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SCOIL NAIS DEAGLAIN

Roll number: 19486K Ashbourne, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Ashbourne, Co. Meath (A84KT02)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018350594
Principal: Cian Kearins
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ashbourne

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: 538 in 1979/80 → 605, +67 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 555 in 1983/84 → 478, -77 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (67 → 81, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (79 → 67, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2023/24 (67 → 77, +10).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2021/22 (90 → 88, -2).
Overall: 425 (1977/78) → 621 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 196.

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	67	81	75.6	5
Senior Infants	76	81	78.6	5
1st Class	80	81	80.4	5
2nd Class	79	81	80.4	5
3rd Class	80	81	80.8	5
4th Class	81	84	81.6	5
5th Class	81	90	85.2	5
6th Class	80	90	85.0	5
Total	299	697	510.4	40

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 71

SI 2021/22 76

1st 2022/23 80

2nd 2023/24 80

3rd 2024/25 80

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 79

SI 2022/23 81

-1

1st 2023/24 80

-1

2nd 2024/25 79

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 67

+10

SI 2023/24 77

1st 2024/25 80

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 81

-1

SI 2024/25 80

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 80

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
1977/78	208	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
1978/79	–	253	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	487
1979/80	264	274	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	538
1980/81	291	314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	605
1981/82	260	279	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	539
1982/83	263	298	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	561
1983/84	260	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	555
1993/94	214	264	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	478
1994/95	212	230	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
1995/96	210	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
1996/97	206	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	418
1997/98	197	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
1998/99	191	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
1999/00	175	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	360
2000/01	167	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	341
2001/02	167	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	326
2002/03	157	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
2003/04	162	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	325
2004/05	159	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	327
2005/06	146	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2006/07	164	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	344
2007/08	193	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	400
2008/09	213	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	440
2009/10	233	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	471
2010/11	252	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	523
2011/12	253	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	549
2012/13	268	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	571
2013/14	283	334	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	617
2014/15	293	352	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	645
2015/16	310	376	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	686
2016/17	311	369	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	680
2017/18	315	382	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	697
2018/19	315	366	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	681
2019/20	326	347	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	673
2020/21	322	328	71	79	81	81	81	84	90	83	650
2021/22	325	325	79	76	81	81	81	81	83	88	650
2022/23	335	305	67	81	80	81	81	81	85	84	640
2023/24	340	311	81	77	80	80	81	81	81	90	651
2024/25	346	301	80	80	80	79	80	81	87	80	647
2025/26 (preliminary)	331	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	621