · DEIS | 0.5 km | 123 |
−12.8%
|
| 3 | Curranes N S4.0 km · Co.Kerry | 4.0 km | 86 |
+16.2%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mhuire B&C5.0 km · Castleisland | 5.0 km | 107 |
+33.8%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire agus N.treasa5.9 km · Killarney | 5.9 km | 120 |
−13.7%
|
| 6 | Scoil Nuachabhail6.6 km · Tralee | 6.6 km | 98 |
−30.0%
|
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
- Tomás Ó Conchúir
- Phone
- 0667142022
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar an Choláiste, Oileán Ciarraí, Co. Chiarraí, V92 HD27
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kerry
- 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
- Kerry County Council
- Planning area
- Castleisland
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 | 179 | 89 | 90 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 173 | 84 | 89 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 177 | 81 | 96 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | 190 | 93 | 97 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 196 | 102 | 94 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | 189 | 93 | 96 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | 195 | 97 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 195 | 102 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 188 | 99 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 210 | 110 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 211 | 106 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 211 | 103 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 215 | 105 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 213 | 100 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 205 | 101 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 197 | 91 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 201 | 97 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 197 | 95 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 196 | 97 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 197 | 97 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 199 | 95 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 204 | 105 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 207 | 100 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 211 | 110 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 204 | 106 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 198 | 99 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 194 | 97 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 189 | 91 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 196 | 91 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 193 | 87 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 180 | 80 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 168 | 71 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 136 | 57 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |