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ST MACARTANS CENTRAL

Roll number: 19686S Bundoran, Co. Donegal

School details

Address: Bundoran, Co. Donegal (F94EH33)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0719841711
Principal: Ronan Tighe
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Donegal County Council
School patron: Bishop of Clogher
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballyshannon_Donegal

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: 2022/23: 254 in 2021/22 → 300, +46 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2003/04: 291 in 2002/03 → 267, -24 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2022/23 (26 → 54, +28).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2023/24 (54 → 34, -20).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2022/23 (38 → 54, +16).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (34 → 30, -4).
Overall: 291 (1979/80) → 276 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -15.

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	24	36	31.4	5
Senior Infants	26	44	31.6	5
1st Class	28	45	34.6	5
2nd Class	29	46	35.8	5
3rd Class	26	54	35.6	5
4th Class	30	52	36.6	5
5th Class	29	54	37.0	5
6th Class	29	38	34.4	5
Total	246	300	273.4	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 24

SI 2021/22 26

1st 2022/23 32

2nd 2023/24 32

-3

3rd 2024/25 29

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 36

SI 2022/23 44

1st 2023/24 45

2nd 2024/25 46

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 31

-1

SI 2023/24 30

-2

1st 2024/25 28

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 34

-4

SI 2024/25 30

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 32

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	146	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
1980/81	138	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
1981/82	129	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	287
1982/83	126	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
1993/94	160	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
1994/95	161	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
1995/96	160	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
1996/97	151	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
1997/98	148	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
1998/99	139	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
1999/00	141	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	282
2000/01	134	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2001/02	149	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2002/03	140	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
2003/04	129	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
2004/05	120	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
2005/06	122	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
2006/07	125	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2007/08	123	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
2008/09	127	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2009/10	118	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2010/11	126	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	258
2011/12	136	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2012/13	149	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2013/14	134	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
2014/15	130	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2015/16	131	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2016/17	134	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2017/18	125	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2018/19	127	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
2019/20	127	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
2020/21	117	138	24	28	39	29	35	30	35	35	255
2021/22	121	133	36	26	29	38	26	35	30	34	254
2022/23	144	156	31	44	32	34	54	32	37	36	300
2023/24	135	159	34	30	45	32	34	52	29	38	294
2024/25	133	149	32	30	28	46	29	34	54	29	282
2025/26 (preliminary)	135	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276