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Roll number: 16054M MURLOG, LIFFORD, CO DONEGAL

School details

Address: MURLOG, LIFFORD, CO DONEGAL (F93AP93)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749141450
Principal: Michael Odhrán Harvey
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 with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Raphoe

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: 1977/78: 198 in 1976/77 → 225, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 254 in 1982/83 → 205, -49 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2022/23 (11 → 24, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2022/23 (25 → 15, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (15 → 17, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (13 → 11, -2).
Overall: 189 (1974/75) → 162 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -27.

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	16	26	21.4	5
Senior Infants	13	25	19.0	5
1st Class	11	24	18.2	5
2nd Class	11	24	17.8	5
3rd Class	11	23	18.8	5
4th Class	12	30	20.2	5
5th Class	14	29	22.6	5
6th Class	15	28	23.0	5
Total	124	261	173.7	42

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

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 25

SI 2021/22 25

-1

1st 2022/23 24

2nd 2023/24 24

-1

3rd 2024/25 23

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 20

SI 2022/23 20

1st 2023/24 20

2nd 2024/25 20

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 16

1st 2024/25 17

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 20

SI 2024/25 21

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 26

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
1974/75	78	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1976/77	78	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
1978/79	103	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
1979/80	110	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1980/81	113	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
1981/82	125	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1982/83	122	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
1993/94	98	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1994/95	100	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1995/96	87	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1996/97	78	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
1997/98	71	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1998/99	75	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1999/00	66	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2000/01	68	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2001/02	66	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2002/03	61	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2003/04	62	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2004/05	62	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2005/06	57	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2006/07	62	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2007/08	66	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2008/09	64	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2009/10	63	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2010/11	66	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2011/12	66	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2012/13	63	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2013/14	73	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2014/15	70	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2015/16	74	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2016/17	88	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2017/18	91	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2018/19	87	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2019/20	81	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
2020/21	83	96	25	13	19	15	23	30	27	24	179
2021/22	85	90	20	25	11	19	17	25	29	26	175
2022/23	78	84	16	20	24	11	20	15	23	28	162
2023/24	75	77	20	16	20	24	11	19	14	22	152
2024/25	74	86	26	21	17	20	23	12	20	15	160
2025/26 (preliminary)	71	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162