SN Mhic Dara
An Ceathrú Rua · Roll number 19932H
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 202
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −11%
- Down 24 from 226 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 96 / 106
- 48% 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
202 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 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25.0 |
| Senior Infants | 29 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 26.0 |
| 1st Class | 23 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 25.0 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 26.0 |
| 3rd Class | 29 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 27.8 |
| 4th Class | 25 | 29 | 33 | 22 | 31 | 24 | 27.3 |
| 5th Class | 33 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 20 | 30 | 29.0 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 29.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
26 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 28 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2024/25
- 28Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
23 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 24 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 23Junior Infants2023/24
- 23Senior Infants2024/25
- 241st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
25 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 22 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2022/23
- 24Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 222nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
29 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 30 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 292nd Class2024/25
- 303rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 23Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 221st Class2022/23
- 222nd Class2023/24
- 223rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 292nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 314th Class2024/25
- 305th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
23 in 1st Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 231st Class2020/21
- 232nd Class2021/22
- 233rd Class2022/23
- 224th Class2023/24
- 205th Class2024/25
- 206th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 333rd Class2021/22
- 334th Class2022/23
- 335th Class2023/24
- 356th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
29 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 293rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 325th Class2022/23
- 316th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
25 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils more.
- 254th Class2020/21
- 265th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
33 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 335th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +105th Class in 2025/26 (20 to 30)
- −156th Class in 2025/26 (35 to 20)
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 SN Mhic Dara, 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
13teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers100 hours of support teaching a week 4
3.25 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4.08 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 SN Mhic Dara, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN Mhic DaraThis school | – | 202 |
−10.6%
|
|
| 1 | S N Coilm Cille3.9 km · Baile na hAbhann · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 3.9 km | 59 |
+22.9%
|
| 2 | S N Tir an Fhiaidh4.4 km · Leitir Móir · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 4.4 km | 83 |
+36.1%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire4.5 km · Beal an Daingin · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 4.5 km | 81 | – |
| 4 | Scoil Ronain4.6 km · Leitir Móir · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 4.6 km | 15 |
−44.4%
|
| 5 | S N Colmcille4.9 km · Leitir Móir · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 4.9 km | 17 |
−48.5%
|
| 6 | S N Choilm Chille7.6 km · Baile na hAbhann O.P. · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 7.6 km | 83 |
−37.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Katherine Ní Cheallaigh
- Phone
- 091595395
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Ceathrú Rua, Co. na Gaillimhe, H91 T4C2
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Carraroe
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 | 202 | 96 | 106 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | 209 | 101 | 108 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 214 | 103 | 111 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | 224 | 112 | 112 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 223 | 120 | 103 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 223 | 116 | 107 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 232 | 121 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 237 | 114 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 248 | 121 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 236 | 111 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 226 | 109 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 233 | 103 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 226 | 101 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 212 | 92 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 198 | 86 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 191 | 88 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 190 | 89 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 192 | 93 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 183 | 92 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 167 | 85 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 159 | 76 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 170 | 87 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 178 | 88 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 182 | 94 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 178 | 86 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 187 | 85 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 187 | 84 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 198 | 96 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 209 | 109 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 208 | 98 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 214 | 103 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 224 | 103 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 245 | 110 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |