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DOOISH N S

Roll number: 19333I BALLYBOFEY, CO DONEGAL

School details

Address: BALLYBOFEY, CO DONEGAL (F93N768)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749131471
Principal: MR PATRICK M BONER
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
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: Stranorlar

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: 2002/03: 154 in 2001/02 → 175, +21 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1995/96: 144 in 1994/95 → 129, -15 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (13 → 28, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (30 → 13, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (20 → 22, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (15 → 14, -1).
Overall: 127 (1975/76) → 191 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 64.

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	28	19.4	5
Senior Infants	14	30	21.8	5
1st Class	15	29	21.8	5
2nd Class	14	31	25.2	5
3rd Class	13	32	24.6	5
4th Class	23	32	27.2	5
5th Class	24	32	27.0	5
6th Class	26	33	29.4	5
Total	126	218	173.8	41

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 13

SI 2021/22 14

1st 2022/23 15

-1

2nd 2023/24 14

-1

3rd 2024/25 13

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 28

SI 2022/23 28

1st 2023/24 28

2nd 2024/25 29

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 17

-1

SI 2023/24 16

1st 2024/25 17

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 21

SI 2024/25 21

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
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1976/77	58	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1978/79	56	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1979/80	59	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1980/81	63	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1981/82	66	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1982/83	71	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1993/94	68	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
1994/95	70	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1995/96	63	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1996/97	67	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1997/98	69	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1998/99	69	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1999/00	70	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2000/01	73	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
2001/02	71	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2002/03	84	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2003/04	89	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2004/05	86	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2005/06	92	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2006/07	89	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2007/08	91	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2008/09	92	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2009/10	102	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2010/11	96	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2011/12	96	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2012/13	100	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2013/14	95	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2014/15	97	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2015/16	95	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2016/17	96	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2017/18	96	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2018/19	99	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2019/20	100	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2020/21	98	112	13	30	20	31	25	26	28	33	210
2021/22	103	108	28	14	29	22	32	25	26	29	211
2022/23	97	105	17	28	15	30	23	32	25	27	202
2023/24	97	99	21	16	28	14	30	23	32	26	196
2024/25	91	99	18	21	17	29	13	30	24	32	190
2025/26 (preliminary)	93	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191