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8 schools in Co. Galway · 2025/26

pupils
1,609
junior infants
197
class teachers
67 −2 since 2015/16
households answered the parent survey
427
together since 2015/16 (about this figure)

The 8 schools with figures for both years had 1,752 pupils in 2015/16 and have 1,609 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−8.2%
Over 10 years

2 grew · 3 steady · 3 fell

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Parent survey, 2025

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

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Change in pupils over 10 years
Average class size
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Class teachers since 2024/25
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  1. S N Iognaid GaillimhGaelscoil
    480 pupils −17.1% over 10 years
  2. Gaelscoil de hIde Uarán MórGaelscoil
    399 pupils −0.5% over 10 years
  3. S N na bhForbacha Co.na GaillimheGaelscoilGaeltacht
    229 pupils +27.2% over 10 years
  4. S N Seamus Naofa BearnaGaelscoilGaeltacht
    221 pupils −21.1% over 10 years
  5. Gaelscoil Riabhach Baile Locha RiachGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    170 pupils −5.6% over 10 years
  6. Gaelscoil na bhFili Gort Inse GuaireGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    41 pupils −41.4% over 10 years
  7. S N Ronain Inis MórGaelscoilDEISGaeltachtIsland
    36 pupils −2.7% over 10 years
  8. S N Caomhain Inis OirrGaelscoilDEISGaeltachtIsland
    33 pupils +32.0% over 10 years
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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.

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