Gaelscoil an Raithin
Luimneach · Roll number 20181S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 389
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +37%
- Up 105 from 284 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 204 / 185
- 52% girls
Pupils since 2003
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
389 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 | 57 | 47 | 55 | 47 | 58 | 47 | 51.8 |
| Senior Infants | 50 | 58 | 47 | 56 | 46 | 57 | 52.3 |
| 1st Class | 39 | 48 | 58 | 49 | 54 | 45 | 48.8 |
| 2nd Class | 45 | 38 | 51 | 56 | 48 | 52 | 48.3 |
| 3rd Class | 45 | 44 | 37 | 50 | 53 | 48 | 46.2 |
| 4th Class | 52 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 50 | 53 | 46.7 |
| 5th Class | 25 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 47 | 42.3 |
| 6th Class | 45 | 26 | 50 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 41.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
58 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 57 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 58Junior Infants2024/25
- 57Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
47 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 45 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 47Junior Infants2023/24
- 46Senior Infants2024/25
- 451st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
55 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 52 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 55Junior Infants2022/23
- 56Senior Infants2023/24
- 541st Class2024/25
- 522nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
47 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 48 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 47Junior Infants2021/22
- 47Senior Infants2022/23
- 491st Class2023/24
- 482nd Class2024/25
- 483rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
57 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 53 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 57Junior Infants2020/21
- 58Senior Infants2021/22
- 581st Class2022/23
- 562nd Class2023/24
- 533rd Class2024/25
- 534th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
50 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 50Senior Infants2020/21
- 481st Class2021/22
- 512nd Class2022/23
- 503rd Class2023/24
- 504th Class2024/25
- 475th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
39 in 1st Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 391st Class2020/21
- 382nd Class2021/22
- 373rd Class2022/23
- 374th Class2023/24
- 405th Class2024/25
- 406th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
45 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 452nd Class2020/21
- 443rd Class2021/22
- 444th Class2022/23
- 455th Class2023/24
- 456th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
45 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 453rd Class2020/21
- 444th Class2021/22
- 455th Class2022/23
- 446th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
52 in 4th Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 524th Class2020/21
- 525th Class2021/22
- 506th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
25 in 5th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 255th Class2020/21
- 266th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +275th Class in 2021/22 (25 to 52)
- −196th Class in 2021/22 (45 to 26)
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 an Raithin, 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
22.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers130 hours of support teaching a week 5.2
4.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.1 special education teachers and 4.5 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 an Raithin, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil an RaithinThis school | – | 389 |
+37.0%
|
|
| 1 | Limerick City East Educate Together NS0.5 km · Mungret · Multi-denominational | 0.5 km | 373 |
+52.9%
|
| 2 | Scoil Neassain1.1 km · Mungret | 1.1 km | 668 |
−7.9%
|
| 3 | Scoil Phoil Naofa2.2 km · Dooradoyle | 2.2 km | 573 |
−13.4%
|
| 4 | S N Naomh Iosef3.3 km · Clarina | 3.3 km | 290 |
+6.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mathair de3.6 km · Limerick City | 3.6 km | 362 |
+24.4%
|
| 6 | Our Lady of Lourdes N S3.8 km · Limerick · DEIS | 3.8 km | 161 |
+11.8%
|
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
- Michele Ní Fhátharta
- Phone
- 061308882
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Drom Dearg, Mungairit, Luimneach, V94 1X59
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- 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
- Limerick City Council
- Planning area
- Limerick City
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
23 school years from 2003/04 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 389 | 204 | 185 | 47 | 57 | 45 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 47 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 394 | 199 | 195 | 58 | 46 | 54 | 48 | 53 | 50 | 40 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 384 | 192 | 192 | 47 | 56 | 49 | 56 | 50 | 37 | 45 | 44 |
| 2022/23 | 387 | 190 | 197 | 55 | 47 | 58 | 51 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 50 |
| 2021/22 | 357 | 173 | 184 | 47 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | 358 | 190 | 168 | 57 | 50 | 39 | 45 | 45 | 52 | 25 | 45 |
| 2019/20 | 333 | 182 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 327 | 175 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 320 | 169 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 299 | 155 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 284 | 154 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 262 | 147 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 265 | 146 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 246 | 128 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 250 | 127 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 231 | 120 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 198 | 105 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 167 | 93 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 135 | 75 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 107 | 57 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 82 | 42 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 50 | 29 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 21 | 13 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |