Gaelscoil Loch Garman
Loch Garman · Roll number 20008E
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 208
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 19 from 227 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 107 / 101
- 51% 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
208 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 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 25.7 |
| Senior Infants | 27 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 26.2 |
| 1st Class | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 26.3 |
| 2nd Class | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 26.0 |
| 3rd Class | 31 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25.8 |
| 4th Class | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27.0 |
| 5th Class | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27.5 |
| 6th Class | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
28 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 27 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2024/25
- 27Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
23 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 27 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2023/24
- 24Senior Infants2024/25
- 271st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
31 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 30 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 31Junior Infants2022/23
- 31Senior Infants2023/24
- 301st Class2024/25
- 302nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
23 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 24 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 23Junior Infants2021/22
- 23Senior Infants2022/23
- 241st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 243rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2020/21
- 25Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 252nd Class2023/24
- 253rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 27Senior Infants2020/21
- 241st Class2021/22
- 252nd Class2022/23
- 263rd Class2023/24
- 264th Class2024/25
- 265th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
28 in 1st Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 281st Class2020/21
- 272nd Class2021/22
- 253rd Class2022/23
- 254th Class2023/24
- 255th Class2024/25
- 266th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
25 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 252nd Class2020/21
- 243rd Class2021/22
- 264th Class2022/23
- 265th Class2023/24
- 256th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
31 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 313rd Class2020/21
- 304th Class2021/22
- 285th Class2022/23
- 286th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
31 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 314th Class2020/21
- 295th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
31 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 315th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +8Junior Infants in 2022/23 (23 to 31)
- −8Junior Infants in 2023/24 (31 to 23)
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 Loch Garman, 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
12.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers62.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
3.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 3.83 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 Loch Garman, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Loch GarmanThis school | – | 208 |
−8.4%
|
|
| 1 | Convent of Mercy0.3 km · Wexford · DEIS | 0.3 km | 406 |
−10.4%
|
| 2 | CBS Primary Wexford0.8 km · Wexford | 0.8 km | 379 |
+68.4%
|
| 3 | Wexford Educate Together National School1.0 km · Wexford · Multi-denominational | 1.0 km | 191 |
+38.4%
|
| 4 | St Iberius N S1.1 km · Wexford · Church of Ireland | 1.1 km | 93 |
−4.1%
|
| 5 | S N Clochar Mhuire1.1 km · Wexford | 1.1 km | 368 |
+4.2%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts1.2 km · Wexford · DEIS | 1.2 km | 573 |
−6.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Dearbhla Mhic Chaoilte
- Phone
- 0539124227
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Charraig Bhán Thuaidh, Loch Garman, Y35 XW99
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- 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
- Wexford County Council
- Planning area
- Wexford
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 | 208 | 107 | 101 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 207 | 110 | 97 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 208 | 116 | 92 | 23 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | 213 | 119 | 94 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 214 | 113 | 101 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 226 | 122 | 104 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | 233 | 121 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 237 | 125 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 231 | 120 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 231 | 109 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 227 | 106 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 221 | 102 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 223 | 106 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 223 | 107 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 220 | 105 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 219 | 107 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 222 | 100 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 216 | 96 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 219 | 101 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 223 | 114 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 209 | 108 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 203 | 100 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 202 | 102 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 208 | 108 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 221 | 110 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 205 | 108 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 178 | 91 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 151 | 74 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 121 | 57 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 93 | 49 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 67 | 33 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 36 | 12 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |