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St Mary's National School

Roll number: 14910S Castlefinn, Lifford

School details

Address
Castlefinn, Lifford (F93FD92)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0749146206
Principal
Sharon Murray
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Donegal County Council
School patron
Bishop of Derry
School type
Ordinary
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Stranorlar

Preliminary data

The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).

Class Min Max Mean Years
Junior Infants 14 26 18.2 5
Senior Infants 14 25 18.4 5
1st Class 14 21 17.2 5
2nd Class 13 23 18.4 5
3rd Class 13 21 16.6 5
4th Class 10 20 15.4 5
5th Class 10 18 16.0 5
6th Class 10 18 16.0 5
Total 123 155 139.8 6

Total enrolment over time

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21
JI 2020/21 16
+1
SI 2021/22 17
0
1st 2022/23 17
+6
2nd 2023/24 23
-2
3rd 2024/25 21
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 20
0
SI 2022/23 20
+1
1st 2023/24 21
0
2nd 2024/25 21
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 14
+2
SI 2023/24 16
0
1st 2024/25 16
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 26
-1
SI 2024/25 25
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 15

Raw data by year

Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2020/21 60 63 16 14 18 13 16 10 18 18 123
2021/22 61 67 20 17 14 19 13 17 10 18 128
2022/23 63 64 14 20 17 16 18 15 17 10 127
2023/24 77 78 26 16 21 23 15 20 17 17 155
2024/25 77 74 15 25 16 21 21 15 18 17 151
2025/26 (preliminary) 79 76 155