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ST MALACHYS NS

Roll number: 19619D St. Helena's Road, FINGLAS, DUBLIN 11

School details

Address: St. Helena's Road, FINGLAS, DUBLIN 11 (D11Y880)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0851120206
Principal: Eoin Dolan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: Senior
Planning area: Scribblestown_FinglasWest

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: 200 in 1978/79 → 354, +154 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 540 in 1982/83 → 224, -316 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2024/25 (28 → 44, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (41 → 28, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2024/25 (28 → 33, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2021/22 (41 → 39, -2).
Overall: 200 (1978/79) → 131 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -69.

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	28	39	33.2	5
4th Class	28	41	35.4	5
5th Class	28	42	36.8	5
6th Class	28	44	36.8	5
Total	120	553	188.3	38

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
1978/79	92	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1979/80	168	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
1980/81	226	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	465
1981/82	262	291	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	553
1982/83	261	279	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	540
1993/94	96	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
1994/95	93	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
1995/96	78	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1996/97	80	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1997/98	81	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1998/99	71	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1999/00	72	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2000/01	74	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
2001/02	61	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2002/03	56	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2003/04	64	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2004/05	59	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2005/06	59	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2006/07	62	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2007/08	57	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2008/09	60	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2009/10	55	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2010/11	46	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2011/12	47	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2012/13	49	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2013/14	60	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2014/15	54	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2015/16	61	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2016/17	66	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2017/18	60	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
2018/19	67	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2019/20	77	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
2020/21	76	63	–	–	–	–	28	41	36	34	139
2021/22	80	65	–	–	–	–	39	28	39	39	145
2022/23	78	65	–	–	–	–	36	40	28	39	143
2023/24	70	63	–	–	–	–	28	35	42	28	133
2024/25	73	78	–	–	–	–	35	33	39	44	151
2025/26 (preliminary)	62	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131