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Roll number: 19727G Belmont Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4

School details

Address: Belmont Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 (D04K025)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 012195734
Principal: Anne Purcell
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
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: All-Through School
Planning area: Dublin6_Clonskeagh

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: 150 in 1982/83 → 292, +142 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2024/25: 630 in 2023/24 → 607, -23 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2022/23 (54 → 79, +25).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (88 → 79, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (87 → 90, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (85 → 76, -9).
Overall: 116 (1980/81) → 588 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 472.

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	65	88	74.6	5
Senior Infants	66	87	78.6	5
1st Class	72	90	83.8	5
2nd Class	78	89	85.2	5
3rd Class	76	88	82.2	5
4th Class	58	87	78.0	5
5th Class	49	85	70.0	5
6th Class	31	80	55.8	5
Total	116	630	331.9	36

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 88

-1

SI 2021/22 87

-1

1st 2022/23 86

-1

2nd 2023/24 85

-9

3rd 2024/25 76

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 79

SI 2022/23 80

1st 2023/24 81

-3

2nd 2024/25 78

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 75

-2

SI 2023/24 73

-1

1st 2024/25 72

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 66

SI 2024/25 66

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 65

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	58	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1981/82	59	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1982/83	62	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1993/94	136	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
1994/95	125	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
1995/96	128	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	287
1996/97	139	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
1997/98	138	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	282
1998/99	140	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
1999/00	130	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
2000/01	128	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
2001/02	133	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
2002/03	129	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2003/04	127	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2004/05	112	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
2005/06	111	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2006/07	107	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2007/08	117	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2008/09	118	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2009/10	123	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2010/11	132	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	258
2011/12	131	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
2012/13	135	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2013/14	137	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2014/15	153	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2015/16	165	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
2016/17	202	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	359
2017/18	248	173	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
2018/19	292	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	479
2019/20	320	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	538
2020/21	342	232	88	87	90	89	82	58	49	31	574
2021/22	361	243	79	87	90	88	82	80	54	44	604
2022/23	363	265	75	80	86	86	88	82	79	52	628
2023/24	370	260	66	73	81	85	83	87	83	72	630
2024/25	353	254	65	66	72	78	76	83	85	80	607
2025/26 (preliminary)	328	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	588