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Scoil Cholmcille

Roll number: 16820E Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal

School details

Address: Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal (F93WN51)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749156308
Principal: Nicola McCarthy
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Donegal County Council
School patron: Bishop of Raphoe
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Letterkenny

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: 1979/80: 207 in 1978/79 → 231, +24 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1998/99: 182 in 1997/98 → 159, -23 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (16 → 36, +20).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2022/23 (30 → 17, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (27 → 30, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (33 → 31, -2).
Overall: 178 (1974/75) → 199 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 21.

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	36	26.6	5
Senior Infants	16	36	27.2	5
1st Class	17	36	26.6	5
2nd Class	17	37	27.0	5
3rd Class	17	30	25.4	5
4th Class	24	31	27.4	5
5th Class	23	40	29.4	5
6th Class	27	40	30.2	5
Total	152	245	206.3	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 16

SI 2021/22 16

1st 2022/23 17

2nd 2023/24 17

3rd 2024/25 17

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 36

SI 2022/23 36

1st 2023/24 36

2nd 2024/25 37

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 26

SI 2023/24 26

-1

1st 2024/25 25

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 33

-2

SI 2024/25 31

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 22

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	94	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
1976/77	93	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
1978/79	102	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
1979/80	113	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
1980/81	126	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
1981/82	119	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1982/83	123	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
1993/94	116	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
1994/95	113	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
1995/96	102	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
1996/97	98	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1997/98	90	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1998/99	81	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1999/00	77	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2000/01	70	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2001/02	75	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
2002/03	80	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2003/04	77	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2004/05	79	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2005/06	83	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
2006/07	87	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2007/08	95	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2008/09	94	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2009/10	95	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2010/11	96	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2011/12	113	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
2012/13	112	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
2013/14	106	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2014/15	108	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2015/16	114	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2016/17	114	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2017/18	118	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2018/19	117	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2019/20	114	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2020/21	111	108	16	27	25	26	26	31	40	28	219
2021/22	122	111	36	16	30	25	28	27	31	40	233
2022/23	118	100	26	36	17	30	26	27	27	29	218
2023/24	116	103	33	26	36	17	30	24	26	27	219
2024/25	104	106	22	31	25	37	17	28	23	27	210
2025/26 (preliminary)	105	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199