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156 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
41,995
junior infants
5,050
in 25 all-Irish schools
5,169 12.3%
class teachers · 28 gained one · 9 lost one since 2024/25
1,764 +470 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 88 schools with figures for both years had 22,725 pupils in 2015/16 and have 24,205 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+6.5%
Over 10 years

39 grew · 29 steady · 20 fell · 68 newer

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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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  1. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 −2.6%
  2. Holywell Educate Together National School SwordsMulti-denominational
    613 Opened 2010/11
  3. Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    585 −13.2%
  4. Hansfield Educate Together National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    575 Opened 2011/12
  5. Midleton Educate Together School MidletonMulti-denominational
    572 +50.5%
  6. Stepaside Educate Together National School Dublin 18Multi-denominational
    542 Opened 2012/13
  7. Dublin 7 Educate Together NS Dublin 7Multi-denominational
    515 +16.3%
  8. Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    511 −13.4%
  9. Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National School CorkMulti-denominational
    506 Opened 2013/14
  10. Griffeen Valley Educate Together NS LucanMulti-denominational
    466 −4.3%
  11. Portlaoise Educate Together NS PortlaoiseMulti-denominational
    457 Opened 2010/11
  12. Carrigtwohill Community National School CarrigtwohillMulti-denominational
    443 Opened 2015/16
  13. Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige Bác 14GaelscoilMulti-denominational
    441 Opened 2016/17
  14. Greystones Educate Together National School GreystonesMulti-denominational
    440 +3.0%
  15. North Kildare Educate Together NS CelbridgeMulti-denominational
    432 +57.1%
  16. Adamstown Castle Educate Together National School AdamstownMulti-denominational
    431 +8.0%
  17. Carrigaline Educate Together NS CarrigalineMulti-denominational
    424 +20.5%
  18. Letterkenny Educate Together NS LetterkennyMulti-denominationalDEIS
    420 +84.2%
  19. Kildare Town Educate Together NS Kildare TownMulti-denominational
    417 Opened 2012/13
  20. Lucan East ETNS LucanMulti-denominationalDEIS
    416 −10.2%
  21. Monkstown Eucate Together NS Dun LaoghaireMulti-denominational
    415 −5.3%
  22. Maynooth Educate Together National School MaynoothMulti-denominational
    415 +85.3%
  23. Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NS DonabateMulti-denominational
    414 −16.0%
  24. Citywest & Saggart Community National School Dublin 24Multi-denominational
    413 Opened 2012/13
  25. Belmayne Educate Together National School Dublin 13Multi-denominationalDEIS
    413 +4.8%
  26. Greystones Community NS GreystonesMulti-denominational
    412 Opened 2015/16
  27. Glasnevin Educate Together NS Dublin 11Multi-denominational
    410 +73.7%
  28. Ashbourne Educate Together National School AshbourneMulti-denominational
    410 Opened 2012/13
  29. Grace Park Educate Together National School Dublin 9Multi-denominational
    409 Opened 2016/17
  30. Newbridge Educate Together NS The CurraghMulti-denominational
    406 +2.3%
  31. Griffith Barracks Multi D School Dublin 8Multi-denominational
    403 +60.6%
  32. Ballinteer Educate Together National School Dublin 16Multi-denominational
    399 Opened 2012/13
  33. Swords Educate Together NS SwordsMulti-denominational
    394 −10.7%
  34. Rush and Lusk Educate Together NS LuskMulti-denominational
    393 −2.2%
  35. Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn CorcaighGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    393 +18.0%
  36. Canal Way Educate Together National School Dublin 8Multi-denominational
    391 Opened 2013/14
  37. Carlow Educate Together NS CarlowMulti-denominationalDEIS
    389 +61.4%
  38. Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin Cloch na gCoillteGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    388 +26.4%
  39. Broombridge Educate Together National School Dublin 7Multi-denominationalDEIS
    387 Opened 2016/17
  40. Waterford Educate Together NS Carrickphierish RoadMulti-denominational
    386 +70.0%
  41. Pelletstown ETNS Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    386 Opened 2015/16
  42. Lucan Educate Together NS LucanMulti-denominational
    384 −13.1%
  43. Ard Rí Community National School NavanMulti-denominational
    384 Opened 2010/11
  44. Le Cheile Educate Together NS DroghedaMulti-denominational
    383 −12.6%
  45. Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa Droichead ÁthaGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    383 −13.3%
  46. Esker Educate Together NS LucanMulti-denominationalDEIS
    382 −11.2%
  47. Mullingar Educate Together NS MullingarMulti-denominationalDEIS
    381 −11.4%
  48. Gaelscoil Ui Drisceoil GlanmireGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    381 −11.6%
  49. Wicklow Educate Together NS Wicklow TownMulti-denominational
    377 +19.7%
  50. Malahide / Portmarnock Educate Together National School Dublin 17Multi-denominational
    377 Opened 2014/15
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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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