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School patron in Galway

Galway and Roscommon ETB

Schools in County Galway under this patron.

Other patrons in Galway Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora · 63 Archbishop of Tuam · 89 Bishop of Clonfert · 41 Educate Together · 5 Bishop of Elphin · 11 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 4 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 1 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 1
Schools
1
of 217 in Galway
Pupils
112
0% of Galway's pupils
Average school size
112.0
Galway: 135.5
Average class size
22.40
Galway: 21.46

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 112 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
22.40
Mainstream classes
5
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in this 1 mainstream primary school here, 2015/16 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
5
Up 4 since 2015/16, while pupils rose 1020%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 7
Estimate: 5 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 2 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
2
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2015/16

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

36 of the 79 households with children at this 1 school here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. These are preferences, not applications.

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Prefer a multi-denominational patron
92%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
22%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
3%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 1 school where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 0 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish

Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Figures here add up the parents at each school with its own results.

Schools

1 school, largest first.

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Roll number
Cuan na Gaillimhe Community National SchoolKnocknacarra 20462D 112 – – 5 22.40 29 0