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Filtered by Co. Donegal Gained a class teacher Clear all

9 schools in Co. Donegal · 2025/26

pupils
1,217
junior infants
197
in 2 all-Irish schools
232 19.1%
class teachers · 9 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
53 +10 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 9 schools with figures for both years had 1,067 pupils in 2015/16 and have 1,217 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+14.1%
Over 10 years

5 grew · 2 steady · 2 fell

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Parent survey, 2025

Parents of children at each school, from the Department's Primary School Survey. About these figures

Parents who'd prefer a multi-denominational patron

Parents who'd prefer teaching through Irish

Number of pupils
Change in pupils over 10 years
Average class size
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Class teachers since 2024/25
DEIS and islands
  1. Glenswilly N S Letterkenny
    262 −5.4%
  2. S N an Droim Mor LiffordDEIS
    229 +9.0%
  3. Scoil Fhionáin An Fál CarrachGaelscoilDEISGaeltacht
    204 +15.9%
  4. Scoil Naomh Peadar Mountcharles
    134 +69.6%
  5. Naomh Adhamhnain Laghey
    123 +115.8%
  6. S N Naomh Naille Inbhear
    113 +29.9%
  7. Killybegs Common N S KillybegsDEIS
    75 −24.2%
  8. Rockfield N S BallyshannonDEIS
    49 +14.0%
  9. S N Glasain CroaslochGaelscoilDEISGaeltacht
    28 −28.2%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Since 2005/06 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants Multi-denominationalparents who'd prefer Through Irishparents who'd prefer
Glenswilly N S Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 19313C 262
−5.4%
+15.9%
23.3 +111 31 22% 14%
S N an Droim Mor Lifford, Co. Donegal · Roll 16349I DEIS 229
+9.0%
+52.7%
22.1 +19 42 22% 10%
Scoil Fhionáin An Fál Carrach, Co. Donegal · Roll 17704H GaelscoilDEISGaeltacht 204
+15.9%
+9.7%
23.9 +18 25 48% 72%
Scoil Naomh Peadar Mountcharles, Co. Donegal · Roll 18129E 134
+69.6%
+11.7%
24.4 +15 29 34% 10%
Naomh Adhamhnain Laghey, Co. Donegal · Roll 18508M 123
+115.8%
+132.1%
24.6 +15 19 29% 0%
S N Naomh Naille Inbhear, Co. Donegal · Roll 15770K 113
+29.9%
+66.2%
22.6 +15 15 25% 16%
Killybegs Common N S Killybegs, Co. Donegal · Roll 16608G DEIS 75
−24.2%
−30.6%
18.8 +14 14 18% 24%
Rockfield N S Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal · Roll 09009Q DEIS 49
+14.0%
+16.7%
16.3 +13 14 60% 20%
S N Glasain Croasloch, Co. Donegal · Roll 16763S GaelscoilDEISGaeltacht 28
−28.2%
+3.7%
9.3 +13 8 43% 100%
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.