Gaelscoil Adhamhnain
Leitir Ceanainn · Roll number 19971R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 410
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −5%
- Down 20 from 430 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 219 / 191
- 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
410 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 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 55 | 38 | 59 | 49.8 |
| Senior Infants | 60 | 50 | 51 | 45 | 56 | 42 | 50.7 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 60 | 48 | 51 | 44 | 56 | 52.7 |
| 2nd Class | 57 | 58 | 60 | 48 | 51 | 43 | 52.8 |
| 3rd Class | 54 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 48 | 50 | 54.2 |
| 4th Class | 58 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 48 | 54.7 |
| 5th Class | 55 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 55.2 |
| 6th Class | 57 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
38 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
55 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 56 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 55Junior Infants2023/24
- 56Senior Infants2024/25
- 561st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
44 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 43 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 44Junior Infants2022/23
- 45Senior Infants2023/24
- 441st Class2024/25
- 432nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
49 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 50 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 49Junior Infants2021/22
- 51Senior Infants2022/23
- 511st Class2023/24
- 512nd Class2024/25
- 503rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
54 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 48 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2020/21
- 50Senior Infants2021/22
- 481st Class2022/23
- 482nd Class2023/24
- 483rd Class2024/25
- 484th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
60 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 57 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 60Senior Infants2020/21
- 601st Class2021/22
- 602nd Class2022/23
- 593rd Class2023/24
- 584th Class2024/25
- 575th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 582nd Class2021/22
- 573rd Class2022/23
- 564th Class2023/24
- 565th Class2024/25
- 556th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
57 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 572nd Class2020/21
- 573rd Class2021/22
- 554th Class2022/23
- 555th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
54 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 543rd Class2020/21
- 534th Class2021/22
- 525th Class2022/23
- 526th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
58 in 4th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 584th Class2020/21
- 565th Class2021/22
- 556th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
55 in 5th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 555th Class2020/21
- 556th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +21Junior Infants in 2025/26 (38 to 59)
- −17Junior Infants in 2024/25 (55 to 38)
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 Adhamhnain, 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
21.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers117.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.7
5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.8 special education teachers and 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 Adhamhnain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil AdhamhnainThis school | – | 410 |
−4.7%
|
|
| 1 | S N Muire gan Smal0.8 km · Letterkenny | 0.8 km | 480 |
+8.1%
|
| 2 | Scoil Choilmcille0.8 km · Letterkenny · DEIS | 0.8 km | 658 |
+85.4%
|
| 3 | S N Baile Raighin2.5 km · Letterkenny · Church of Ireland | 2.5 km | 215 |
−3.2%
|
| 4 | Letterkenny Educate Together NS2.8 km · Letterkenny · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 2.8 km | 420 |
+84.2%
|
| 5 | St Patricks N S4.5 km · Letterkenny | 4.5 km | 426 |
−7.2%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Fiachra4.5 km · Letterkenny | 4.5 km | 519 |
+0.8%
|
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
- Colm Breathnach
- Phone
- 0749126117
- [email protected]
- Address
- Gleann Cearra, Leitir Ceanainn, Co. Dhún na nGall, F92 PV04
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Raphoe
- 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
- Donegal County Council
- Planning area
- Letterkenny
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 | 410 | 219 | 191 | 59 | 42 | 56 | 43 | 50 | 48 | 57 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 406 | 227 | 179 | 38 | 56 | 44 | 51 | 48 | 58 | 56 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 421 | 228 | 193 | 55 | 45 | 51 | 48 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 422 | 224 | 198 | 44 | 51 | 48 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 55 |
| 2021/22 | 438 | 233 | 205 | 49 | 50 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 56 | 55 |
| 2020/21 | 452 | 238 | 214 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 55 | 57 |
| 2019/20 | 467 | 244 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 463 | 241 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 444 | 226 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 436 | 219 | 217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 430 | 217 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 421 | 211 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 416 | 203 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 413 | 198 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 409 | 191 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 396 | 177 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 383 | 167 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 380 | 160 | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 351 | 153 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 323 | 146 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 317 | 143 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 311 | 140 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 285 | 128 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 265 | 115 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 268 | 121 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 243 | 110 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 248 | 108 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 238 | 106 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 209 | 93 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 177 | 77 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 144 | 66 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 114 | 55 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 75 | 36 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |