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Roll number: 17668G AN SPIDEAL, CO NA GAILLIMHE

School details

Address: AN SPIDEAL, CO NA GAILLIMHE (H91RR60)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091592244
Principal: SEAN BREATHNACH
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: All subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: Y
Island: N
Local authority: Galway County Council
School patron: Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Galway City

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: 2009/10: 167 in 2008/09 → 186, +19 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 124 in 1983/84 → 99, -25 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (16 → 32, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2022/23 (32 → 26, -6).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (29 → 30, +1).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (31 → 30, -1).
Overall: 77 (1975/76) → 229 (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	25	31	29.2	5
Senior Infants	26	30	28.8	5
1st Class	26	31	28.6	5
2nd Class	27	32	30.0	5
3rd Class	16	32	26.8	5
4th Class	17	32	24.8	5
5th Class	16	32	22.0	5
6th Class	16	32	20.4	5
Total	77	236	149.4	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 29

SI 2021/22 29

1st 2022/23 30

2nd 2023/24 31

-1

3rd 2024/25 30

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

-1

SI 2022/23 29

1st 2023/24 30

2nd 2024/25 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 25

SI 2023/24 26

1st 2024/25 26

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 31

-1

SI 2024/25 30

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 31

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
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	77
1976/77	46	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
1977/78	52	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1979/80	61	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
1980/81	58	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1981/82	67	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1982/83	64	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1983/84	67	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
1993/94	39	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
1994/95	38	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
1995/96	40	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1996/97	45	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
1997/98	53	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
1998/99	55	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1999/00	61	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2000/01	61	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2001/02	62	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2002/03	68	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2003/04	67	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2004/05	69	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2005/06	67	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2006/07	68	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2007/08	67	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2008/09	69	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
2009/10	80	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2010/11	80	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2011/12	86	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2012/13	86	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2013/14	86	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2014/15	81	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2015/16	85	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2016/17	78	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
2017/18	80	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2018/19	86	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2019/20	86	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2020/21	86	100	29	30	26	32	16	18	16	19	186
2021/22	93	107	30	29	31	27	32	17	18	16	200
2022/23	94	113	25	29	30	30	26	32	17	18	207
2023/24	105	119	31	26	30	31	30	27	32	17	224
2024/25	118	118	31	30	26	30	30	30	27	32	236
2025/26 (preliminary)	118	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229