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705 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
202,613
junior infants
22,958
in 58 all-Irish schools
17,556 8.7%
class teachers · 88 gained one · 140 lost one since 2024/25
8,815 +775 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 661 schools with figures for both years had 196,575 pupils in 2015/16 and have 187,505 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−4.6%
Over 10 years

151 grew · 275 steady · 235 fell · 44 newer

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  1. St Catherines Infant School Dublin 7DEIS
    139 −35.3%
  2. St Brigids Infant N S Dublin 11DEIS
    140 −37.2%
  3. Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Junior Dublin 24DEIS
    141 −23.4%
  4. Central Infs School Dublin 1DEIS
    149 −15.3%
  5. S N na Maighdine Muire B Dublin 9BoysDEIS
    151 +12.7%
  6. St Patricks B N S CorkBoysDEIS
    152 −27.3%
  7. Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors Dublin 1BoysDEIS
    155 +6.2%
  8. Darndale NS Junior Dublin 17DEIS
    159 −24.6%
  9. Scoil Aenghusa Jun NS Dublin 24DEIS
    159 −37.6%
  10. St Laurence O'Toole's National School Dublin 1DEIS
    159 From 2018/19
  11. St. Patrick's Junior NS Dublin 15DEIS
    162 −30.5%
  12. S N Iosef Naofa TemplemoreDEIS
    163 +11.6%
  13. Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna Baile Átha Cliath 9GaelscoilDEIS
    164 −9.4%
  14. Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch Baile Átha Cliath 11GaelscoilDEIS
    165 −21.4%
  15. St Benedicts and St Marys National School Dublin 5Some subjects through IrishDEIS
    165 +24.1%
  16. St Francis Junior National School Dublin 17DEIS
    165 −15.8%
  17. An Chroi Ro Naofa Sois Dublin 24DEIS
    167 −41.2%
  18. Holy Family Junior School EnnisDEIS
    167 −12.6%
  19. Scoil Maria Assumpta CorkGirlsDEIS
    168 −4.0%
  20. St Gabriels N S Dublin 7DEIS
    168 +31.2%
  21. St Bernadettes Junior N S Dublin 22DEIS
    173 −19.9%
  22. Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys Dublin 9BoysDEIS
    174 −10.3%
  23. Le Chéile National School LimerickDEIS
    174 −7.4%
  24. Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls Dublin 9GirlsDEIS
    176 +4.1%
  25. Scoil Nais Mhuire Sois Dublin 15DEIS
    176 −35.1%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
St Catherines Infant School Dublin 7 · Roll 17466R DEIS 139
−35.3%
14.1 +19 48
St Brigids Infant N S Dublin 11 · Roll 20029M DEIS 140
−37.2%
14.2 9 48
Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Junior Dublin 24 · Roll 19775R DEIS 141
−23.4%
12.9 10 29
Central Infs School Dublin 1 · Roll 01795A DEIS 149
−15.3%
16.6 +19 44
S N na Maighdine Muire B Dublin 9 · Roll 19302U BoysDEIS 151
+12.7%
16.1 9 18
St Patricks B N S Cork · Roll 17045Q BoysDEIS 152
−27.3%
15.6 9 0
Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors Dublin 1 · Roll 17881G BoysDEIS 155
+6.2%
14.4 10 0
Darndale NS Junior Dublin 17 · Roll 19454U DEIS 159
−24.6%
15.3 −110 34
Scoil Aenghusa Jun NS Dublin 24 · Roll 19502F DEIS 159
−37.6%
17.7 −19 39
St Laurence O'Toole's National School Dublin 1 · Roll 20507W DEIS 159 – 13.9 11 31
St. Patrick's Junior NS Dublin 15 · Roll 19545A DEIS 162
−30.5%
15.0 10 34
S N Iosef Naofa Templemore, Co. Tipperary · Roll 17731K DEIS 163
+11.6%
15.7 +110 27
Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna Baile Átha Cliath 9, Co. Dublin · Roll 20015B GaelscoilDEIS 164
−9.4%
17.6 9 20
Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch Baile Átha Cliath 11, Co. Dublin · Roll 19430G GaelscoilDEIS 165
−21.4%
18.3 9 31
St Benedicts and St Marys National School Dublin 5 · Roll 20281W Some subjects through IrishDEIS 165
+24.1%
17.7 +19 21
St Francis Junior National School Dublin 17 · Roll 17104G DEIS 165
−15.8%
15.9 −110 44
An Chroi Ro Naofa Sois Dublin 24 · Roll 19652B DEIS 167
−41.2%
15.5 −110 36
Holy Family Junior School Ennis, Co. Clare · Roll 17957N DEIS 167
−12.6%
14.1 11 48
Scoil Maria Assumpta Cork · Roll 20389T GirlsDEIS 168
−4.0%
17.3 −19 19
St Gabriels N S Dublin 7 · Roll 20035H DEIS 168
+31.2%
17.2 9 18
St Bernadettes Junior N S Dublin 22 · Roll 19743E DEIS 173
−19.9%
16.1 +110 40
Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys Dublin 9 · Roll 18910P BoysDEIS 174
−10.3%
19.3 −19 0
Le Chéile National School Limerick · Roll 20459O DEIS 174
−7.4%
14.1 +111 19
Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls Dublin 9 · Roll 18911R GirlsDEIS 176
+4.1%
17.6 10 0
Scoil Nais Mhuire Sois Dublin 15 · Roll 19605P DEIS 176
−35.1%
15.0 11 47
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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.