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RAPHOE CENTRAL N S

Roll number: 16138S RAPHOE, LIFFORD, CO DONEGAL

School details

Address: RAPHOE, LIFFORD, CO DONEGAL (F93E367)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749145361
Principal: MRS NORMA SUMMERS
Ethos: Church Of Ireland
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Donegal County Council
School patron: Bishop of Derry & Raphoe COI
School type: Ordinary
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: 1975/76: 180 in 1974/75 → 208, +28 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2001/02: 180 in 2000/01 → 163, -17 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (12 → 29, +17).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (25 → 12, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (21 → 23, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2021/22 (23 → 21, -2).
Overall: 180 (1974/75) → 185 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 5.

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	12	29	21.0	5
Senior Infants	12	25	19.2	5
1st Class	19	29	23.0	5
2nd Class	19	30	23.0	5
3rd Class	19	31	24.2	5
4th Class	20	31	25.4	5
5th Class	21	31	25.8	5
6th Class	20	27	23.4	5
Total	154	230	190.8	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 22

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SI 2021/22 21

1st 2022/23 21

2nd 2023/24 21

3rd 2024/25 23

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 18

SI 2022/23 18

1st 2023/24 19

2nd 2024/25 19

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 24

SI 2023/24 25

1st 2024/25 26

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 12

SI 2024/25 12

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 29

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	96	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
1976/77	96	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
1978/79	99	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
1979/80	98	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
1980/81	101	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
1981/82	96	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1982/83	94	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
1993/94	115	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
1994/95	112	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
1995/96	107	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1996/97	108	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
1997/98	98	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
1998/99	91	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
1999/00	83	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
2000/01	84	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2001/02	73	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2002/03	73	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2003/04	69	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2004/05	74	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2005/06	79	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2006/07	83	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
2007/08	84	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
2008/09	83	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2009/10	86	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2010/11	89	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2011/12	97	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2012/13	90	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2013/14	87	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2014/15	86	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2015/16	85	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2016/17	88	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2017/18	83	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2018/19	86	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2019/20	85	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2020/21	85	105	22	20	29	25	22	27	23	22	190
2021/22	82	103	18	21	20	30	26	22	27	21	185
2022/23	90	99	24	18	21	20	31	27	21	27	189
2023/24	79	95	12	25	19	21	19	31	27	20	174
2024/25	88	99	29	12	26	19	23	20	31	27	187
2025/26 (preliminary)	91	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185