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Roll number: 19963S Upper Main Street, Donegal Town

School details

Address: Upper Main Street, Donegal Town (F94H792)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749722661
Principal: Mary Culleton
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Donegal County Council
School patron: Bishop of Raphoe
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Donegal

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: 2006/07: 244 in 2005/06 → 262, +18 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2009/10: 269 in 2008/09 → 241, -28 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (23 → 35, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (36 → 20, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (23 → 27, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (27 → 24, -3).
Overall: 379 (1993/94) → 219 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -160.

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	21	33	25.0	5
Senior Infants	22	35	26.8	5
1st Class	21	36	27.4	5
2nd Class	20	36	27.4	5
3rd Class	20	35	27.8	5
4th Class	21	36	30.0	5
5th Class	21	37	29.2	5
6th Class	23	38	31.2	5
Total	219	379	266.3	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 25

SI 2021/22 25

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 27

-3

3rd 2024/25 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 22

SI 2022/23 23

1st 2023/24 27

-2

2nd 2024/25 25

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 33

SI 2023/24 35

1st 2024/25 36

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 24

-2

SI 2024/25 22

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

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	181	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	379
1994/95	185	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	376
1995/96	181	183	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	364
1996/97	173	177	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	350
1997/98	164	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	331
1998/99	148	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317
1999/00	139	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2000/01	119	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2001/02	131	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2002/03	126	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2003/04	120	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2004/05	121	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
2005/06	120	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2006/07	130	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2007/08	126	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2008/09	136	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
2009/10	116	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
2010/11	102	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2011/12	106	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2012/13	109	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
2013/14	105	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
2014/15	98	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2015/16	107	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
2016/17	101	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2017/18	109	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
2018/19	105	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2019/20	108	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
2020/21	105	136	25	29	21	36	30	31	23	29	241
2021/22	108	130	22	25	28	20	35	32	33	23	238
2022/23	113	134	33	23	25	29	20	36	32	32	247
2023/24	119	132	24	35	27	27	30	21	37	34	251
2024/25	124	111	21	22	36	25	24	30	21	38	235
2025/26 (preliminary)	118	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219