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ST GABRIELS NS

Roll number: 19661C Ballyfermot Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10

School details

Address: Ballyfermot Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 (D10KD76)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 016265958
Principal: Loretta Dunphy
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 with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballyfermot_D10

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: 2015/16: 200 in 2014/15 → 224, +24 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1980/81: 592 in 1979/80 → 531, -61 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (33 → 48, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (48 → 19, -29).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (33 → 35, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (48 → 44, -4).
Overall: 592 (1979/80) → 211 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -381.

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	19	48	27.8	5
Senior Infants	20	44	29.8	5
1st Class	20	44	31.8	5
2nd Class	27	44	35.4	5
3rd Class	26	40	34.4	5
4th Class	26	38	31.8	5
5th Class	24	36	29.0	5
6th Class	23	41	32.4	5
Total	196	592	295.2	37

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 33

SI 2021/22 33

1st 2022/23 35

2nd 2023/24 36

-1

3rd 2024/25 35

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 48

-4

SI 2022/23 44

1st 2023/24 44

2nd 2024/25 44

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 19

SI 2023/24 20

1st 2024/25 20

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 20

SI 2024/25 20

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 19

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
1979/80	453	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	592
1980/81	404	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	531
1981/82	367	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	482
1982/83	324	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
1993/94	313	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419
1994/95	310	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	395
1995/96	284	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
1996/97	280	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	363
1997/98	244	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	333
1998/99	236	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	325
1999/00	229	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2000/01	219	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2001/02	192	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2002/03	187	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	283
2003/04	183	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
2004/05	192	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2005/06	180	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
2006/07	180	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	268
2007/08	170	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2008/09	171	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2009/10	163	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2010/11	161	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2011/12	148	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2012/13	141	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2013/14	143	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2014/15	139	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2015/16	140	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2016/17	139	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2017/18	141	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
2018/19	136	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2019/20	133	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2020/21	138	123	33	32	28	37	40	26	24	41	261
2021/22	138	127	48	33	32	27	37	38	25	25	265
2022/23	127	124	19	44	35	33	26	35	36	23	251
2023/24	130	121	20	20	44	36	34	26	34	37	251
2024/25	119	115	19	20	20	44	35	34	26	36	234
2025/26 (preliminary)	112	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211