Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire
Baile Átha Cliath · Roll number 19926M
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 161
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −21%
- Down 43 from 204 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 86 / 75
- 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
161 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 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22.8 |
| Senior Infants | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 21.7 |
| 1st Class | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 21.0 |
| 2nd Class | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21.7 |
| 3rd Class | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21.0 |
| 4th Class | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20.5 |
| 5th Class | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21.3 |
| 6th Class | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
23 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 24 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 23Junior Infants2024/25
- 24Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
20 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 15 in 1st Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 20Junior Infants2023/24
- 16Senior Infants2024/25
- 151st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
22 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 25 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2022/23
- 24Senior Infants2023/24
- 251st Class2024/25
- 252nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
23 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 20 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 23Junior Infants2021/22
- 22Senior Infants2022/23
- 221st Class2023/24
- 222nd Class2024/25
- 203rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 17 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils fewer.
- 26Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 201st Class2022/23
- 192nd Class2023/24
- 183rd Class2024/25
- 174th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 18 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 22Senior Infants2020/21
- 201st Class2021/22
- 182nd Class2022/23
- 193rd Class2023/24
- 184th Class2024/25
- 185th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
24 in 1st Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 241st Class2020/21
- 232nd Class2021/22
- 233rd Class2022/23
- 204th Class2023/24
- 205th Class2024/25
- 196th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
23 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 232nd Class2020/21
- 223rd Class2021/22
- 214th Class2022/23
- 215th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
24 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 243rd Class2020/21
- 244th Class2021/22
- 225th Class2022/23
- 226th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
23 in 4th Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 234th Class2020/21
- 225th Class2021/22
- 226th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
25 in 5th Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 255th Class2020/21
- 226th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +8Senior Infants in 2025/26 (16 to 24)
- −101st Class in 2025/26 (25 to 15)
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 Cholaiste Mhuire, 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
12.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers105 hours of support teaching a week 4.2
3 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.2 special education teachers and 3 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Cholaiste Mhuire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Cholaiste MhuireThis school | – | 161 |
−21.1%
|
|
| 1 | Paradise Place ETNS0.4 km · Dublin 7 · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.4 km | 239 |
+18.9%
|
| 2 | Scoil Chaoimhin0.4 km · Baile Átha Cliath 1 · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 0.4 km | 68 |
+51.1%
|
| 3 | Central Senior MXD N S0.5 km · Dublin 1 · DEIS | 0.5 km | 227 |
−2.6%
|
| 4 | Rutland National School0.5 km · Dublin 1 · DEIS | 0.5 km | 152 |
+2.7%
|
| 5 | Central Infs School0.5 km · Dublin 1 · DEIS | 0.5 km | 149 |
−15.3%
|
| 6 | Gardiner Street Convent0.5 km · Dublin 1 · DEIS | 0.5 km | 298 |
−11.8%
|
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
- Pól Hansard
- Phone
- 018729131
- [email protected]
- Address
- 4 Cearnóg Parnell, Baile Átha Cliath, D01 WC99
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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Drumcondra–Marino–Dublin1
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 | 161 | 86 | 75 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 161 | 87 | 74 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 167 | 87 | 80 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | 170 | 91 | 79 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| 2021/22 | 178 | 94 | 84 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | 194 | 107 | 87 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| 2019/20 | 195 | 100 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 203 | 102 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 202 | 105 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 210 | 107 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 204 | 104 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 201 | 100 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 192 | 98 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 188 | 90 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 182 | 90 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 176 | 86 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 174 | 80 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 170 | 84 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 166 | 81 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 171 | 84 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 170 | 77 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 174 | 76 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 172 | 74 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 172 | 59 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 178 | 53 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 187 | 49 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 194 | 45 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 199 | 31 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 207 | 21 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 207 | 9 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 196 | – | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 200 | – | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 172 | – | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |