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SCOIL NAOMH COLMCHILLE

Roll number: 16880W CRAIGTOWN, CARNDONAGH, CO DONEGAL

School details

Address: CRAIGTOWN, CARNDONAGH, CO DONEGAL (F93RY20)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749374022
Principal: Gerard O'Kane
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
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: 2014/15: 128 in 2013/14 → 153, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1997/98: 59 in 1996/97 → 47, -12 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2023/24 (16 → 26, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (27 → 17, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2022/23 (14 → 16, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2021/22 (19 → 17, -2).
Overall: 34 (1974/75) → 186 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 152.

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	17	28	22.2	5
Senior Infants	17	29	23.0	5
1st Class	16	29	22.2	5
2nd Class	14	27	19.6	5
3rd Class	14	23	18.4	5
4th Class	16	22	18.8	5
5th Class	16	27	19.6	5
6th Class	18	27	22.2	5
Total	30	186	91.4	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 17

SI 2021/22 17

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1st 2022/23 16

2nd 2023/24 17

3rd 2024/25 17

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 26

SI 2022/23 26

1st 2023/24 26

2nd 2024/25 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 28

SI 2023/24 29

1st 2024/25 29

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 20

SI 2024/25 20

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 20

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	14	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30
1976/77	12	22	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37
1978/79	15	22	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37
1979/80	17	23	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	40
1980/81	23	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	50
1981/82	25	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	58
1982/83	30	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
1993/94	25	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
1994/95	25	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
1995/96	28	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
1996/97	21	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	59
1997/98	18	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47
1998/99	22	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	53
1999/00	24	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	51
2000/01	22	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	49
2001/02	25	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	51
2002/03	27	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	56
2003/04	28	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
2004/05	30	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	66
2005/06	31	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	63
2006/07	33	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
2007/08	32	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
2008/09	38	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
2009/10	41	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
2010/11	45	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2011/12	51	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2012/13	60	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2013/14	61	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2014/15	74	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2015/16	71	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2016/17	78	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2017/18	80	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2018/19	81	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2019/20	74	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
2020/21	75	88	17	23	17	14	21	19	27	25	163
2021/22	78	84	26	17	23	17	14	21	17	27	162
2022/23	80	87	28	26	16	23	17	16	22	19	167
2023/24	82	87	20	29	26	17	23	16	16	22	169
2024/25	82	87	20	20	29	27	17	22	16	18	169
2025/26 (preliminary)	83	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186