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GAELSCOIL DARA

Roll number: 19858V Bóthar Bhaile an Locháin, An Rinn Mhór, Gaillimh

School details

Address: Bóthar Bhaile an Locháin, An Rinn Mhór, Gaillimh (H91PN47)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091757145
Principal: Máirtín Ó Ceallacháin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: All subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Galway City 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: 2011/12: 340 in 2010/11 → 370, +30 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2003/04: 230 in 2002/03 → 219, -11 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (50 → 60, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2021/22 (61 → 54, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2024/25 (48 → 50, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (61 → 58, -3).
Overall: 244 (1993/94) → 419 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 175.

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	48	60	53.8	5
Senior Infants	49	59	53.0	5
1st Class	50	61	54.4	5
2nd Class	50	58	55.2	5
3rd Class	50	58	55.0	5
4th Class	53	57	55.4	5
5th Class	54	56	55.0	5
6th Class	53	57	55.0	5
Total	219	463	337.3	33

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 50

-1

SI 2021/22 49

1st 2022/23 50

2nd 2023/24 50

3rd 2024/25 50

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 60

-1

SI 2022/23 59

-2

1st 2023/24 57

2nd 2024/25 58

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 54

-2

SI 2023/24 52

-2

1st 2024/25 50

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 48

SI 2024/25 50

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 57

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
1993/94	105	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
1994/95	114	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
1995/96	118	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
1996/97	124	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
1997/98	112	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
1998/99	108	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
1999/00	112	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
2000/01	108	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2001/02	105	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2002/03	112	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2003/04	98	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2004/05	113	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
2005/06	128	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2006/07	137	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2007/08	155	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2008/09	171	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
2009/10	173	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2010/11	178	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	340
2011/12	198	172	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	370
2012/13	220	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
2013/14	219	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2014/15	233	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
2015/16	230	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2016/17	228	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	431
2017/18	235	208	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	443
2018/19	246	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	463
2019/20	245	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	458
2020/21	242	207	50	55	61	58	56	56	56	57	449
2021/22	238	205	60	49	54	58	58	55	54	55	443
2022/23	231	206	54	59	50	52	58	56	55	53	437
2023/24	230	197	48	52	57	50	53	57	55	55	427
2024/25	231	197	57	50	50	58	50	53	55	55	428
2025/26 (preliminary)	223	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419