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8 schools in Co. Donegal · 2025/26

pupils
4,237
junior infants
476
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 0 gained one · 1 lost one since 2024/25
165 +33 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 8 schools with figures for both years had 3,676 pupils in 2015/16 and have 4,237 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+15.3%
Over 10 years

2 grew · 6 steady · 0 fell

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DEIS and islands
  1. Scoil Iosagain Buncrana
    778 +5.0%
  2. Scoil Choilmcille LetterkennyDEIS
    658 +85.4%
  3. Scoil Naomh Fiachra Letterkenny
    519 +0.8%
  4. Scoil Mhuire B & C StranorlarDEIS
    489 +8.2%
  5. S N Muire gan Smal Letterkenny
    480 +8.1%
  6. S N Talamh na Coille Letterkenny
    467 −3.1%
  7. St Patricks N S Letterkenny
    426 −7.2%
  8. Letterkenny Educate Together NS LetterkennyMulti-denominationalDEIS
    420 +84.2%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Scoil Iosagain Buncrana, Co. Donegal · Roll 19967D 778
+5.0%
24.7 29 83
Scoil Choilmcille Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 18625Q DEIS 658
+85.4%
27.0 24 80
Scoil Naomh Fiachra Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 12077E 519
+0.8%
25.9 20 50
Scoil Mhuire B & C Stranorlar, Co. Donegal · Roll 19927O DEIS 489
+8.2%
24.0 20 54
S N Muire gan Smal Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 18052S 480
+8.1%
24.9 19 60
S N Talamh na Coille Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 17728V 467
−3.1%
22.6 19 60
St Patricks N S Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 16672P 426
−7.2%
24.4 −117 47
Letterkenny Educate Together NS Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 20235P Multi-denominationalDEIS 420
+84.2%
23.6 17 42
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.