Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona
Oughterard · Roll number 20199O
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 265
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +25%
- Up 53 from 212 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 124 / 141
- 47% girls
Pupils since 2008
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
265 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 | 34 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31.5 |
| Senior Infants | 31 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 29.7 |
| 1st Class | 36 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 38 | 28 | 31.3 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 38 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 39 | 32.3 |
| 3rd Class | 31 | 26 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 31.7 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 32 | 27 | 48 | 30 | 27 | 32.2 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 43 | 33 | 32.5 |
| 6th Class | 24 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 48 | 32.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
30 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 28 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2024/25
- 28Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
32 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 28 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 281st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
42 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 39 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 42Junior Infants2022/23
- 40Senior Infants2023/24
- 381st Class2024/25
- 392nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
34 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 32 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 34Junior Infants2021/22
- 29Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 323rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 241st Class2022/23
- 262nd Class2023/24
- 243rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
31 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 33 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 31Senior Infants2020/21
- 331st Class2021/22
- 342nd Class2022/23
- 333rd Class2023/24
- 304th Class2024/25
- 335th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
36 in 1st Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 361st Class2020/21
- 382nd Class2021/22
- 443rd Class2022/23
- 484th Class2023/24
- 435th Class2024/25
- 486th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
26 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 262nd Class2020/21
- 263rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 275th Class2023/24
- 276th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
31 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 313rd Class2020/21
- 324th Class2021/22
- 335th Class2022/23
- 336th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils more.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 305th Class2021/22
- 346th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 316th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +214th Class in 2023/24 (27 to 48)
- −184th Class in 2024/25 (48 to 30)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2008/09 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, 2008/09 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona, 2008/09 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
19.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers145 hours of support teaching a week 5.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 9.16 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2008/09
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. 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 Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Chuimín & CaitríonaThis school | – | 265 |
+25.0%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Mhuire6.4 km · Sraith Salach | 6.4 km | 16 |
−44.8%
|
| 2 | Ainbhthin Naofa6.8 km · Rosscahill | 6.8 km | 261 |
+10.1%
|
| 3 | S N Caladh na Muc10.0 km · Rosscahill · DEIS | 10.0 km | 18 |
−69.0%
|
| 4 | S N Baile Nua11.0 km · Maigh Cuilinn · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 11.0 km | 62 |
−31.9%
|
| 5 | S N Naomh Fhursa11.2 km · Headford | 11.2 km | 100 |
−35.5%
|
| 6 | SN Naomh Proinnsias11.5 km · Headford | 11.5 km | 32 |
−52.9%
|
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
- Micheál Ó Domhnaill
- Phone
- 091552074
- [email protected]
- Address
- Carrowmanagh, Oughterard, Co. Galway, H91 PN35
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- 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
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Oughterard
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
18 school years from 2008/09 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 265 | 124 | 141 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 263 | 127 | 136 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 43 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 268 | 132 | 136 | 32 | 40 | 29 | 26 | 33 | 48 | 27 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | 267 | 134 | 133 | 42 | 29 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 27 | 33 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | 251 | 124 | 127 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 38 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | 232 | 112 | 120 | 21 | 31 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 24 |
| 2019/20 | 238 | 119 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 230 | 120 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 225 | 122 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 225 | 122 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 212 | 110 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 207 | 112 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 196 | 105 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 206 | 107 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 207 | 105 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 206 | 104 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 207 | 100 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 223 | 105 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |