St Davids N S
Dublin 5 · Roll number 19919P
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 308
- +30 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −2%
- Down 6 from 314 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 19 / 289
- 6% 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
308 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 | 37 | 24 | 34 | 23 | 38 | 48 | 34.0 |
| Senior Infants | 34 | 36 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 44 | 33.5 |
| 1st Class | 29 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 31.0 |
| 2nd Class | 25 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 36 | 30.8 |
| 3rd Class | 28 | 23 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 30.5 |
| 4th Class | 52 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 42 | 36.5 |
| 5th Class | 26 | 52 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 34.0 |
| 6th Class | 40 | 29 | 55 | 32 | 26 | 39 | 36.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
38 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 44 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2024/25
- 44Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
23 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
34 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 36 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 34Junior Infants2022/23
- 33Senior Infants2023/24
- 301st Class2024/25
- 362nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
24 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 29 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2021/22
- 29Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 293rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
37 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 42 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2020/21
- 36Senior Infants2021/22
- 361st Class2022/23
- 352nd Class2023/24
- 353rd Class2024/25
- 424th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
34 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 41 in 5th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 34Senior Infants2020/21
- 351st Class2021/22
- 362nd Class2022/23
- 373rd Class2023/24
- 394th Class2024/25
- 415th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
29 in 1st Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 291st Class2020/21
- 292nd Class2021/22
- 313rd Class2022/23
- 324th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 396th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
25 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 252nd Class2020/21
- 233rd Class2021/22
- 264th Class2022/23
- 255th Class2023/24
- 266th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
28 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 283rd Class2020/21
- 284th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 326th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
52 in 4th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 524th Class2020/21
- 525th Class2021/22
- 556th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
26 in 5th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 265th Class2020/21
- 296th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +265th Class in 2021/22 (26 to 52)
- −244th Class in 2021/22 (52 to 28)
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 St Davids N S, 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
26.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 26 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers177.5 hours of support teaching a week 7.1
- Special class teachersFor 5 autism classes 5
19.15 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 30 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7.8 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 19.65 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 St Davids N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Davids N SThis school | – | 308 |
−1.9%
|
|
| 1 | St John of God N S0.4 km · Dublin 5 · DEIS | 0.4 km | 182 |
+4.0%
|
| 2 | St Fiachras Sen N S0.5 km · Dublin 5 | 0.5 km | 609 |
−3.8%
|
| 3 | Scoil Fhiachra Soisir0.6 km · Dublin 5 | 0.6 km | 557 |
−24.7%
|
| 4 | Cromcastle Green B N S1.0 km · Dublin 5 · Boys · DEIS | 1.0 km | 183 |
−11.2%
|
| 5 | Scoil Nais Ide Cailini1.1 km · Dublin 5 · DEIS | 1.1 km | 156 |
−4.9%
|
| 6 | St Brigids Convent N S1.1 km · Dublin 5 · Girls | 1.1 km | 369 |
−14.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Dwain Moore
- Phone
- 018487979
- [email protected]
- Address
- Kilmore Road, Artane, Dublin 5, D05 E510
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Beaumont–CoolockD5
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 | 308 | 19 | 289 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 36 | 29 | 42 | 41 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | 278 | – | 278 | 38 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 35 | 39 | 31 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 268 | 0 | 268 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 25 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | 300 | – | 300 | 34 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 55 |
| 2021/22 | 280 | – | 280 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 52 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | 289 | – | 289 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 52 | 26 | 40 |
| 2019/20 | 285 | – | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 293 | – | 293 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 294 | – | 294 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 307 | 0 | 307 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 314 | 0 | 314 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 305 | 0 | 305 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 329 | 0 | 329 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 342 | 0 | 342 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 356 | 0 | 356 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 363 | 0 | 363 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 378 | 0 | 378 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 377 | 0 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 384 | 0 | 384 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 381 | 0 | 381 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 377 | 0 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 386 | 0 | 386 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 428 | 0 | 428 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 449 | 0 | 449 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 464 | 0 | 464 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 486 | 0 | 486 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 537 | 0 | 537 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 555 | – | 555 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 584 | – | 584 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 601 | 0 | 601 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 615 | – | 615 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 629 | – | 629 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 645 | – | 645 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |