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Roll number: 18076J Townparks, Lifford, Co. Donegal

School details

Address: Townparks, Lifford, Co. Donegal (F93DE28)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749141269
Principal: Sinead Floyd
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: Raphoe

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: 2023/24: 97 in 2022/23 → 121, +24 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 185 in 1982/83 → 155, -30 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2023/24 (7 → 18, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2022/23 (18 → 7, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (11 → 14, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2024/25 (17 → 13, -4).
Overall: 214 (1974/75) → 124 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -90.

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	18	15.2	5
Senior Infants	14	18	15.4	5
1st Class	7	16	13.2	5
2nd Class	7	16	13.0	5
3rd Class	8	17	13.8	5
4th Class	9	17	12.2	5
5th Class	9	16	12.8	5
6th Class	7	18	14.4	5
Total	90	214	128.6	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 14

SI 2021/22 14

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1st 2022/23 13

2nd 2023/24 15

3rd 2024/25 16

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 14

SI 2022/23 15

1st 2023/24 16

2nd 2024/25 16

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 13

SI 2023/24 15

1st 2024/25 15

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 17

SI 2024/25 18

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 18

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	105	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1976/77	99	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1978/79	99	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1979/80	92	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
1980/81	86	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1981/82	91	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1982/83	90	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1993/94	73	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1994/95	69	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1995/96	68	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
1996/97	63	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1997/98	53	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
1998/99	52	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1999/00	47	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2000/01	46	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2001/02	54	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2002/03	53	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2003/04	61	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2004/05	57	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2005/06	60	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2006/07	53	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2007/08	56	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
2008/09	60	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2009/10	53	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2010/11	48	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2011/12	44	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2012/13	50	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2013/14	52	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2014/15	48	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2015/16	45	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2016/17	56	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2017/18	50	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2018/19	47	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2019/20	51	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2020/21	50	57	14	15	7	12	17	11	16	15	107
2021/22	49	56	14	14	15	7	11	17	9	18	105
2022/23	46	51	13	15	13	15	8	11	15	7	97
2023/24	59	62	17	15	16	15	17	9	14	18	121
2024/25	56	64	18	18	15	16	16	13	10	14	120
2025/26 (preliminary)	58	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124