Gaelscoil Eirne
Béal Átha Seannaigh · Roll number 20167B
- Inter Denominational ethos
- DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 29
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −62%
- Down 47 from 76 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 18 / 11
- 62% girls
Pupils since 2002
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
29 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 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | 3.4 |
| Senior Infants | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 1st Class | 10 | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 2nd Class | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 3rd Class | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 4th Class | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | – | 4 | 5.8 |
| 5th Class | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 6th Class | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
1 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 2 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 1Junior Infants2023/24
- 1Senior Infants2024/25
- 21st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
6 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 5 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 6Junior Infants2022/23
- 5Senior Infants2023/24
- 51st Class2024/25
- 52nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
4 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 4 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 4Junior Infants2021/22
- 4Senior Infants2022/23
- 41st Class2023/24
- 42nd Class2024/25
- 43rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
4 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 4 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 4Junior Infants2020/21
- 4Senior Infants2021/22
- 41st Class2022/23
- 42nd Class2023/24
- 43rd Class2024/25
- 44th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
0 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 0 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 02nd Class2022/23
- 23rd Class2023/24
- 05th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
10 in 1st Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 101st Class2020/21
- 102nd Class2021/22
- 103rd Class2022/23
- 124th Class2023/24
- 105th Class2024/25
- 106th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
4 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 4 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 42nd Class2020/21
- 43rd Class2021/22
- 44th Class2022/23
- 45th Class2023/24
- 46th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
6 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 6 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 63rd Class2020/21
- 64th Class2021/22
- 65th Class2022/23
- 66th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
3 in 4th Class (2020/21), 2 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 34th Class2020/21
- 25th Class2021/22
- 26th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
9 in 5th Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 95th Class2020/21
- 96th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +84th Class in 2023/24 (4 to 12)
- −102nd Class in 2022/23 (10 to 0)
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 Eirne, 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
3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 3 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 2 mainstream classes 2
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers25 hours of support teaching a week 1
2.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1 special education teacher and 2.5 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 Eirne, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil EirneThis school | – | 29 |
−61.8%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Naomh Chaitriona0.4 km · Ballyshannon · DEIS | 0.4 km | 77 |
+24.2%
|
| 2 | Holy Family National School0.6 km · Ballyshannon · DEIS | 0.6 km | 193 |
+45.1%
|
| 3 | Kilbarron N S0.8 km · Ballyshannon · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 0.8 km | 44 |
+57.1%
|
| 4 | SN an BR M O Cleirigh3.0 km · Ballyshannon | 3.0 km | 211 |
+1.4%
|
| 5 | Rockfield N S5.1 km · Ballyshannon · DEIS | 5.1 km | 49 |
+14.0%
|
| 6 | St Macartans Central6.7 km · Bundoran · DEIS | 6.7 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
- Laura McShea
- Phone
- 0719822780
- [email protected]
- Address
- Fearainn an Bhaile, Béal Átha Seannaigh, Co. Dhún na nGall, F94 KP62
School
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- 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
- 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
24 school years from 2002/03 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 28 | 17 | 11 | – | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | – | 10 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | – | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 4 | – | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | 48 | 28 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 61 | 39 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 66 | 37 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 73 | 42 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 76 | 40 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 79 | 43 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 75 | 38 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 75 | 38 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 73 | 37 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 71 | 35 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 66 | 37 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 52 | 29 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 53 | 28 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 52 | 26 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 42 | 18 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 36 | 16 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 23 | 11 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 12 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |