Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re
Sligeach · Roll number 20044I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 208
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −16%
- Down 39 from 247 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 96 / 112
- 46% girls
Pupils since 1996
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 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26.8 |
| Senior Infants | 22 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 26.5 |
| 1st Class | 28 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27.2 |
| 2nd Class | 29 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27.8 |
| 3rd Class | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 26.3 |
| 4th Class | 39 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 27.8 |
| 5th Class | 36 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 28.8 |
| 6th Class | 28 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
24 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 24 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 24Junior Infants2024/25
- 24Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
28 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 26 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2023/24
- 27Senior Infants2024/25
- 261st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
29 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 29 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 29Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 291st Class2024/25
- 292nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 30 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 29Senior Infants2022/23
- 301st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 303rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 26Junior Infants2020/21
- 28Senior Infants2021/22
- 281st Class2022/23
- 282nd Class2023/24
- 283rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 22Senior Infants2020/21
- 221st Class2021/22
- 222nd Class2022/23
- 223rd Class2023/24
- 234th Class2024/25
- 225th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
28 in 1st Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 281st Class2020/21
- 282nd Class2021/22
- 263rd Class2022/23
- 264th Class2023/24
- 255th Class2024/25
- 246th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
29 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils fewer.
- 292nd Class2020/21
- 273rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 265th Class2023/24
- 246th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
25 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 253rd Class2020/21
- 254th Class2021/22
- 265th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
39 in 4th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 394th Class2020/21
- 385th Class2021/22
- 386th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
36 in 5th Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 365th Class2020/21
- 366th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +86th Class in 2021/22 (28 to 36)
- −144th Class in 2021/22 (39 to 25)
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 Chnoc na Re, 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
12.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers72.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.9
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.9 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5.5 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. 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 Chnoc na Re, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na ReThis school | – | 208 |
−15.8%
|
|
| 1 | S N Ursula0.9 km · Sligo | 0.9 km | 439 |
+8.7%
|
| 2 | Scoil Eoin Naofa1.6 km · Sligo · DEIS | 1.6 km | 289 |
+11.2%
|
| 3 | Our Lady of Mercy N S2.1 km · Sligo · DEIS | 2.1 km | 449 |
+8.7%
|
| 4 | St Brendans NS2.2 km · Sligo · DEIS | 2.2 km | 177 |
+47.5%
|
| 5 | Sligo Project School2.4 km · Sligo · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 2.4 km | 52 |
+116.7%
|
| 6 | Carbury National School2.5 km · Sligo · Church of Ireland | 2.5 km | 210 |
−10.3%
|
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
- EILIS NI SHEARRAIGH
- Phone
- 0719174019
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bothar Baile Ui Dhugain, Sligeach, F91 FH30
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- 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
- Sligo County Council
- Planning area
- Sligo
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
30 school years from 1996/97 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 208 | 96 | 112 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 211 | 93 | 118 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 215 | 102 | 113 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 225 | 106 | 119 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 38 |
| 2021/22 | 232 | 107 | 125 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | 233 | 106 | 127 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 39 | 36 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | 237 | 114 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 244 | 122 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 245 | 124 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 251 | 129 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 247 | 127 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 215 | 110 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 192 | 100 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 185 | 103 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 177 | 97 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 166 | 93 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 184 | 102 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 181 | 96 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 180 | 91 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 164 | 85 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 166 | 81 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 140 | 61 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 140 | 59 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 127 | 49 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 114 | 44 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 100 | 38 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 86 | 36 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 66 | 29 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 41 | 20 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 24 | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |