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Roll number: 19518U St Johnston, Lifford, Co. Donegal

School details

Address: St Johnston, Lifford, Co. Donegal (F93WN24)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749148327
Principal: Ann Marie Meehan
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 with Special Classes
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: 2019/20: 102 in 2018/19 → 110, +8 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 247 in 1982/83 → 201, -46 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (6 → 12, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2023/24 (18 → 10, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2021/22 (15 → 17, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (18 → 15, -3).
Overall: 239 (1980/81) → 113 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -126.

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	11	15	12.6	5
Senior Infants	11	18	14.2	5
1st Class	10	18	14.8	5
2nd Class	6	18	12.2	5
3rd Class	6	19	12.8	5
4th Class	6	16	11.8	5
5th Class	6	16	11.4	5
6th Class	6	15	11.2	5
Total	102	247	157.6	36

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 15

SI 2021/22 17

1st 2022/23 18

2nd 2023/24 18

3rd 2024/25 19

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 11

SI 2022/23 12

-2

1st 2023/24 10

2nd 2024/25 10

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 15

-2

SI 2023/24 13

1st 2024/25 13

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 11

SI 2024/25 11

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 11

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
1980/81	112	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
1981/82	116	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1982/83	113	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
1993/94	112	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1994/95	105	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1995/96	104	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
1996/97	98	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
1997/98	96	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
1998/99	96	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1999/00	95	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2000/01	90	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2001/02	90	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2002/03	91	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2003/04	98	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2004/05	99	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2005/06	95	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2006/07	86	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2007/08	86	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2008/09	77	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2009/10	74	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2010/11	64	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
2011/12	66	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
2012/13	58	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2013/14	53	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
2014/15	57	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2015/16	52	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2016/17	51	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2017/18	49	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2018/19	54	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2019/20	52	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2020/21	58	53	15	18	15	6	13	13	16	9	111
2021/22	54	57	11	17	18	12	6	13	11	15	111
2022/23	55	58	15	12	18	15	11	6	14	12	113
2023/24	56	52	11	13	10	18	15	11	6	14	108
2024/25	56	50	11	11	13	10	19	16	10	6	106
2025/26 (preliminary)	57	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113