Scoil Chróine
An Clochán Liath · Roll number 20421M
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Gaeltacht
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 265
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 9 from 274 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 126 / 139
- 48% 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
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 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 29.5 |
| Senior Infants | 33 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 30.7 |
| 1st Class | 28 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 31.2 |
| 2nd Class | 32 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 37 | 29 | 33.5 |
| 3rd Class | 24 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 32.3 |
| 4th Class | 32 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 32.8 |
| 5th Class | 39 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 44 | 34.8 |
| 6th Class | 47 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 35.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
25 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 26 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 25Junior Infants2024/25
- 26Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st 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
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 291st Class2024/25
- 292nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
32 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 33 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 32Junior Infants2021/22
- 35Senior Infants2022/23
- 351st Class2023/24
- 372nd Class2024/25
- 333rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 35 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 32Junior Infants2020/21
- 33Senior Infants2021/22
- 311st Class2022/23
- 312nd Class2023/24
- 323rd Class2024/25
- 354th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
33 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 5th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 33Senior Infants2020/21
- 341st Class2021/22
- 422nd Class2022/23
- 423rd Class2023/24
- 394th Class2024/25
- 445th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
28 in 1st Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 281st Class2020/21
- 302nd Class2021/22
- 313rd Class2022/23
- 314th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 356th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
32 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 322nd Class2020/21
- 323rd Class2021/22
- 334th Class2022/23
- 325th Class2023/24
- 316th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
24 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils more.
- 243rd Class2020/21
- 274th Class2021/22
- 305th Class2022/23
- 306th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
32 in 4th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 324th Class2020/21
- 335th Class2021/22
- 336th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
39 in 5th Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 395th Class2020/21
- 396th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +135th Class in 2025/26 (31 to 44)
- −112nd Class in 2023/24 (42 to 31)
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 Scoil Chróine, 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
19.6teaching 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 teachers115 hours of support teaching a week 4.6
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes and a severe or profound general learning disability class 3
15 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 15 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.6 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 15 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. 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 Chróine, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil ChróineThis school | – | 265 |
−3.3%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Roisin4.3 km · An Clochán Liath · Some subjects through Irish · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 4.3 km | 51 |
−16.4%
|
| 2 | S N na hAcrai5.6 km · Burtonport · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 5.6 km | 70 |
−23.1%
|
| 3 | Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai6.7 km · Leitir Ceanainn · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 6.7 km | 14 |
−61.1%
|
| 4 | S N Loch an Iubhair7.3 km · Leitir Ceanainn · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 7.3 km | 25 |
−43.2%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire8.0 km · Letterkenny · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 8.0 km | 42 |
−4.5%
|
| 6 | S N Dhubhthaigh8.7 km · Leitir Ceanainn · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 8.7 km | 91 |
0.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Micheál Ó Fearraigh
- Phone
- 0749521316
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Clochán Liath, Co. Dhún na nGall, F94 YV26
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Raphoe
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Donegal County Council
- Planning area
- Dungloe
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 | 265 | 126 | 139 | 33 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 44 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 266 | 123 | 143 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 39 | 31 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | 268 | 132 | 136 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 276 | 134 | 142 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | 271 | 129 | 142 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 39 |
| 2020/21 | 280 | 130 | 150 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 47 |
| 2019/20 | 278 | 126 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 263 | 125 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 269 | 126 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 271 | 122 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 274 | 126 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 275 | 126 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 273 | 126 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 269 | 116 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |