Gaelscoil Ui Earcain
Baile Átha Cliath 11 · Roll number 20220C
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 248
- −21 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −15%
- Down 44 from 292 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 120 / 128
- 48% girls
Pupils since 2005
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
248 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 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 41 | 24 | 27 | 31.7 |
| Senior Infants | 43 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 41 | 24 | 33.3 |
| 1st Class | 41 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 36.2 |
| 2nd Class | 45 | 36 | 40 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 35.3 |
| 3rd Class | 43 | 43 | 35 | 38 | 27 | 25 | 35.2 |
| 4th Class | 44 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 36 | 27 | 36.5 |
| 5th Class | 45 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 38.2 |
| 6th Class | 40 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 39.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
24 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 24 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 24Junior Infants2024/25
- 24Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
41 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 44 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2023/24
- 41Senior Infants2024/25
- 441st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
39 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 37 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 39Junior Infants2022/23
- 37Senior Infants2023/24
- 371st Class2024/25
- 372nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 25 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 27Senior Infants2022/23
- 261st Class2023/24
- 262nd Class2024/25
- 253rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2020/21
- 28Senior Infants2021/22
- 281st Class2022/23
- 282nd Class2023/24
- 273rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
43 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 35 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils fewer.
- 43Senior Infants2020/21
- 411st Class2021/22
- 402nd Class2022/23
- 383rd Class2023/24
- 364th Class2024/25
- 355th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
41 in 1st Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2025/26): 12 pupils fewer.
- 411st Class2020/21
- 362nd Class2021/22
- 353rd Class2022/23
- 324th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 296th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
45 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils fewer.
- 452nd Class2020/21
- 433rd Class2021/22
- 404th Class2022/23
- 385th Class2023/24
- 386th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
43 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 433rd Class2020/21
- 404th Class2021/22
- 405th Class2022/23
- 406th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
44 in 4th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 444th Class2020/21
- 435th Class2021/22
- 426th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
45 in 5th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 455th Class2020/21
- 456th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +111st Class in 2024/25 (26 to 37)
- −17Junior Infants in 2024/25 (41 to 24)
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 Ui Earcain, 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
22teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers125 hours of support teaching a week 5
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.83 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 Ui Earcain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Ui EarcainThis school | – | 248 |
−15.1%
|
|
| 1 | Mother of Divine Grace0.2 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 0.2 km | 480 |
−2.8%
|
| 2 | St Canices B N S0.2 km · Dublin 11 · Boys · DEIS | 0.2 km | 355 |
−17.8%
|
| 3 | St Canices G N S0.5 km · Dublin 11 · Girls · DEIS | 0.5 km | 473 |
+4.2%
|
| 4 | St Malachys NS0.9 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 0.9 km | 131 |
−5.1%
|
| 5 | St Oliver Plunkett N S0.9 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 0.9 km | 110 |
−30.8%
|
| 6 | Finglas Parochial National School0.9 km · Dublin 11 · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 0.9 km | 94 |
+44.6%
|
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
- Leah Ní Mhaoláin
- Phone
- 018643544
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Ghlas an Éin, Fionnghlas, Baile Átha Cliath 11, D11 VP44
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- FinglasEast–BallymunD11
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
21 school years from 2005/06 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 248 | 120 | 128 | 27 | 24 | 44 | 37 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 269 | 122 | 147 | 24 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 292 | 131 | 161 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 40 |
| 2022/23 | 291 | 131 | 160 | 39 | 27 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 306 | 138 | 168 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 36 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 45 |
| 2020/21 | 330 | 149 | 181 | 29 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 40 |
| 2019/20 | 344 | 158 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 340 | 156 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 326 | 144 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 320 | 147 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 292 | 131 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 265 | 129 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 235 | 116 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 228 | 117 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 188 | 99 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 143 | 75 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 111 | 62 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 84 | 49 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 57 | 34 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 37 | 19 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 22 | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |