Gaelscoil de hIde
Uarán Mór · Roll number 19998O
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 399
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- 0%
- Down 2 from 401 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 192 / 207
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1994
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
399 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 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 50 | 50.8 |
| Senior Infants | 56 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 42 | 50.8 |
| 1st Class | 56 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 53.3 |
| 2nd Class | 54 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 52.8 |
| 3rd Class | 59 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 53.8 |
| 4th Class | 55 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 53.8 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 55 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 54.8 |
| 6th Class | 62 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 56.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
43 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 43Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
54 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 52 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2023/24
- 53Senior Infants2024/25
- 521st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
54 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 53 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2022/23
- 52Senior Infants2023/24
- 531st Class2024/25
- 532nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
53 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 50 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 53Junior Infants2021/22
- 51Senior Infants2022/23
- 521st Class2023/24
- 512nd Class2024/25
- 503rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
51 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 48 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 51Junior Infants2020/21
- 51Senior Infants2021/22
- 511st Class2022/23
- 492nd Class2023/24
- 503rd Class2024/25
- 484th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
56 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 56Senior Infants2020/21
- 561st Class2021/22
- 542nd Class2022/23
- 533rd Class2023/24
- 524th Class2024/25
- 525th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
56 in 1st Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 561st Class2020/21
- 562nd Class2021/22
- 563rd Class2022/23
- 544th Class2023/24
- 535th Class2024/25
- 526th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
54 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 542nd Class2020/21
- 553rd Class2021/22
- 554th Class2022/23
- 545th Class2023/24
- 546th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
59 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 593rd Class2020/21
- 594th Class2021/22
- 595th Class2022/23
- 586th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
55 in 4th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 554th Class2020/21
- 555th Class2021/22
- 556th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 556th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +7Junior Infants in 2025/26 (43 to 50)
- −11Junior Infants in 2024/25 (54 to 43)
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 de hIde, 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
4.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.7 special education teachers and 4.5 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 de hIde, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil de hIdeThis school | – | 399 |
−0.5%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Íosa0.2 km · Oranmore | 0.2 km | 770 | – |
| 2 | Merlin Woods Primary School3.8 km · Galway | 3.8 km | 383 |
+24.4%
|
| 3 | Scoil Naomh Mhuire3.9 km · Oranmore | 3.9 km | 233 |
+8.4%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mhuire4.3 km · Castlegar | 4.3 km | 223 |
−6.7%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Dara5.2 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 5.2 km | 419 |
−3.0%
|
| 6 | Radharc na Mara National School5.5 km · Mervue · DEIS | 5.5 km | 353 | – |
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
- Siobhán Ní Bhéara
- Phone
- 091790737
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ard na Mara, Uarán Mór, CO NA GAILLIMHE, H91 R2RV
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
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Oranmore
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
32 school years from 1994/95 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 399 | 192 | 207 | 50 | 42 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 52 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 409 | 187 | 222 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 426 | 192 | 234 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 58 |
| 2022/23 | 435 | 202 | 233 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 55 |
| 2021/22 | 440 | 205 | 235 | 53 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 55 |
| 2020/21 | 449 | 210 | 239 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 62 |
| 2019/20 | 451 | 211 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 449 | 208 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 449 | 210 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 433 | 209 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 401 | 202 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 375 | 180 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 345 | 161 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 292 | 146 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 267 | 129 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 240 | 119 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 209 | 108 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 193 | 103 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 177 | 104 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 170 | 100 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 168 | 94 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 143 | 82 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 134 | 76 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 125 | 72 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 98 | 52 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 86 | 48 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 73 | 39 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 64 | 35 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 62 | 30 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 46 | 21 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 39 | 17 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 19 | 7 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |