Home · By area · Release notes. Enrolment by planning area, local authority, school patron, county.

SN CHONAILL

Roll number: 18219F Machaire Chlochair, Bun Beag, Co. Dhún na nGall

School details

Address: Machaire Chlochair, Bun Beag, Co. Dhún na nGall (F92DD30)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749532535
Principal: Pádraig Mac Grianna
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: All subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: Y
Island: N
Local authority: Donegal County Council
School patron: Bishop of Raphoe
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Gweedore

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: 1975/76: 155 in 1974/75 → 182, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 193 in 1982/83 → 116, -77 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2021/22 (8 → 13, +5).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2024/25 (17 → 10, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (15 → 17, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (10 → 7, -3).
Overall: 155 (1974/75) → 107 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -48.

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	10	15	12.6	5
Senior Infants	7	15	11.6	5
1st Class	8	17	12.4	5
2nd Class	5	16	11.6	5
3rd Class	7	14	11.4	5
4th Class	8	13	10.2	5
5th Class	7	11	8.8	5
6th Class	7	11	9.0	5
Total	66	200	116.3	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 14

-1

SI 2021/22 13

1st 2022/23 14

-1

2nd 2023/24 13

3rd 2024/25 14

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 15

SI 2022/23 15

1st 2023/24 17

-1

2nd 2024/25 16

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 10

SI 2023/24 11

-1

1st 2024/25 10

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 10

-3

SI 2024/25 7

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 14

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	75	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1976/77	94	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1978/79	94	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1979/80	86	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1980/81	82	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
1981/82	91	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
1982/83	93	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1993/94	64	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1994/95	61	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1995/96	59	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1996/97	63	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
1997/98	56	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
1998/99	59	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1999/00	60	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2000/01	59	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2001/02	64	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2002/03	50	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2003/04	49	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2004/05	47	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2005/06	46	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2006/07	47	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2007/08	44	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2008/09	34	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
2009/10	31	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2010/11	35	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2011/12	33	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
2012/13	30	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
2013/14	26	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	72
2014/15	24	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	66
2015/16	27	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
2016/17	24	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
2017/18	26	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
2018/19	29	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
2019/20	36	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
2020/21	40	46	14	12	8	5	10	9	7	9	86
2021/22	43	50	15	13	13	10	7	9	9	7	93
2022/23	45	58	10	15	14	14	12	8	10	10	103
2023/24	50	61	10	11	17	13	14	12	7	11	111
2024/25	50	60	14	7	10	16	14	13	11	8	110
2025/26 (preliminary)	49	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107