Gaelscoil Sheoirse
Luimneach · Roll number 19931F
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 82
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −10%
- Down 9 from 91 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 40 / 42
- 49% 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
82 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 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Senior Infants | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9.2 |
| 1st Class | 14 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10.3 |
| 2nd Class | 21 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11.7 |
| 3rd Class | 8 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11.3 |
| 4th Class | 11 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 11.5 |
| 5th Class | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10.5 |
| 6th Class | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
5 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 9 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 5Junior Infants2024/25
- 9Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
7 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 8 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 7Junior Infants2023/24
- 8Senior Infants2024/25
- 81st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
9 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 9 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 9Junior Infants2022/23
- 9Senior Infants2023/24
- 101st Class2024/25
- 92nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
11 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 11 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 11Junior Infants2021/22
- 11Senior Infants2022/23
- 121st Class2023/24
- 92nd Class2024/25
- 113rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
8 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 5 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 8Junior Infants2020/21
- 8Senior Infants2021/22
- 71st Class2022/23
- 62nd Class2023/24
- 53rd Class2024/25
- 54th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
10 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 9 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 10Senior Infants2020/21
- 111st Class2021/22
- 112nd Class2022/23
- 123rd Class2023/24
- 114th Class2024/25
- 95th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
14 in 1st Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 141st Class2020/21
- 142nd Class2021/22
- 133rd Class2022/23
- 134th Class2023/24
- 125th Class2024/25
- 116th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
21 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils fewer.
- 212nd Class2020/21
- 193rd Class2021/22
- 194th Class2022/23
- 155th Class2023/24
- 156th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
8 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 83rd Class2020/21
- 104th Class2021/22
- 105th Class2022/23
- 126th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
11 in 4th Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 114th Class2020/21
- 95th Class2021/22
- 96th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
8 in 5th Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 85th Class2020/21
- 86th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +15Junior Infants in 2025/26 (5 to 20)
- −72nd Class in 2021/22 (21 to 14)
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 Sheoirse, 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
11.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 5 mainstream classes 5
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers97.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.9
- Special class teachersFor an early intervention class and an autism class 2
4.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.9 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 6.32 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 Sheoirse, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil SheoirseThis school | – | 82 |
−9.9%
|
|
| 1 | Le Chéile National School0.1 km · Limerick · DEIS | 0.1 km | 174 |
−7.4%
|
| 2 | Our Lady Queen of Peace School0.6 km · Limerick · DEIS | 0.6 km | 326 |
+5.2%
|
| 3 | Scoil Iosagain1.1 km · Limerick · Boys · DEIS | 1.1 km | 222 |
+1.4%
|
| 4 | St Michaels NS1.1 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.1 km | 126 |
+55.6%
|
| 5 | Presentation Primary School1.1 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.1 km | 279 |
+4.5%
|
| 6 | Our Lady of Lourdes N S1.2 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.2 km | 161 |
+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
- Aileen Ní Choisteala
- Phone
- 061603293
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Bhaile an Róistigh, Luimneach, V94 VYH1
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Limerick City Council
- Planning area
- Limerick City
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 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 87 | 40 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 92 | 47 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 94 | 49 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | 90 | 47 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | 89 | 49 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | 89 | 48 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 93 | 52 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 95 | 57 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 84 | 49 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 91 | 49 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 89 | 49 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 96 | 52 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 97 | 51 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 98 | 52 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 101 | 50 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 111 | 52 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 123 | 63 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 118 | 60 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 112 | 54 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 107 | 49 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 113 | 50 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 97 | 45 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 90 | 42 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 60 | 29 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 30 | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 28 | 12 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 28 | 12 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 23 | 9 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 30 | 12 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 17 | 7 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 14 | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 12 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |