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SCOIL AINE NAOFA
Roll number: 19676P
Esker, Newcastle Road,, Lucan, Co Dublin
School details
- Address
- Esker, Newcastle Road,, Lucan, Co Dublin (K78PF57)
- Principal
- Conor Reilly
- Ethos
- Catholic
- DEIS
- N
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- N
- Island
- N
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- School patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- Senior
- Planning area
- Lucan
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: 1982/83: 188 in 1981/82 → 301, +113 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 2015/16: 538 in 2014/15 → 518, -20 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2023/24 (143 → 153, +10).
- Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (153 → 138, -15).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (151 → 160, +9).
- Overall: 102 (1980/81) → 614 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 512.
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 |
138 |
153 |
146.0 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
148 |
154 |
150.2 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
150 |
159 |
153.8 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
150 |
160 |
155.0 |
5 |
| Total |
102 |
619 |
459.2 |
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
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 |
39 |
63 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
102 |
| 1981/82 |
67 |
121 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
188 |
| 1982/83 |
120 |
181 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
301 |
| 1983/84 |
170 |
238 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
408 |
| 1993/94 |
174 |
236 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
410 |
| 1994/95 |
179 |
214 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
393 |
| 1995/96 |
165 |
210 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
375 |
| 1996/97 |
177 |
198 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
375 |
| 1997/98 |
192 |
197 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
389 |
| 1998/99 |
183 |
189 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
372 |
| 1999/00 |
184 |
194 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
378 |
| 2000/01 |
173 |
207 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
380 |
| 2001/02 |
168 |
195 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
363 |
| 2002/03 |
175 |
214 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
389 |
| 2003/04 |
169 |
211 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
380 |
| 2004/05 |
182 |
208 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
390 |
| 2005/06 |
208 |
249 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
457 |
| 2006/07 |
217 |
260 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
477 |
| 2007/08 |
243 |
249 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
492 |
| 2008/09 |
234 |
268 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
502 |
| 2009/10 |
238 |
257 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
495 |
| 2010/11 |
245 |
244 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
489 |
| 2011/12 |
249 |
240 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
489 |
| 2012/13 |
276 |
255 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
531 |
| 2013/14 |
275 |
276 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
551 |
| 2014/15 |
261 |
277 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
538 |
| 2015/16 |
246 |
272 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
518 |
| 2016/17 |
241 |
284 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
525 |
| 2017/18 |
250 |
280 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
530 |
| 2018/19 |
267 |
299 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
566 |
| 2019/20 |
282 |
312 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
594 |
| 2020/21 |
291 |
305 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
147 |
149 |
150 |
150 |
596 |
| 2021/22 |
287 |
315 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
149 |
148 |
154 |
151 |
602 |
| 2022/23 |
285 |
312 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
143 |
149 |
151 |
154 |
597 |
| 2023/24 |
312 |
307 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
153 |
151 |
155 |
160 |
619 |
| 2024/25 |
320 |
297 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
138 |
154 |
159 |
160 |
617 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
332 |
282 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
614 |