St Damiens NS
Dublin 12 · Roll number 19943M
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 231
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −2%
- Down 6 from 237 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 115 / 116
- 50% 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
231 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 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 28.7 |
| Senior Infants | 28 | 41 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29.3 |
| 1st Class | 26 | 25 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 29.2 |
| 2nd Class | 23 | 25 | 27 | 40 | 33 | 26 | 29.0 |
| 3rd Class | 29 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 41 | 34 | 29.8 |
| 4th Class | 19 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 28.0 |
| 5th Class | 33 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26.7 |
| 6th Class | 28 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 26.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
27 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 25 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2024/25
- 25Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
26 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 28 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 281st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
23 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 26 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2022/23
- 25Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 262nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
33 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 34 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 33Junior Infants2021/22
- 32Senior Infants2022/23
- 321st Class2023/24
- 332nd Class2024/25
- 343rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
42 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 42Junior Infants2020/21
- 41Senior Infants2021/22
- 411st Class2022/23
- 402nd Class2023/24
- 413rd Class2024/25
- 434th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 28Senior Infants2020/21
- 251st Class2021/22
- 272nd Class2022/23
- 273rd Class2023/24
- 274th Class2024/25
- 275th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
26 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 261st Class2020/21
- 252nd Class2021/22
- 263rd Class2022/23
- 274th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
23 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 232nd Class2020/21
- 223rd Class2021/22
- 234th Class2022/23
- 235th Class2023/24
- 236th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
29 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 293rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 285th Class2022/23
- 286th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
19 in 4th Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 194th Class2020/21
- 215th Class2021/22
- 206th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
33 in 5th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 335th Class2020/21
- 336th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +161st Class in 2022/23 (25 to 41)
- −136th Class in 2022/23 (33 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 St Damiens NS, 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
15teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers100 hours of support teaching a week 4
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
5.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5.33 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 Damiens NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Damiens NSThis school | – | 231 |
−2.5%
|
|
| 1 | Holy Spirit Junior Primary School0.8 km · Dublin 12 · DEIS | 0.8 km | 270 |
−14.8%
|
| 2 | Holy Spirit Senior Primary School0.8 km · Dublin 12 · DEIS | 0.8 km | 269 |
−15.7%
|
| 3 | Riverview Educate Together National School1.1 km · Dublin 12 · Multi-denominational | 1.1 km | 242 | – |
| 4 | Scoil Úna Naofa1.2 km · Dublin 12 · DEIS | 1.2 km | 356 | – |
| 5 | Assumption Junior School1.2 km · Dublin 12 · DEIS | 1.2 km | 434 |
−17.8%
|
| 6 | S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School1.2 km · Dublin 12 · Girls | 1.2 km | 230 |
+26.4%
|
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
- Aodh OConnor
- Phone
- 014508932
- [email protected]
- Address
- Quarry Drive, Perrystown, Dublin 12, D12 FWV6
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Planning area
- Dolphin's Barn–D12
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 | 231 | 115 | 116 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 27 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 232 | 110 | 122 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 33 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 233 | 106 | 127 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | 225 | 108 | 117 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | 229 | 106 | 123 | 33 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | 228 | 97 | 131 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 19 | 33 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | 229 | 97 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 231 | 94 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 238 | 96 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 242 | 88 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 237 | 81 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 238 | 81 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 247 | 84 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 245 | 80 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 243 | 77 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 244 | 77 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 244 | 72 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 249 | 77 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 248 | 77 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 242 | 77 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 245 | 71 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 247 | 77 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 244 | 74 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 254 | 80 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 245 | 73 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 247 | 66 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 258 | 64 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 249 | 59 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 244 | 55 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 210 | 46 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 225 | 54 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 188 | 40 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 199 | 41 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |