Scoil Aodh Rua&nuala
Donegal Town · Roll number 19963S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 217
- −18 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −10%
- Down 23 from 240 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 118 / 99
- 54% 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
217 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 | 25 | 22 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24.3 |
| Senior Infants | 29 | 25 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 25 | 26.5 |
| 1st Class | 21 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 26.7 |
| 2nd Class | 36 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 29.2 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 35 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 27.5 |
| 4th Class | 31 | 32 | 36 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 5th Class | 23 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 21 | 30 | 29.3 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 23 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 24 | 30.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
21 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 25 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2024/25
- 25Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
24 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 24Junior Infants2023/24
- 22Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
33 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 38 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 33Junior Infants2022/23
- 35Senior Infants2023/24
- 361st Class2024/25
- 382nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
22 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 26 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2021/22
- 23Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 263rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2020/21
- 25Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 272nd Class2023/24
- 243rd Class2024/25
- 304th 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
- 281st Class2021/22
- 292nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 304th Class2024/25
- 305th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
21 in 1st Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 211st Class2020/21
- 202nd Class2021/22
- 203rd Class2022/23
- 214th Class2023/24
- 215th Class2024/25
- 246th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
36 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 362nd Class2020/21
- 353rd Class2021/22
- 364th Class2022/23
- 375th Class2023/24
- 386th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 324th Class2021/22
- 325th Class2022/23
- 346th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
31 in 4th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 314th Class2020/21
- 335th Class2021/22
- 326th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
23 in 5th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 235th Class2020/21
- 236th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +132nd Class in 2025/26 (25 to 38)
- −162nd Class in 2021/22 (36 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 Scoil Aodh Rua&nuala, 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
16.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 10 mainstream classes 10
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers67.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.7
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
12.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 16 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.7 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 12.5 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 Scoil Aodh Rua&nuala, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Aodh Rua&nualaThis school | – | 217 |
−9.6%
|
|
| 1 | Glebe NS0.8 km · Donegal · Church of Ireland | 0.8 km | 121 |
+14.2%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri1.3 km · Baile Dhún na nGall · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 1.3 km | 55 |
−39.6%
|
| 3 | Scoil an Linbh Íosa1.7 km · Donegal Town | 1.7 km | 274 |
+18.1%
|
| 4 | Naomh Adhamhnain4.0 km · Laghey | 4.0 km | 123 |
+115.8%
|
| 5 | St Francis NS5.5 km · Barnesmore | 5.5 km | 159 |
−7.0%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Peadar6.3 km · Mountcharles | 6.3 km | 134 |
+69.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Martine Doherty
- Phone
- 0749722661
- [email protected]
- Address
- Upper Main Street, Donegal Town, F94 H792
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Raphoe
- 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
- Donegal County Council
- Planning area
- Donegal
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 | 217 | 118 | 99 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 38 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 235 | 124 | 111 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 251 | 119 | 132 | 24 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 37 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | 247 | 113 | 134 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | 238 | 108 | 130 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | 241 | 105 | 136 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 239 | 108 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 234 | 105 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 248 | 109 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 234 | 101 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 240 | 107 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 234 | 98 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 237 | 105 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 243 | 109 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 233 | 106 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 234 | 102 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 241 | 116 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 269 | 136 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 259 | 126 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 262 | 130 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 244 | 120 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 245 | 121 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 247 | 120 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 255 | 126 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 277 | 131 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 272 | 119 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 292 | 139 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 317 | 148 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 331 | 164 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 350 | 173 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 364 | 181 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 376 | 185 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 379 | 181 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |