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S N Seamus Naofa

Roll number: 19803T Bearna, Co. na Gaillimhe

School details

Address: Bearna, Co. na Gaillimhe (H91X2X8)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091592575
Principal: Máire de Báicéir
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: All subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: Y
Island: N
Local authority: Galway County Council
School patron: Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Galway City

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: 1997/98: 244 in 1996/97 → 263, +19 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2019/20: 292 in 2018/19 → 266, -26 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (17 → 31, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (46 → 31, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2023/24 (17 → 26, +9).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (32 → 28, -4).
Overall: 254 (1983/84) → 221 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -33.

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	17	32	26.2	5
Senior Infants	21	31	27.2	5
1st Class	22	32	28.0	5
2nd Class	26	34	30.6	5
3rd Class	23	35	30.2	5
4th Class	28	35	31.8	5
5th Class	29	41	33.2	5
6th Class	30	46	36.6	5
Total	221	294	262.2	34

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 21

SI 2021/22 21

1st 2022/23 22

2nd 2023/24 26

-3

3rd 2024/25 23

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

-1

SI 2022/23 29

1st 2023/24 32

-1

2nd 2024/25 31

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 17

SI 2023/24 26

-3

1st 2024/25 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 31

SI 2024/25 31

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
1983/84	121	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
1993/94	97	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
1994/95	97	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
1995/96	98	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1996/97	109	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
1997/98	123	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
1998/99	118	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1999/00	120	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
2000/01	124	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2001/02	128	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2002/03	131	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
2003/04	139	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2004/05	143	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2005/06	140	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
2006/07	135	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	282
2007/08	133	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2008/09	131	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	282
2009/10	134	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2010/11	127	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	258
2011/12	136	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	268
2012/13	130	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	258
2013/14	139	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
2014/15	142	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2015/16	141	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2016/17	144	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
2017/18	146	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
2018/19	147	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2019/20	130	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
2020/21	128	131	21	29	32	34	32	34	31	46	259
2021/22	113	128	30	21	31	31	35	28	34	31	241
2022/23	109	120	17	29	22	31	32	35	29	34	229
2023/24	120	127	31	26	32	26	29	32	41	30	247
2024/25	115	128	32	31	23	31	23	30	31	42	243
2025/26 (preliminary)	103	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221