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39 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
9,803
junior infants
1,164
in 3 all-Irish schools
974 9.9%
class teachers · 3 gained one · 2 lost one since 2024/25
410 +144 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 39 schools with figures for both years had 6,940 pupils in 2015/16 and have 9,803 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+41.3%
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39 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Midleton Educate Together School MidletonMulti-denominational
    572 +50.5%
  2. Dublin 7 Educate Together NS Dublin 7Multi-denominational
    515 +16.3%
  3. North Kildare Educate Together NS CelbridgeMulti-denominational
    432 +57.1%
  4. Carrigaline Educate Together NS CarrigalineMulti-denominational
    424 +20.5%
  5. Letterkenny Educate Together NS LetterkennyMulti-denominationalDEIS
    420 +84.2%
  6. Maynooth Educate Together National School MaynoothMulti-denominational
    415 +85.3%
  7. Glasnevin Educate Together NS Dublin 11Multi-denominational
    410 +73.7%
  8. Griffith Barracks Multi D School Dublin 8Multi-denominational
    403 +60.6%
  9. Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn CorcaighGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    393 +18.0%
  10. Carlow Educate Together NS CarlowMulti-denominationalDEIS
    389 +61.4%
  11. Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin Cloch na gCoillteGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    388 +26.4%
  12. Waterford Educate Together NS Carrickphierish RoadMulti-denominational
    386 +70.0%
  13. Wicklow Educate Together NS Wicklow TownMulti-denominational
    377 +19.7%
  14. Limerick City East Educate Together NS MungretMulti-denominational
    373 +52.9%
  15. Galway Educate Together NS GalwayMulti-denominational
    373 +11.3%
  16. Skerries Educate Together National School SkerriesMulti-denominationalDEIS
    333 +11.0%
  17. Corr na Madadh N S AthloneMulti-denominationalDEIS
    306 +11.7%
  18. Paradise Place ETNS Dublin 7Multi-denominationalDEIS
    239 +18.9%
  19. Tullamore Educate Together NS TullamoreMulti-denominational
    236 +14.0%
  20. Killashee Multi-Denominational NS NaasMulti-denominational
    224 +26.6%
  21. Claregalway Educate Together NS ClaregalwayMulti-denominationalDEISGaeltacht
    220 +65.4%
  22. Navan Educate Together NS NavanMulti-denominationalDEIS
    213 +13.3%
  23. Nenagh Community National School NenaghMulti-denominational
    200 +14.3%
  24. Gaelscoil Bhreifne An CabhánGaelscoilMulti-denominationalDEIS
    193 +436.1%
  25. Wexford Educate Together National School WexfordMulti-denominational
    191 +38.4%
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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.