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HOLY FAMILY SENIOR N S
Roll number: 19877C
Forest Fields, River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin
School details
- Address
- Forest Fields, River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin (K67V9V2)
- Principal
- Geraldine Gowen
- 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 with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- 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: 2012/13: 529 in 2011/12 → 579, +50 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 2004/05: 589 in 2003/04 → 548, -41 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2024/25 (154 → 159, +5).
- Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (180 → 162, -18).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2024/25 (153 → 159, +6).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (157 → 154, -3).
- Overall: 608 (1993/94) → 624 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 16.
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 |
| 3rd Class |
145 |
159 |
154.2 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
152 |
162 |
157.0 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
153 |
180 |
161.8 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
154 |
187 |
167.6 |
5 |
| Total |
498 |
728 |
620.4 |
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
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 |
301 |
307 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
608 |
| 1994/95 |
309 |
346 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
655 |
| 1995/96 |
334 |
353 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
687 |
| 1996/97 |
339 |
372 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
711 |
| 1997/98 |
333 |
390 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
723 |
| 1998/99 |
336 |
363 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
699 |
| 1999/00 |
322 |
348 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
670 |
| 2000/01 |
295 |
335 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
630 |
| 2001/02 |
309 |
304 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
613 |
| 2002/03 |
295 |
303 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
598 |
| 2003/04 |
282 |
307 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
589 |
| 2004/05 |
264 |
284 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
548 |
| 2005/06 |
244 |
288 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
532 |
| 2006/07 |
250 |
265 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
515 |
| 2007/08 |
255 |
259 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
514 |
| 2008/09 |
270 |
253 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
523 |
| 2009/10 |
258 |
240 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
498 |
| 2010/11 |
262 |
263 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
525 |
| 2011/12 |
260 |
269 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
529 |
| 2012/13 |
280 |
299 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
579 |
| 2013/14 |
273 |
308 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
581 |
| 2014/15 |
289 |
306 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
595 |
| 2015/16 |
312 |
310 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
622 |
| 2016/17 |
334 |
336 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
670 |
| 2017/18 |
345 |
355 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
700 |
| 2018/19 |
365 |
363 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
728 |
| 2019/20 |
356 |
370 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
726 |
| 2020/21 |
349 |
355 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
159 |
162 |
180 |
187 |
704 |
| 2021/22 |
328 |
344 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
157 |
159 |
162 |
177 |
672 |
| 2022/23 |
314 |
328 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
156 |
154 |
157 |
161 |
642 |
| 2023/24 |
309 |
328 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
154 |
158 |
153 |
154 |
637 |
| 2024/25 |
311 |
316 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
145 |
152 |
157 |
159 |
627 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
319 |
305 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
624 |