Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin
Cloch na gCoillte · Roll number 20006A
- Multi Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 388
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +26%
- Up 81 from 307 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 189 / 199
- 49% 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
388 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 | 44 | 54 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 48.3 |
| Senior Infants | 50 | 46 | 55 | 42 | 43 | 54 | 48.3 |
| 1st Class | 34 | 51 | 46 | 54 | 41 | 43 | 44.8 |
| 2nd Class | 48 | 36 | 53 | 47 | 53 | 48 | 47.5 |
| 3rd Class | 46 | 46 | 35 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 46.8 |
| 4th Class | 35 | 45 | 48 | 34 | 52 | 46 | 43.3 |
| 5th Class | 45 | 34 | 45 | 47 | 30 | 56 | 42.8 |
| 6th Class | 32 | 46 | 35 | 44 | 47 | 34 | 39.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
50 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 54 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 50Junior Infants2024/25
- 54Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
45 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 43 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 45Junior Infants2023/24
- 43Senior Infants2024/25
- 431st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
44 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 48 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2022/23
- 42Senior Infants2023/24
- 411st Class2024/25
- 482nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
54 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 54 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 54Junior Infants2021/22
- 55Senior Infants2022/23
- 541st Class2023/24
- 532nd Class2024/25
- 543rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
44 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2020/21
- 46Senior Infants2021/22
- 461st Class2022/23
- 472nd Class2023/24
- 463rd Class2024/25
- 464th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
50 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 50Senior Infants2020/21
- 511st Class2021/22
- 532nd Class2022/23
- 543rd Class2023/24
- 524th Class2024/25
- 565th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
34 in 1st Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 341st Class2020/21
- 362nd Class2021/22
- 353rd Class2022/23
- 344th Class2023/24
- 305th Class2024/25
- 346th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
48 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 482nd Class2020/21
- 463rd Class2021/22
- 484th Class2022/23
- 475th Class2023/24
- 476th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
46 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 463rd Class2020/21
- 454th Class2021/22
- 455th Class2022/23
- 446th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
35 in 4th Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 354th Class2020/21
- 345th Class2021/22
- 356th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
45 in 5th Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 455th Class2020/21
- 466th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +265th Class in 2025/26 (30 to 56)
- −175th Class in 2024/25 (47 to 30)
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 Mhichíl Uí Choileáin, 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
26.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 27 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers142.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.7
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes and an early intervention class 4
12.16 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 24 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.8 special education teachers, 4 special class teachers and 12.16 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 Mhichíl Uí Choileáin, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí ChoileáinThis school | – | 388 |
+26.4%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil na mBuachailli0.8 km · Clonakilty | 0.8 km | 235 |
−13.0%
|
| 2 | St Joseph's Girls National School1.6 km · Clonakilty · Girls | 1.6 km | 192 |
−13.1%
|
| 3 | Kilgariffe N S2.0 km · Clonakilty · Church of Ireland | 2.0 km | 45 |
−6.2%
|
| 4 | Lisavaird MXD N S4.4 km · Clonakilty | 4.4 km | 70 |
+18.6%
|
| 5 | S N Cnoc Sceach5.0 km · Clonakilty | 5.0 km | 207 |
+43.8%
|
| 6 | Scoil Dhairbhre5.2 km · Clonakilty | 5.2 km | 36 |
−46.3%
|
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
- Pádraig Ó hEachthairn
- Phone
- 0238834882
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Chnoc na Raithní, Cloch na gCoillte, Co. Chorcaí, P85 YV90
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Clonakilty
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 | 388 | 189 | 199 | 53 | 54 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 46 | 56 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | 386 | 195 | 191 | 50 | 43 | 41 | 53 | 46 | 52 | 30 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 385 | 201 | 184 | 45 | 42 | 54 | 47 | 54 | 34 | 47 | 44 |
| 2022/23 | 380 | 190 | 190 | 44 | 55 | 46 | 53 | 35 | 48 | 45 | 35 |
| 2021/22 | 380 | 192 | 188 | 54 | 46 | 51 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 34 | 46 |
| 2020/21 | 355 | 185 | 170 | 44 | 50 | 34 | 48 | 46 | 35 | 45 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 354 | 186 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 340 | 179 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 340 | 181 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 320 | 169 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 307 | 152 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 313 | 159 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 318 | 175 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 298 | 164 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 289 | 156 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 273 | 146 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 259 | 140 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 243 | 126 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 230 | 117 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 230 | 119 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 232 | 114 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 193 | 94 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 193 | 92 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 204 | 92 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 193 | 84 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 185 | 82 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 163 | 70 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 131 | 50 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 106 | 38 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 78 | 30 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 44 | 15 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 28 | 9 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |