Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh
Gaillimh · Roll number 19994G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 643
- −6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +28%
- Up 141 from 502 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 340 / 303
- 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
643 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 | 90 | 81 | 87 | 81 | 77 | 79 | 82.5 |
| Senior Infants | 79 | 88 | 81 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 81.3 |
| 1st Class | 84 | 79 | 88 | 83 | 87 | 79 | 83.3 |
| 2nd Class | 82 | 82 | 79 | 86 | 78 | 86 | 82.2 |
| 3rd Class | 80 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 86 | 76 | 80.7 |
| 4th Class | 87 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 86 | 82.5 |
| 5th Class | 63 | 88 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 78.7 |
| 6th Class | 60 | 63 | 88 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 75.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
77 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 76 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 77Junior Infants2024/25
- 76Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
81 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 79 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 81Junior Infants2023/24
- 79Senior Infants2024/25
- 791st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
87 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 86 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 87Junior Infants2022/23
- 85Senior Infants2023/24
- 871st Class2024/25
- 862nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
81 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 76 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 81Junior Infants2021/22
- 81Senior Infants2022/23
- 831st Class2023/24
- 782nd Class2024/25
- 763rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
90 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 86 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 90Junior Infants2020/21
- 88Senior Infants2021/22
- 881st Class2022/23
- 862nd Class2023/24
- 863rd Class2024/25
- 864th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
79 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 79 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 79Senior Infants2020/21
- 791st Class2021/22
- 792nd Class2022/23
- 783rd Class2023/24
- 794th Class2024/25
- 795th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
84 in 1st Class (2020/21), 82 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 841st Class2020/21
- 822nd Class2021/22
- 813rd Class2022/23
- 814th Class2023/24
- 825th Class2024/25
- 826th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
82 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 81 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 822nd Class2020/21
- 833rd Class2021/22
- 824th Class2022/23
- 815th Class2023/24
- 816th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
80 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 78 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 803rd Class2020/21
- 804th Class2021/22
- 795th Class2022/23
- 786th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
87 in 4th Class (2020/21), 88 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 874th Class2020/21
- 885th Class2021/22
- 886th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
63 in 5th Class (2020/21), 63 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 635th Class2020/21
- 636th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +255th Class in 2021/22 (63 to 88)
- −106th Class in 2023/24 (88 to 78)
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 Mhic Amhlaigh, 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
36teaching posts
Our estimate: about 36 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 27 mainstream classes 27
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers175 hours of support teaching a week 7
5.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 7 special education teachers and 5.5 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 Mhic Amhlaigh, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Mhic AmhlaighThis school | – | 643 |
+28.1%
|
|
| 1 | St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS0.8 km · Galway | 0.8 km | 400 |
−9.9%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Einde1.3 km · Galway | 1.3 km | 119 |
−15.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Náisiúnta Róis1.4 km · Galway | 1.4 km | 297 |
−21.2%
|
| 4 | Scoil Ide1.5 km · Galway | 1.5 km | 244 |
−16.7%
|
| 5 | S N Bride Naofa1.6 km · Galway · DEIS | 1.6 km | 187 |
−18.3%
|
| 6 | S N Fhursa2.0 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 2.0 km | 216 |
−13.3%
|
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
- Dairíona Nic Con Iomaire
- Phone
- 091590152
- [email protected]
- Address
- Lána an Mhuillearoa, Cnoc na Cathrach, Gaillimh, H91 FV4D
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Galway City Council
- Planning area
- Galway City
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 | 643 | 340 | 303 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 86 | 76 | 86 | 79 | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 649 | 343 | 306 | 77 | 79 | 87 | 78 | 86 | 79 | 82 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 653 | 344 | 309 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 86 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 78 |
| 2022/23 | 665 | 343 | 322 | 87 | 81 | 88 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 88 |
| 2021/22 | 644 | 335 | 309 | 81 | 88 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 88 | 63 |
| 2020/21 | 625 | 332 | 293 | 90 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 87 | 63 | 60 |
| 2019/20 | 596 | 313 | 283 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 580 | 313 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 554 | 292 | 262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 536 | 276 | 260 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 502 | 264 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 476 | 257 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 472 | 250 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 468 | 238 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 437 | 214 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 441 | 207 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 414 | 199 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 400 | 197 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 372 | 179 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 352 | 166 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 327 | 152 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 311 | 146 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 315 | 147 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 295 | 123 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 279 | 111 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 251 | 97 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 237 | 97 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 211 | 83 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 184 | 75 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 130 | 55 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 91 | 35 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 62 | 26 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 21 | 8 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |