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HOLY FAMILY JUNIOR N S

Roll number: 19721R Forest Fields, Swords, Co. Dublin

School details

Address: Forest Fields, Swords, Co. Dublin (K67PX92)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018404394
Principal: Mary McNally
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
School level: Junior
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: 1993/94: 344 in 1983/84 → 754, +410 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1999/00: 628 in 1998/99 → 585, -43 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2024/25 (142 → 154, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2023/24 (157 → 142, -15).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2022/23 (158 → 0, -158).
Overall: 220 (1982/83) → 565 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 345.

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	141	162	152.6	5
Senior Infants	141	162	153.6	5
1st Class	145	162	153.8	5
2nd Class	142	158	153.4	5
Total	220	754	590.2	35

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 2020/21 162

-7

SI 2021/22 155

-6

1st 2022/23 149

-7

2nd 2023/24 142

-142

3rd 2024/25 0

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 162

-2

SI 2022/23 160

-6

1st 2023/24 154

2nd 2024/25 154

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 155

-5

SI 2023/24 150

-5

1st 2024/25 145

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 143

-2

SI 2024/25 141

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 141

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
1982/83	97	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
1983/84	155	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	344
1993/94	344	410	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	754
1994/95	347	390	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	737
1995/96	345	379	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	724
1996/97	322	360	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	682
1997/98	329	316	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	645
1998/99	307	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	628
1999/00	279	306	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	585
2000/01	262	280	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	542
2001/02	243	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	527
2002/03	239	266	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	505
2003/04	246	257	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	503
2004/05	262	243	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	505
2005/06	244	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	471
2006/07	253	256	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	509
2007/08	254	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	513
2008/09	266	285	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	551
2009/10	263	298	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	561
2010/11	285	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	577
2011/12	311	304	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	615
2012/13	310	312	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	622
2013/14	336	335	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	671
2014/15	346	352	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	698
2015/16	345	349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	694
2016/17	342	338	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	680
2017/18	336	332	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	668
2018/19	325	325	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	650
2019/20	323	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	644
2020/21	323	319	162	162	162	156	–	–	–	–	642
2021/22	325	309	162	155	159	158	–	–	–	–	634
2022/23	308	313	155	160	149	157	–	–	–	–	621
2023/24	290	299	143	150	154	142	–	–	–	–	589
2024/25	290	291	141	141	145	154	–	–	–	–	581
2025/26 (preliminary)	273	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	565