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BRACKENSTOWN SENIOR N S
Roll number: 19535U
Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
School details
- Address
- Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin (K67CH99)
- Principal
- Loreto Desmond
- Ethos
- Catholic
- DEIS
- N
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- N
- Island
- N
- Local authority
- Fingal County Council
- School patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- Planning area
- Swords
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: 1979/80: 378 in 1978/79 → 518, +140 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 641 in 1983/84 → 568, -73 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2024/25 (119 → 142, +23).
- Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2023/24 (143 → 119, -24).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (119 → 127, +8).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (124 → 119, -5).
- Overall: 110 (1976/77) → 530 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 420.
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 |
| 3rd Class |
124 |
137 |
131.6 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
119 |
148 |
135.6 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
127 |
155 |
141.8 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
134 |
156 |
148.6 |
5 |
| Total |
110 |
641 |
558.5 |
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
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 |
| 1976/77 |
45 |
65 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
110 |
| 1977/78 |
116 |
123 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
239 |
| 1978/79 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
378 |
| 1979/80 |
257 |
261 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
518 |
| 1980/81 |
300 |
270 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
570 |
| 1981/82 |
304 |
303 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
607 |
| 1982/83 |
316 |
308 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
624 |
| 1983/84 |
310 |
331 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
641 |
| 1993/94 |
284 |
284 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
568 |
| 1994/95 |
272 |
286 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
558 |
| 1995/96 |
273 |
293 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
566 |
| 1996/97 |
265 |
304 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
569 |
| 1997/98 |
276 |
302 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
578 |
| 1998/99 |
262 |
289 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
551 |
| 1999/00 |
256 |
286 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
542 |
| 2000/01 |
247 |
272 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
519 |
| 2001/02 |
247 |
277 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
524 |
| 2002/03 |
244 |
274 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
518 |
| 2003/04 |
271 |
289 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
560 |
| 2004/05 |
286 |
310 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
596 |
| 2005/06 |
297 |
334 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
631 |
| 2006/07 |
289 |
341 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
630 |
| 2007/08 |
279 |
347 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
626 |
| 2008/09 |
292 |
333 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
625 |
| 2009/10 |
303 |
317 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
620 |
| 2010/11 |
314 |
307 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
621 |
| 2011/12 |
307 |
304 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
611 |
| 2012/13 |
301 |
298 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
599 |
| 2013/14 |
293 |
308 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
601 |
| 2014/15 |
284 |
298 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
582 |
| 2015/16 |
275 |
290 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
565 |
| 2016/17 |
268 |
309 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
577 |
| 2017/18 |
284 |
324 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
608 |
| 2018/19 |
280 |
345 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
625 |
| 2019/20 |
277 |
349 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
626 |
| 2020/21 |
268 |
336 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
126 |
148 |
155 |
156 |
604 |
| 2021/22 |
265 |
321 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
136 |
126 |
150 |
155 |
586 |
| 2022/23 |
267 |
306 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
124 |
143 |
132 |
154 |
573 |
| 2023/24 |
266 |
286 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
135 |
119 |
145 |
134 |
552 |
| 2024/25 |
273 |
296 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
137 |
142 |
127 |
144 |
569 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
254 |
276 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
530 |