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DUNBOYNE SENIOR N S
Roll number: 20033D
Station Road, Dunboyne, Co. Meath
School details
- Address
- Station Road, Dunboyne, Co. Meath (A86X857)
- Principal
- J.J. Brennan
- Ethos
- Catholic
- DEIS
- N
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- N
- Island
- N
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- School patron
- Bishop of Meath
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- Planning area
- Dunboyne
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: 1998/99: 415 in 1997/98 → 457, +42 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 2020/21: 568 in 2019/20 → 535, -33 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2023/24 (112 → 135, +23).
- Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2024/25 (135 → 109, -26).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2021/22 (136 → 141, +5).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (135 → 126, -9).
- Overall: 391 (1996/97) → 470 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 79.
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 |
103 |
132 |
115.2 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
109 |
136 |
121.8 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
113 |
141 |
127.4 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
109 |
143 |
128.4 |
5 |
| Total |
391 |
581 |
499.8 |
30 |
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 |
| 1996/97 |
213 |
178 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
391 |
| 1997/98 |
220 |
195 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
415 |
| 1998/99 |
233 |
224 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
457 |
| 1999/00 |
223 |
225 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
448 |
| 2000/01 |
223 |
232 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
455 |
| 2001/02 |
216 |
229 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
445 |
| 2002/03 |
232 |
230 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
462 |
| 2003/04 |
220 |
235 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
455 |
| 2004/05 |
230 |
224 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
454 |
| 2005/06 |
227 |
242 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
469 |
| 2006/07 |
227 |
251 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
478 |
| 2007/08 |
246 |
253 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
499 |
| 2008/09 |
243 |
271 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
514 |
| 2009/10 |
244 |
272 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
516 |
| 2010/11 |
254 |
275 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
529 |
| 2011/12 |
261 |
296 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
557 |
| 2012/13 |
278 |
301 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
579 |
| 2013/14 |
284 |
297 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
581 |
| 2014/15 |
269 |
290 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
559 |
| 2015/16 |
265 |
279 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
544 |
| 2016/17 |
260 |
284 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
544 |
| 2017/18 |
257 |
292 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
549 |
| 2018/19 |
262 |
301 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
563 |
| 2019/20 |
274 |
294 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
568 |
| 2020/21 |
264 |
271 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
121 |
136 |
138 |
134 |
535 |
| 2021/22 |
259 |
251 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
110 |
117 |
141 |
137 |
510 |
| 2022/23 |
259 |
253 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
132 |
112 |
119 |
143 |
512 |
| 2023/24 |
230 |
253 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
110 |
135 |
113 |
119 |
483 |
| 2024/25 |
223 |
230 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
103 |
109 |
126 |
109 |
453 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
230 |
240 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
470 |