Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri
Baile Dhún na nGall · Roll number 20096E
- Inter Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 55
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −40%
- Down 36 from 91 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 30 / 25
- 55% girls
Pupils since 1999
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
55 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 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7.3 |
| Senior Infants | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7.0 |
| 1st Class | 10 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8.2 |
| 2nd Class | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8.2 |
| 3rd Class | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8.7 |
| 4th Class | 12 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8.8 |
| 5th Class | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8.0 |
| 6th Class | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
3 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 3 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 3Junior Infants2024/25
- 3Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
5 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 6 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 5Junior Infants2023/24
- 5Senior Infants2024/25
- 61st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
10 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 8 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 10Junior Infants2022/23
- 10Senior Infants2023/24
- 91st Class2024/25
- 82nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
8 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 9 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 8Junior Infants2021/22
- 8Senior Infants2022/23
- 91st Class2023/24
- 92nd Class2024/25
- 93rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
9 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 9 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 9Junior Infants2020/21
- 9Senior Infants2021/22
- 101st Class2022/23
- 102nd Class2023/24
- 93rd Class2024/25
- 94th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
7 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 5 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 7Senior Infants2020/21
- 51st Class2021/22
- 62nd Class2022/23
- 73rd Class2023/24
- 64th Class2024/25
- 55th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
10 in 1st Class (2020/21), 6 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 101st Class2020/21
- 102nd Class2021/22
- 103rd Class2022/23
- 94th Class2023/24
- 75th Class2024/25
- 66th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
6 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 6 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 62nd Class2020/21
- 63rd Class2021/22
- 64th Class2022/23
- 65th Class2023/24
- 66th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
11 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 113rd Class2020/21
- 114th Class2021/22
- 115th Class2022/23
- 116th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
12 in 4th Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 124th Class2020/21
- 115th Class2021/22
- 106th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
8 in 5th Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 85th Class2020/21
- 86th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +6Junior Infants in 2025/26 (3 to 9)
- −51st Class in 2021/22 (10 to 5)
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 gCeithre Maistri, 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
4.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 4 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 3 mainstream classes 3
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers30 hours of support teaching a week 1.2
0.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 1.5 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. 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 gCeithre Maistri, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil na gCeithre MaistriThis school | – | 55 |
−39.6%
|
|
| 1 | Glebe NS1.2 km · Donegal · Church of Ireland | 1.2 km | 121 |
+14.2%
|
| 2 | Scoil Aodh Rua&nuala1.3 km · Donegal Town | 1.3 km | 217 |
−9.6%
|
| 3 | Naomh Adhamhnain2.7 km · Laghey | 2.7 km | 123 |
+115.8%
|
| 4 | Scoil an Linbh Íosa3.0 km · Donegal Town | 3.0 km | 274 |
+18.1%
|
| 5 | St Francis NS6.2 km · Barnesmore | 6.2 km | 159 |
−7.0%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Peadar6.5 km · Mountcharles | 6.5 km | 134 |
+69.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Eoghan Ó Gráda
- Phone
- 0749721095
- [email protected]
- Address
- Páirc an tSrutháin, Baile Dhún na nGall, Co Dhún na nGall, F94 T863
School
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- 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
- Donegal County Council
- Planning area
- Donegal
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
27 school years from 1999/00 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 67 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | 71 | 33 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | 68 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| 2019/20 | 88 | 41 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 92 | 41 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 97 | 41 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 97 | 40 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 91 | 36 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 100 | 39 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 93 | 35 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 90 | 33 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 87 | 34 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 88 | 36 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 90 | 42 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 98 | 47 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 99 | 50 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 98 | 50 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 87 | 42 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 82 | 42 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 77 | 38 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 72 | 37 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 53 | 24 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 30 | 11 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 14 | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |