Gaelscoil Dr M Ui Shuilleabhain
An Sciobairín · Roll number 20009G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 78
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +34%
- Up 20 from 58 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 41 / 37
- 53% 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
78 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 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9.3 |
| Senior Infants | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9.7 |
| 1st Class | 15 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9.8 |
| 2nd Class | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10.5 |
| 3rd Class | 6 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9.7 |
| 4th Class | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 5th Class | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 6th Class | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 8.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
13 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 12 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 13Junior Infants2024/25
- 12Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
7 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 10 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 7Junior Infants2023/24
- 10Senior Infants2024/25
- 101st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
8 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 10 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 8Junior Infants2022/23
- 8Senior Infants2023/24
- 81st Class2024/25
- 102nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
9 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 10 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 9Junior Infants2021/22
- 9Senior Infants2022/23
- 91st Class2023/24
- 92nd Class2024/25
- 103rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
8 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 8 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 8Junior Infants2020/21
- 7Senior Infants2021/22
- 71st Class2022/23
- 72nd Class2023/24
- 73rd Class2024/25
- 84th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
12 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 6 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 12Senior Infants2020/21
- 101st Class2021/22
- 102nd Class2022/23
- 83rd Class2023/24
- 64th Class2024/25
- 65th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
15 in 1st Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 151st Class2020/21
- 142nd Class2021/22
- 143rd Class2022/23
- 114th Class2023/24
- 115th Class2024/25
- 116th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
13 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 132nd Class2020/21
- 133rd Class2021/22
- 124th Class2022/23
- 135th Class2023/24
- 146th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
6 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 7 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 63rd Class2020/21
- 74th Class2021/22
- 75th Class2022/23
- 76th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
9 in 4th Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 94th Class2020/21
- 105th Class2021/22
- 96th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
7 in 5th Class (2020/21), 7 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 75th Class2020/21
- 76th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +73rd Class in 2021/22 (6 to 13)
- −63rd Class in 2023/24 (14 to 8)
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 Dr M Ui Shuilleabhain, 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
8.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 8 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 4 mainstream classes 4
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers27.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.1
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
6.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 1.3 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7 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 Dr M Ui Shuilleabhain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Dr M Ui ShuilleabhainThis school | – | 78 |
+34.5%
|
|
| 1 | St Patrick's Boys' National School0.1 km · Skibbereen | 0.1 km | 204 |
−5.6%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Seosamh0.2 km · Skibberreen | 0.2 km | 182 |
−3.7%
|
| 3 | Abbeystrewry N S1.4 km · Skibbereen · Church of Ireland | 1.4 km | 142 |
+34.0%
|
| 4 | Castletownsend MXD N S5.0 km · Skibbereen | 5.0 km | 90 |
−30.2%
|
| 5 | Maulatrahane Central NS5.6 km · Skibbereen | 5.6 km | 31 |
−24.4%
|
| 6 | S N Muire na Doirini5.8 km · Skibbereen | 5.8 km | 14 |
−67.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Aisling Ní Néill
- Phone
- 02821192
- [email protected]
- Address
- Gort na Cloiche, An Sciobairín, Co. Chorcaí, P81 HY67
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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Skibereen
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 | 78 | 41 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 78 | 42 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 75 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | 76 | 45 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020/21 | 75 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019/20 | 77 | 42 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 72 | 33 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 62 | 30 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 56 | 25 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 58 | 27 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 68 | 37 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 66 | 33 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 76 | 45 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 71 | 47 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 73 | 51 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 76 | 55 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 81 | 54 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 91 | 52 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 84 | 44 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 78 | 44 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 87 | 45 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 92 | 46 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 99 | 56 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 110 | 57 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 91 | 45 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 91 | 46 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 66 | 34 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 68 | 36 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 43 | 20 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 33 | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 19 | 7 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |