By area · Release notes. Enrolment by planning area, local authority, school patron, county.
DUNBOYNE SENIOR N S
Roll number: 20033D
Station Road, Dunboyne, Co. Meath
School details
- Address
- Station Road, Dunboyne, Co. Meath (A86X857)
- Principal
- J.J. Brennan
- Ethos
- Catholic
- DEIS
- N
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- N
- Island
- N
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- School patron
- Bishop of Meath
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- Planning area
- Dunboyne
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.
- Biggest gain in a single year: 2025/26 (preliminary): 453 in 2024/25 → 470, +17 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 2024/25: 483 in 2023/24 → 453, -30 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2023/24 (112 → 135, +23).
- Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2025/26 (preliminary) (126 → 0, -126).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2021/22 (136 → 141, +5).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (135 → 126, -9).
- Overall: 535 (2020/21) → 470 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -65.
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 |
| 3rd Class |
103 |
132 |
115.2 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
109 |
136 |
121.8 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
113 |
141 |
127.4 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
109 |
143 |
128.4 |
5 |
| Total |
453 |
535 |
493.8 |
6 |
Total enrolment over time
Enrolment by gender over time
Enrolment by class over time
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 |
264 |
271 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
121 |
136 |
138 |
134 |
535 |
| 2021/22 |
259 |
251 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
110 |
117 |
141 |
137 |
510 |
| 2022/23 |
259 |
253 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
132 |
112 |
119 |
143 |
512 |
| 2023/24 |
230 |
253 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
110 |
135 |
113 |
119 |
483 |
| 2024/25 |
223 |
230 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
103 |
109 |
126 |
109 |
453 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
230 |
240 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
470 |