Mother of Divine Grace
Dublin 11 · Roll number 20059V
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 480
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 14 from 494 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 235 / 245
- 49% girls
Pupils since 1997
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
480 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 | 65 | 53 | 62 | 74 | 54 | 55 | 60.5 |
| Senior Infants | 64 | 61 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 57 | 63.3 |
| 1st Class | 62 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 63 | 72 | 63.3 |
| 2nd Class | 60 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 60.7 |
| 3rd Class | 61 | 55 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59.2 |
| 4th Class | 63 | 63 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 60.2 |
| 5th Class | 59 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 59.2 |
| 6th Class | 59 | 56 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 59.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
54 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 57 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 54Junior Infants2024/25
- 57Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
74 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 72 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 74Junior Infants2023/24
- 75Senior Infants2024/25
- 721st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
62 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 62 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 62Junior Infants2022/23
- 66Senior Infants2023/24
- 631st Class2024/25
- 622nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
53 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 60 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 53Junior Infants2021/22
- 57Senior Infants2022/23
- 581st Class2023/24
- 602nd Class2024/25
- 603rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
65 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils fewer.
- 65Junior Infants2020/21
- 61Senior Infants2021/22
- 601st Class2022/23
- 612nd Class2023/24
- 603rd Class2024/25
- 564th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
64 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 57 in 5th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 64Senior Infants2020/21
- 651st Class2021/22
- 602nd Class2022/23
- 603rd Class2023/24
- 604th Class2024/25
- 575th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
62 in 1st Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 621st Class2020/21
- 612nd Class2021/22
- 593rd Class2022/23
- 624th Class2023/24
- 605th Class2024/25
- 616th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
60 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 602nd Class2020/21
- 553rd Class2021/22
- 574th Class2022/23
- 575th Class2023/24
- 586th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
61 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 613rd Class2020/21
- 634th Class2021/22
- 595th Class2022/23
- 596th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
63 in 4th Class (2020/21), 64 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 634th Class2020/21
- 635th Class2021/22
- 646th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
59 in 5th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 595th Class2020/21
- 566th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +12Junior Infants in 2023/24 (62 to 74)
- −20Junior Infants in 2024/25 (74 to 54)
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 Mother of Divine Grace, 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
33.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 34 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 20 mainstream classes 20
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers262.5 hours of support teaching a week 10.5
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
11.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 10.5 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 14.49 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 Mother of Divine Grace, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother of Divine GraceThis school | – | 480 |
−2.8%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Ui Earcain0.2 km · Baile Átha Cliath 11 · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 0.2 km | 248 |
−15.1%
|
| 2 | St Canices B N S0.4 km · Dublin 11 · Boys · DEIS | 0.4 km | 355 |
−17.8%
|
| 3 | St Canices G N S0.7 km · Dublin 11 · Girls · DEIS | 0.7 km | 473 |
+4.2%
|
| 4 | Scoil na Croi Naofa0.9 km · Dublin 11 · Boys | 0.9 km | 404 |
−12.9%
|
| 5 | St Malachys NS0.9 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 0.9 km | 131 |
−5.1%
|
| 6 | St Oliver Plunkett N S1.0 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 1.0 km | 110 |
−30.8%
|
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
- Eoin Dolan
- Phone
- 018344000
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ferndale Avenue, Ballygall, Dublin 11, D11 VW68
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- FinglasEast–BallymunD11
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
29 school years from 1997/98 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 480 | 235 | 245 | 55 | 57 | 72 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 490 | 246 | 244 | 54 | 75 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 497 | 247 | 250 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 59 |
| 2022/23 | 478 | 235 | 243 | 62 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 64 |
| 2021/22 | 477 | 239 | 238 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 63 | 63 | 56 |
| 2020/21 | 493 | 241 | 252 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 59 |
| 2019/20 | 491 | 245 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 487 | 249 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 478 | 239 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 487 | 239 | 248 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 494 | 245 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 473 | 240 | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 450 | 222 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 442 | 229 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 439 | 214 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 411 | 199 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 404 | 213 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 403 | 229 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 345 | 197 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 312 | 185 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 308 | 199 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 275 | 189 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 250 | 186 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 238 | 192 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 256 | 201 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 252 | 198 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 273 | 220 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 302 | 235 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 319 | 239 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |