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St Francis' National School

Roll number: 16642G Clonmaney, Lifford, Co. Donegal

School details

Address: Clonmaney, Lifford, Co. Donegal (F93R621)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749376355
Principal: William Doherty
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: Carndonagh

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: 159 in 1974/75 → 175, +16 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 198 in 1982/83 → 177, -21 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (11 → 19, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (16 → 10, -6).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2023/24 (12 → 14, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (17 → 15, -2).
Overall: 159 (1974/75) → 132 (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	13	19	15.8	5
Senior Infants	11	19	15.4	5
1st Class	11	19	15.2	5
2nd Class	11	19	13.8	5
3rd Class	9	19	13.2	5
4th Class	10	16	13.0	5
5th Class	11	22	15.2	5
6th Class	11	26	17.6	5
Total	114	202	159.4	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 19

SI 2021/22 19

1st 2022/23 19

2nd 2023/24 19

3rd 2024/25 19

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 16

SI 2022/23 16

1st 2023/24 17

-2

2nd 2024/25 15

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 16

1st 2024/25 17

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 15

SI 2024/25 15

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 13

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	76	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
1976/77	92	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1978/79	90	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1979/80	89	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1980/81	92	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1981/82	90	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1982/83	92	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1993/94	85	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
1994/95	89	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1995/96	78	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1996/97	77	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
1997/98	82	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1998/99	79	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1999/00	79	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
2000/01	70	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2001/02	73	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2002/03	69	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2003/04	76	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2004/05	80	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2005/06	73	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2006/07	80	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2007/08	83	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2008/09	83	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2009/10	82	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
2010/11	81	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2011/12	73	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2012/13	70	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
2013/14	73	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2014/15	67	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2015/16	66	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2016/17	58	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2017/18	50	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2018/19	47	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2019/20	51	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
2020/21	56	70	19	11	11	12	9	16	22	26	126
2021/22	50	68	16	19	12	11	13	10	16	21	118
2022/23	56	58	16	16	19	12	11	14	11	15	114
2023/24	64	57	15	16	17	19	14	12	14	11	121
2024/25	66	59	13	15	17	15	19	13	13	15	125
2025/26 (preliminary)	72	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132