DEIS schools in Ireland
DEIS schools get extra support from the Department of Education because they serve communities at greater risk of educational disadvantage. That includes smaller classes in some schools, a home-school liaison coordinator and school meals.
- 954 schools
- 150,138 pupils
- 26 counties
By county
- Carlow16 schools
- Cavan17 schools
- Clare28 schools
- Cork53 schools
- Donegal128 schools
- Dublin175 schools
- Galway61 schools
- Kerry36 schools
- Kildare15 schools
- Kilkenny11 schools
- Laois15 schools
- Leitrim16 schools
- Limerick37 schools
- Longford17 schools
- Louth19 schools
- Mayo79 schools
- Meath12 schools
- Monaghan16 schools
- Offaly25 schools
- Roscommon28 schools
- Sligo21 schools
- Tipperary45 schools
- Waterford19 schools
- Westmeath19 schools
- Wexford32 schools
- Wicklow14 schools
The largest
- St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare Town, Co. Kildare 1,025 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
- St Aidans Parish School Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford 869 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
- Trinity Primary School Tuam, Co. Galway 781 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
- Scoil Bhride NS Portlaoise, Co. Laois 727 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
- Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15, Co. Dublin 698 pupilsMixedMulti-denominationalDEIS
- Scoil Choilmcille Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 659 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
- SN Ursula Naofa Waterford, Co. Waterford 620 pupilsGirlsCatholicDEIS
- St Christopher's NS Dublin 4, Co. Dublin 598 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
- Holy Family National School Carlow, Co. Carlow 592 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
- Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha Í, Co. Kildare 592 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
- St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School Drogheda, Co. Louth 575 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
- St Josephs NS Dundalk, Co. Louth 574 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
Quick answers
- How many DEIS primary schools are there in Ireland?
- There are 954 DEIS primary schools in Ireland, with 150,138 pupils between them, according to the Department of Education's latest figures.
- Which county has the most DEIS primary schools?
- Co. Dublin, with 175 schools.
- What is the biggest of them?
- St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School in Co. Kildare, with 1,025 pupils.
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