Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg
Dún Búinne · Roll number 20082Q
- Inter Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 360
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +41%
- Up 104 from 256 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 182 / 178
- 51% girls
Pupils since 1998
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
360 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 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 56 | 46.3 |
| Senior Infants | 46 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 44.2 |
| 1st Class | 58 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 45.8 |
| 2nd Class | 52 | 57 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 46.8 |
| 3rd Class | 45 | 51 | 56 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 46.7 |
| 4th Class | 35 | 45 | 47 | 53 | 43 | 42 | 44.2 |
| 5th Class | 30 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 52 | 44 | 41.7 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 43 | 52 | 39.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
43 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 41 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 43Junior Infants2024/25
- 41Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
39 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 39 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 39Junior Infants2023/24
- 40Senior Infants2024/25
- 391st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
43 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 44 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 43Junior Infants2022/23
- 44Senior Infants2023/24
- 441st Class2024/25
- 442nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
48 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 42 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 48Junior Infants2021/22
- 45Senior Infants2022/23
- 441st Class2023/24
- 422nd Class2024/25
- 423rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 42 in 4th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 49Junior Infants2020/21
- 49Senior Infants2021/22
- 451st Class2022/23
- 422nd Class2023/24
- 423rd Class2024/25
- 424th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
46 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 46Senior Infants2020/21
- 451st Class2021/22
- 442nd Class2022/23
- 443rd Class2023/24
- 434th Class2024/25
- 445th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
58 in 1st Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 581st Class2020/21
- 572nd Class2021/22
- 563rd Class2022/23
- 534th Class2023/24
- 525th Class2024/25
- 526th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
52 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2024/25): 9 pupils fewer.
- 522nd Class2020/21
- 513rd Class2021/22
- 474th Class2022/23
- 445th Class2023/24
- 436th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
45 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 453rd Class2020/21
- 454th Class2021/22
- 455th Class2022/23
- 456th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
35 in 4th Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 354th Class2020/21
- 355th Class2021/22
- 356th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
30 in 5th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 305th Class2020/21
- 306th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +13Junior Infants in 2025/26 (43 to 56)
- −131st Class in 2021/22 (58 to 45)
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 Thulach na nÓg, 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
24.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers115 hours of support teaching a week 4.6
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
11.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.6 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 11.83 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 Thulach na nÓg, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓgThis school | – | 360 |
+40.6%
|
|
| 1 | St Peters National School0.1 km · Meath · Church of Ireland | 0.1 km | 97 |
0.0%
|
| 2 | Dunboyne Senior N S0.5 km · Dunboyne | 0.5 km | 470 |
−13.6%
|
| 3 | Dunboyne Junior N S0.6 km · Dunboyne | 0.6 km | 397 |
−28.6%
|
| 4 | Scoil Ghrainne Community National School3.1 km · Dublin 15 · Multi-denominational | 3.1 km | 585 |
−13.2%
|
| 5 | Castaheany Educate Together NS3.2 km · Dublin 15 · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 3.2 km | 362 |
−15.4%
|
| 6 | Hansfield Educate Together National School3.2 km · Dublin 15 · Multi-denominational | 3.2 km | 575 |
+114.6%
|
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
- John Hand
- Phone
- 018252858
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Rúisc, Dún Búinne, Co. na Mí, A86 EP04
School
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- 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
- Meath County Council
- Planning area
- Dunboyne
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
28 school years from 1998/99 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 360 | 182 | 178 | 56 | 41 | 39 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 359 | 181 | 178 | 43 | 40 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 52 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 366 | 180 | 186 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 53 | 44 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 371 | 191 | 180 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 56 | 47 | 45 | 35 |
| 2021/22 | 371 | 184 | 187 | 48 | 49 | 45 | 57 | 51 | 45 | 35 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 355 | 182 | 173 | 49 | 46 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 336 | 170 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 311 | 155 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 292 | 144 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 263 | 131 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 256 | 130 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 238 | 120 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 234 | 120 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 223 | 115 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 213 | 110 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 198 | 100 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 195 | 101 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 167 | 93 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 153 | 85 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 131 | 70 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 97 | 52 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 83 | 41 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 88 | 46 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 85 | 43 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 112 | 67 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 87 | 52 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 62 | 37 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 35 | 21 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |