Gaelscoil an Chuilinn
Baile Átha Cliath 15 · Roll number 20394M
- Inter Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 282
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +110%
- Up 148 from 134 in 2015/16. Opened in 2012/13, so it was still adding classes
- Girls and boys
- 143 / 139
- 51% girls
Pupils since 2012
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
282 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 | 41 | 28 | 30 | 47 | 33 | 34 | 35.5 |
| Senior Infants | 43 | 39 | 26 | 30 | 45 | 32 | 35.8 |
| 1st Class | 49 | 42 | 38 | 26 | 30 | 46 | 38.5 |
| 2nd Class | 36 | 48 | 42 | 38 | 25 | 29 | 36.3 |
| 3rd Class | 43 | 35 | 46 | 39 | 37 | 24 | 37.3 |
| 4th Class | 42 | 40 | 32 | 43 | 37 | 36 | 38.3 |
| 5th Class | 31 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 43 | 38 | 37.7 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 30 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 43 | 35.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
33 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 32 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 33Junior Infants2024/25
- 32Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
47 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 46 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 47Junior Infants2023/24
- 45Senior Infants2024/25
- 461st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 29 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 30Senior Infants2023/24
- 301st Class2024/25
- 292nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 24 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 26Senior Infants2022/23
- 261st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 243rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
41 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 36 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 41Junior Infants2020/21
- 39Senior Infants2021/22
- 381st Class2022/23
- 382nd Class2023/24
- 373rd Class2024/25
- 364th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
43 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 38 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 43Senior Infants2020/21
- 421st Class2021/22
- 422nd Class2022/23
- 393rd Class2023/24
- 374th Class2024/25
- 385th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
49 in 1st Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 491st Class2020/21
- 482nd Class2021/22
- 463rd Class2022/23
- 434th Class2023/24
- 435th Class2024/25
- 436th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
36 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils fewer.
- 362nd Class2020/21
- 353rd Class2021/22
- 324th Class2022/23
- 325th Class2023/24
- 316th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
43 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils fewer.
- 433rd Class2020/21
- 404th Class2021/22
- 415th Class2022/23
- 396th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
42 in 4th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils fewer.
- 424th Class2020/21
- 415th Class2021/22
- 386th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
31 in 5th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 315th Class2020/21
- 306th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +17Junior Infants in 2023/24 (30 to 47)
- −14Junior Infants in 2024/25 (47 to 33)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2012/13 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, 2012/13 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Gaelscoil an Chuilinn, 2012/13 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
18.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 19 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers122.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.9
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
5.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 5 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 6.66 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2012/13
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 Chuilinn, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil an ChuilinnThis school | – | 282 |
+110.4%
|
|
| 1 | Powerstown Educate Together National School0.1 km · Dublin 15 · Multi-denominational | 0.1 km | 348 |
+120.3%
|
| 2 | Ladyswell N S0.9 km · Dublin 15 · DEIS | 0.9 km | 447 |
−16.6%
|
| 3 | Scoil Naomh Lucais1.1 km · Dublin 15 | 1.1 km | 602 |
+11.3%
|
| 4 | Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School1.1 km · Dublin 15 · Multi-denominational | 1.1 km | 511 |
−13.4%
|
| 5 | Sacred Heart N S1.9 km · Dublin 15 | 1.9 km | 632 |
−25.3%
|
| 6 | St. Patrick's Junior NS1.9 km · Dublin 15 · DEIS | 1.9 km | 162 |
−30.5%
|
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
- Fergus Ó Conghaile
- Phone
- 018262022
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Bhaile an Phaoraigh, Baile an Tirialaigh, Baile Átha Cliath 15, D15 WR86
School
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- 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
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Mulhuddart–Tyrrelstown–D15
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
14 school years from 2012/13 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 282 | 143 | 139 | 34 | 32 | 46 | 29 | 24 | 36 | 38 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 281 | 145 | 136 | 33 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | 294 | 147 | 147 | 47 | 30 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 32 | 39 |
| 2022/23 | 293 | 145 | 148 | 30 | 26 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 32 | 41 | 38 |
| 2021/22 | 303 | 144 | 159 | 28 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 314 | 154 | 160 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 36 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 292 | 149 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 263 | 140 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 217 | 110 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 177 | 84 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 134 | 66 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 87 | 40 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 52 | 28 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |