Gaelscoil na nDeise
Port Láirge · Roll number 20050D
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 225
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 7 from 232 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 97 / 128
- 43% 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
225 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 | 38 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 35 | 28.8 |
| Senior Infants | 32 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 28.8 |
| 1st Class | 27 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28.3 |
| 2nd Class | 33 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 29.3 |
| 3rd Class | 20 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 25 | 28.3 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 18 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 28.0 |
| 5th Class | 28 | 26 | 17 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 26.3 |
| 6th Class | 35 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 32 | 26 | 27.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
22 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 24 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2024/25
- 24Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
27 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 25 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2023/24
- 27Senior Infants2024/25
- 251st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
24 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 25 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 24Junior Infants2022/23
- 27Senior Infants2023/24
- 251st Class2024/25
- 252nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
27 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 25 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2021/22
- 26Senior Infants2022/23
- 261st Class2023/24
- 262nd Class2024/25
- 253rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
38 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 36 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 38Junior Infants2020/21
- 37Senior Infants2021/22
- 381st Class2022/23
- 372nd Class2023/24
- 373rd Class2024/25
- 364th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 32Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 292nd Class2022/23
- 293rd Class2023/24
- 294th Class2024/25
- 295th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
27 in 1st Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 271st Class2020/21
- 262nd Class2021/22
- 273rd Class2022/23
- 264th Class2023/24
- 265th Class2024/25
- 266th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
33 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 332nd Class2020/21
- 323rd Class2021/22
- 324th Class2022/23
- 325th Class2023/24
- 326th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
20 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 203rd Class2020/21
- 184th Class2021/22
- 175th Class2022/23
- 176th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
27 in 4th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 274th Class2020/21
- 265th Class2021/22
- 266th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
28 in 5th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 285th Class2020/21
- 286th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +155th Class in 2023/24 (17 to 32)
- −121st Class in 2023/24 (38 to 26)
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 na nDeise, 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
17.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 10 mainstream classes 10
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers110 hours of support teaching a week 4.4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
7.48 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7.65 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 na nDeise, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil na nDeiseThis school | – | 225 |
−3.0%
|
|
| 1 | Waterford Educate Together NS0.1 km · Carrickphierish Road · Multi-denominational | 0.1 km | 386 |
+70.0%
|
| 2 | St Pauls B N S1.6 km · Waterford · DEIS | 1.6 km | 267 |
+20.8%
|
| 3 | Presentation Primary School1.6 km · Waterford · DEIS | 1.6 km | 446 |
+8.5%
|
| 4 | An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School1.6 km · Waterford · Girls · DEIS | 1.6 km | 234 |
−22.5%
|
| 5 | Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.S.1.6 km · Waterford · Girls · DEIS | 1.6 km | 292 |
−3.9%
|
| 6 | Mount Sion CBS N S2.1 km · Waterford · Boys · DEIS | 2.1 km | 360 |
+22.0%
|
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
- Marc de Grás
- Phone
- 051352682
- [email protected]
- Address
- Campas Charraig Phiarais, Bóthar Charraig Phiarais, Port Láirge, X91 KP2H
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
- 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
- Waterford City Council
- Planning area
- Waterford
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 | 225 | 97 | 128 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 29 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 224 | 99 | 125 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 221 | 99 | 122 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | 219 | 106 | 113 | 24 | 26 | 38 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 17 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | 223 | 107 | 116 | 27 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 26 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | 240 | 115 | 125 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 35 |
| 2019/20 | 237 | 114 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 235 | 116 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 245 | 124 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 227 | 118 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 232 | 116 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 230 | 114 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 232 | 113 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 213 | 102 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 203 | 100 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 204 | 99 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 197 | 91 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 194 | 88 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 180 | 81 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 174 | 80 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 166 | 76 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 164 | 74 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 171 | 81 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 171 | 81 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 145 | 71 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 130 | 63 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 105 | 50 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 82 | 43 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 47 | 18 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 27 | 13 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |