Gaelscoil Chill Dara
Newbridge · Roll number 20023A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 288
- −16 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −34%
- Down 146 from 434 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 148 / 140
- 51% girls
Pupils since 1995
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
288 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 | 46 | 34 | 38 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 36.0 |
| Senior Infants | 32 | 42 | 34 | 41 | 25 | 38 | 35.3 |
| 1st Class | 47 | 33 | 44 | 35 | 45 | 22 | 37.7 |
| 2nd Class | 47 | 47 | 35 | 44 | 34 | 41 | 41.3 |
| 3rd Class | 41 | 45 | 47 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 40.7 |
| 4th Class | 49 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 34 | 41 | 43.0 |
| 5th Class | 53 | 49 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 44.2 |
| 6th Class | 51 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
37 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 38 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 37Junior Infants2024/25
- 38Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 22 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 221st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
38 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 41 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2022/23
- 41Senior Infants2023/24
- 451st Class2024/25
- 412nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
34 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 33 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 34Junior Infants2021/22
- 34Senior Infants2022/23
- 351st Class2023/24
- 342nd Class2024/25
- 333rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
46 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 41 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 46Junior Infants2020/21
- 42Senior Infants2021/22
- 441st Class2022/23
- 442nd Class2023/24
- 433rd Class2024/25
- 414th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 33 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 32Senior Infants2020/21
- 331st Class2021/22
- 352nd Class2022/23
- 353rd Class2023/24
- 344th Class2024/25
- 335th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
47 in 1st Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 471st Class2020/21
- 472nd Class2021/22
- 473rd Class2022/23
- 474th Class2023/24
- 445th Class2024/25
- 446th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
47 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils fewer.
- 472nd Class2020/21
- 453rd Class2021/22
- 454th Class2022/23
- 455th Class2023/24
- 426th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
41 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 413rd Class2020/21
- 424th Class2021/22
- 415th Class2022/23
- 406th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
49 in 4th Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 494th Class2020/21
- 495th Class2021/22
- 476th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
53 in 5th Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 535th Class2020/21
- 526th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +13Senior Infants in 2025/26 (25 to 38)
- −231st Class in 2025/26 (45 to 22)
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 Chill Dara, 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
20.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 21 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers140 hours of support teaching a week 5.6
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7.33 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 Chill Dara, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Chill DaraThis school | – | 288 |
−33.6%
|
|
| 1 | Newbridge Educate Together NS0.1 km · The Curragh · Multi-denominational | 0.1 km | 406 |
+2.3%
|
| 2 | Scoil Bride1.2 km · The Curragh | 1.2 km | 304 |
−7.9%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire1.7 km · Newbridge · DEIS | 1.7 km | 389 |
−5.6%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mhuire Junior1.7 km · Newbridge · DEIS | 1.7 km | 333 |
−21.3%
|
| 5 | St. Catherine of Sienna1.8 km · Kildare · Some subjects through Irish · DEIS | 1.8 km | 151 | – |
| 6 | St Patricks N S2.1 km · Newbridge · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 2.1 km | 187 |
−12.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Niamh Uí Chadhla
- Phone
- 045442300
- [email protected]
- Address
- Green Road, Newbridge, Co. Chill Dara, R56 PR22
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
- Kildare County Council
- Planning area
- Newbridge
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
31 school years from 1995/96 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 288 | 148 | 140 | 36 | 38 | 22 | 41 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 304 | 162 | 142 | 37 | 25 | 45 | 34 | 43 | 34 | 44 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 312 | 162 | 150 | 25 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 40 |
| 2022/23 | 331 | 165 | 166 | 38 | 34 | 44 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 47 |
| 2021/22 | 344 | 170 | 174 | 34 | 42 | 33 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 52 |
| 2020/21 | 366 | 182 | 184 | 46 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 51 |
| 2019/20 | 377 | 190 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 400 | 198 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 400 | 207 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 422 | 214 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 434 | 215 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 441 | 230 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 446 | 246 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 447 | 249 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 447 | 244 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 444 | 250 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 419 | 231 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 394 | 217 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 399 | 223 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 366 | 202 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 335 | 177 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 302 | 159 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 303 | 162 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 271 | 145 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 239 | 127 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 212 | 105 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 172 | 88 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 147 | 73 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 115 | 58 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 88 | 45 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 34 | 14 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |