Gaelscoil Faithleann
Cill Airne · Roll number 19941I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 245
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +8%
- Up 19 from 226 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 129 / 116
- 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
245 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 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 29.2 |
| Senior Infants | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 29.2 |
| 1st Class | 44 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 31.7 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 44 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 30.7 |
| 3rd Class | 32 | 31 | 44 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 31.7 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 32 | 30 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 31.8 |
| 5th Class | 32 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 31.7 |
| 6th Class | 26 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 31.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
29 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 29 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 29Junior Infants2024/25
- 29Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
33 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 35 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 33Junior Infants2023/24
- 33Senior Infants2024/25
- 351st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
27 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Junior Infants2022/23
- 28Senior Infants2023/24
- 281st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 26 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 27Senior Infants2022/23
- 261st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 263rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2020/21
- 30Senior Infants2021/22
- 301st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 303rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 28Senior Infants2020/21
- 271st Class2021/22
- 272nd Class2022/23
- 273rd Class2023/24
- 294th Class2024/25
- 305th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
44 in 1st Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 441st Class2020/21
- 442nd Class2021/22
- 443rd Class2022/23
- 414th Class2023/24
- 405th Class2024/25
- 406th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 313rd Class2021/22
- 304th Class2022/23
- 305th Class2023/24
- 316th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
32 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 323rd Class2020/21
- 324th Class2021/22
- 305th Class2022/23
- 316th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 285th Class2021/22
- 296th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
32 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 325th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +132nd Class in 2021/22 (31 to 44)
- −171st Class in 2021/22 (44 to 27)
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 Faithleann, 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
14.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 10 mainstream classes 10
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers85 hours of support teaching a week 3.4
2.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.5 special education teachers and 2.5 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 Faithleann, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil FaithleannThis school | – | 245 |
+8.4%
|
|
| 1 | St Olivers NS0.9 km · Killarney | 0.9 km | 625 |
−19.5%
|
| 2 | Holy Cross Primary School1.7 km · Killarney | 1.7 km | 345 |
−14.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire na Mainistreach1.9 km · Killarney · Boys | 1.9 km | 167 |
0.0%
|
| 4 | Lissivigeen MXD N S2.5 km · Killarney | 2.5 km | 269 |
−1.1%
|
| 5 | Scoil Bhríde2.9 km · Killarney | 2.9 km | 129 |
+19.4%
|
| 6 | Tiernaboul N S3.4 km · Killarney | 3.4 km | 57 |
+67.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Lisa Ní Iarlaithe
- Phone
- 0646634930
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Pháirc, Cill Airne, Co. Chiarraí, V93 WP62
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
- Killarney
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 | 245 | 129 | 116 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 245 | 132 | 113 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 40 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | 245 | 136 | 109 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 41 | 30 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | 244 | 133 | 111 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | 254 | 138 | 116 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 251 | 138 | 113 | 29 | 28 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 26 |
| 2019/20 | 250 | 141 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 242 | 136 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 219 | 119 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 213 | 115 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 226 | 116 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 223 | 116 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 210 | 111 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 201 | 100 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 191 | 95 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 191 | 95 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 194 | 98 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 194 | 95 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 203 | 92 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 212 | 98 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 218 | 102 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 220 | 102 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 212 | 103 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 223 | 105 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 217 | 102 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 218 | 106 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 206 | 101 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 205 | 105 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 211 | 104 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 193 | 97 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 165 | 82 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 135 | 69 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 107 | 57 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |