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SCOIL NAOMH CHAITRIONA

Roll number: 17945G College Street, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

School details

Address: College Street, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal (F94RK10)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0719851062
Principal: John Carr
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: Ballyshannon_Donegal

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: 1980/81: 332 in 1979/80 → 360, +28 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 353 in 1982/83 → 265, -88 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (5 → 13, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (13 → 8, -5).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (9 → 12, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (6 → 5, -1).
Overall: 304 (1974/75) → 77 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -227.

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	5	13	8.2	5
Senior Infants	5	13	8.4	5
1st Class	6	12	8.2	5
2nd Class	5	12	7.8	5
3rd Class	6	9	8.0	5
4th Class	8	12	9.6	5
5th Class	9	13	10.6	5
6th Class	10	16	11.8	5
Total	57	360	163.1	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 6

SI 2021/22 6

1st 2022/23 6

-1

2nd 2023/24 5

3rd 2024/25 7

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 9

SI 2022/23 11

1st 2023/24 12

2nd 2024/25 12

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 5

SI 2023/24 7

1st 2024/25 9

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 13

SI 2024/25 13

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 8

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	253	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	304
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
1976/77	238	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
1978/79	243	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
1979/80	248	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
1980/81	268	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	360
1981/82	266	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	355
1982/83	267	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	353
1993/94	204	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
1994/95	198	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
1995/96	185	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
1996/97	175	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1997/98	163	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
1998/99	152	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1999/00	147	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2000/01	112	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2001/02	95	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2002/03	77	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2003/04	66	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2004/05	61	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2005/06	60	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
2006/07	55	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2007/08	55	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2008/09	54	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2009/10	45	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2010/11	44	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2011/12	35	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
2012/13	32	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	65
2013/14	32	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
2014/15	28	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	57
2015/16	32	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
2016/17	29	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
2017/18	26	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
2018/19	28	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
2019/20	28	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
2020/21	24	37	6	5	8	6	9	8	9	10	61
2021/22	26	40	9	6	6	9	6	11	9	10	66
2022/23	28	41	5	11	6	7	9	8	13	10	69
2023/24	30	55	13	7	12	5	9	12	11	16	85
2024/25	31	51	8	13	9	12	7	9	11	13	82
2025/26 (preliminary)	30	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	77