Holy Family National School
Ballyshannon · Roll number 20150H
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 193
- +10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +45%
- Up 60 from 133 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 87 / 106
- 45% girls
Pupils since 2001
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
193 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 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 21.8 |
| Senior Infants | 20 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22.5 |
| 1st Class | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 23.3 |
| 2nd Class | 13 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21.2 |
| 3rd Class | 24 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 22.3 |
| 4th Class | 10 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 19.2 |
| 5th Class | 17 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 18.2 |
| 6th Class | 22 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 18.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 22 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 22Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
26 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 28 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 281st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
21 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 23 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2022/23
- 22Senior Infants2023/24
- 221st Class2024/25
- 232nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
26 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 29 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2021/22
- 25Senior Infants2022/23
- 261st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 293rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 221st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 264th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
20 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 20Senior Infants2020/21
- 201st Class2021/22
- 202nd Class2022/23
- 213rd Class2023/24
- 214th Class2024/25
- 225th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
22 in 1st Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 221st Class2020/21
- 232nd Class2021/22
- 233rd Class2022/23
- 214th Class2023/24
- 235th Class2024/25
- 256th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
13 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 132nd Class2020/21
- 143rd Class2021/22
- 134th Class2022/23
- 135th Class2023/24
- 136th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
24 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 243rd Class2020/21
- 244th Class2021/22
- 255th Class2022/23
- 256th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
10 in 4th Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 104th Class2020/21
- 95th Class2021/22
- 96th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
17 in 5th Class (2020/21), 18 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 175th Class2020/21
- 186th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +165th Class in 2022/23 (9 to 25)
- −125th Class in 2023/24 (25 to 13)
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 Holy Family National School, 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
12.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers65 hours of support teaching a week 2.6
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
7.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.5 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 Holy Family National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family National SchoolThis school | – | 193 |
+45.1%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Naomh Chaitriona0.4 km · Ballyshannon · DEIS | 0.4 km | 77 |
+24.2%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Eirne0.6 km · Béal Átha Seannaigh · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational · DEIS | 0.6 km | 29 |
−61.8%
|
| 3 | Kilbarron N S0.7 km · Ballyshannon · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 0.7 km | 44 |
+57.1%
|
| 4 | SN an BR M O Cleirigh3.3 km · Ballyshannon | 3.3 km | 211 |
+1.4%
|
| 5 | Rockfield N S5.0 km · Ballyshannon · DEIS | 5.0 km | 49 |
+14.0%
|
| 6 | St Macartans Central6.4 km · Bundoran · DEIS | 6.4 km | 276 |
+11.7%
|
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
- Sarah-Jane Lewis
- Phone
- 0719851689
- [email protected]
- Address
- East Rock, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, F94 F259
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Clogher
- 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
- Donegal County Council
- Planning area
- Ballyshannon–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
25 school years from 2001/02 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 193 | 87 | 106 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 183 | 85 | 98 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 189 | 89 | 100 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | 170 | 76 | 94 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | 163 | 71 | 92 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 18 |
| 2020/21 | 149 | 71 | 78 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 143 | 70 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 135 | 71 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 127 | 67 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 130 | 72 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 133 | 77 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 139 | 76 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 144 | 76 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 139 | 77 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 137 | 75 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 135 | 72 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 145 | 79 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 144 | 70 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 140 | 62 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 153 | 68 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 152 | 67 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 152 | 64 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 160 | 64 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 162 | 63 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 159 | 50 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |