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S.N. an Bhreacaigh

PrimaryCatholicGaeltacht schoolDEISSpecial classes

ARD A RATHA, CO DHUN NA NGALL · F94 CX52 · Roll number 16869L

S.N. an Bhreacaigh is one of 5 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ardara. Every school in and around Ardara →

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Pupils
24
September, 2025/26
10 girls, 14 boys
Since 2019/20
−31%
from 35 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Raphoe
Language
All in Irish
in the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about S.N. an Bhreacaigh

  • A small primary school: 24 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • Smaller than it was: 24 pupils, 31% fewer than the 35 of 2019/20.
  • In the Gaeltacht: every subject is taught through Irish.
  • In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
  • Has special classes for children who need more support.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Raphoe; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Ardara’s outline, 1.6 km away; listed with Ardara, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

S.N. an Bhreacaigh had 24 pupils in 2025/26, down from 38 in 2015/16 (−37%). Girls are 42% of them. Its largest roll was 44, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.

02040602015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for S.N. an Bhreacaigh

Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.

What the Department of Education does publish for S.N. an Bhreacaigh is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.

Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.

Inspections

Inspection reports on S.N. an Bhreacaigh

The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗

Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.

Getting in

Getting a place at S.N. an Bhreacaigh

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to S.N. an Bhreacaigh directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.

A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.

It teaches every subject through Irish. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.

Pupils
24
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−31%
from 35 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. an Bhreacaigh has shrunk by 31% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ardara together changed by +5%.

Pupils since 2019/20

S.N. an Bhreacaigh−31%
The primary schools around Ardara+9%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.

Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 3 have more pupils than S.N. an Bhreacaigh. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −31%; 4 of the 4 grew faster.

S.N. an Bhreacaigh24
Ardara Mixed12
S.N. Muire Gan Smal94
S.N. Crannaighe Buidhe54
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de21
Gortnacart16
St Riaghans26
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. an Bhreacaigh24−31%CatholicAll in Irish✓
Ardara Mixed N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓2.4 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal94+36%CatholicEnglish✓2.6 km
S.N. Crannaighe Buidhe54+54%CatholicEnglish✓4 km
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de21−9%CatholicAll in Irish4.7 km
Gortnacart N.S.16–CatholicEnglish✓4.7 km
St Riaghans N.S.26+18%CatholicEnglish✓7.5 km
The other 164 primary schools in Co. Donegal
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
St Conals68−14%CatholicEnglish✓9.1 km
Killybegs Common N.S.75+7%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
S.N. Chill Coinnigh5−75%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
Scoil Mhuire155+32%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
S.N. Neill Mor240+22%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Bruckless N.S.18–CatholicEnglish✓12 km
S.N. Min an Aoire14–CatholicAll in Irish✓12 km
S.N. Fhionntra5−88%CatholicEnglish12 km
Killaghtee N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓13 km
Min A Ghabhann N.S.39+30%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Dun Ceannfhaolaidh82−12%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
S.N. Naomh Naille113+14%CatholicEnglish14 km
Inver N.S.20−23%Church of IrelandEnglish15 km
S.N. Leitir Mhic an Bhaird16−48%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
Frosses N.S.77−11%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
Scoil Chartha Naofa111+3%CatholicAll in Irish✓16 km
S N na Carraige59−27%CatholicAll in Irish✓16 km
S.N. Eadan Fhionnfhaoich10–CatholicAll in Irish✓18 km
Scoil Naomh Peadar135+75%CatholicEnglish19 km
S.N. an Chaiseal58−17%CatholicAll in Irish✓19 km
Scoil Roisin51−14%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓21 km
Scoil an Linbh Íosa274+30%CatholicEnglish23 km
Scoil Chróine265−5%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
S.N. Duchoraidh4–CatholicAll in Irish✓23 km
Glebe N.S.121+20%Church of IrelandEnglish23 km
Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala219−8%CatholicEnglish24 km
S.N. Cholmcille28−22%CatholicAll in Irish✓24 km
Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri55−38%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish24 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor II21–CatholicAll in Irish✓26 km
S N na hAcrai70+1%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Naomh Adhamhnain123+62%CatholicEnglish26 km
St Francis N.S.159+2%CatholicEnglish27 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor I13–CatholicAll in Irish✓27 km
Scoil Naomh Earnan94+0%CatholicEnglish✓27 km
Robertson N.S.67+24%Church of IrelandEnglish✓27 km
Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai14−52%CatholicAll in Irish✓28 km
S.N. an Br M O Cleirigh211−2%CatholicEnglish28 km
S.N. Loch an Iubhair25−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓30 km
Scoil Mhuire42+8%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
S.N. an Choimin54−30%CatholicAll in Irish✓31 km
Gaelscoil Eirne29−40%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish✓31 km
Scoil Naomh Chaitriona77+26%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
S.N. Dhubhthaigh91−11%CatholicAll in Irish✓32 km
Holy Family National School193+35%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
St Macartans Central276−1%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Kilbarron N.S.44+16%Church of IrelandEnglish✓32 km
S.N. Olibhear Pluinceid61−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓33 km
S.N. Taodhbhog55+49%CatholicAll in Irish✓34 km
Scoil Phadraig103+27%CatholicAll in Irish✓34 km
Rockfield N.S.49+14%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
S.N. Chonaill107+23%CatholicAll in Irish✓36 km
S.N. Baile an Bhailsig47+68%Church of IrelandEnglish37 km
Scoil Mhuire B&C97−16%CatholicAll in Irish✓38 km
Dooish N.S.191−12%CatholicEnglish38 km
Scoil an tStratha Mhóir64−25%CatholicAll in Irish✓39 km
S.N. Adhamhnain131−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓40 km
S.N. Seiseadh Ui Neill167−6%CatholicEnglish✓42 km
S N Caiseal na gCorr44+2%CatholicAll in Irish✓43 km
Glenswilly N.S.262−4%CatholicEnglish43 km
S.N. Gleann Coimhead57−34%CatholicEnglish43 km
Scoil Mhuire B & C489+8%CatholicEnglish✓43 km
Robertson N.S.89+35%Church of IrelandEnglish✓43 km
Scoil Mhuire54+20%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Gartan N.S.19–Church of IrelandEnglish✓45 km
Scoil Phádraig118−6%CatholicEnglish45 km
S N Cnoc na Naomh87−3%CatholicAll in Irish✓45 km
S.N. Gort an Choirce40+0%CatholicAll in Irish✓46 km
Scoil Bhrighde28−7%CatholicAll in Irish✓46 km
S.N. Trianta33+3%PresbyterianEnglish47 km
Scoil Naomh Dubhthach27−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓47 km
Gleneely N.S.45−33%CatholicEnglish✓48 km
Killygordan N.S.22+5%Church of IrelandEnglish✓48 km
S.N. an Droim Mor229−1%CatholicEnglish✓48 km
Scoil Naomh Seosamh24−23%CatholicEnglish48 km
Scoil Fhionáin204+20%CatholicAll in Irish✓49 km
Gaelscoil Adhamhnain410−12%CatholicAll in Irish50 km
Scoil Choilmcille659+82%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal480+11%CatholicEnglish50 km
S.N. Glasain28+4%CatholicAll in Irish✓50 km
Scoil Bhride192−3%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
Comhscoil Chonmha S.N.100+11%Church of IrelandEnglish51 km
Scoil Cholmcille127+1%CatholicAll in Irish✓51 km
S.N. Domhnach Mor22−51%PresbyterianEnglish✓51 km
S.N. Baile Raighin215−9%Church of IrelandEnglish51 km
St Patricks N.S.426−6%CatholicEnglish52 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille231+19%CatholicEnglish52 km
Glenmaquin N.S.21−9%PresbyterianEnglish✓52 km
Letterkenny Educate Together NS420+43%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓52 km
Murroe National School50+85%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
Scoil Naomh Fiachra519−6%CatholicEnglish53 km
Scoil Mhuire166+30%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Creeslough N.S.31+11%Church of IrelandEnglish✓54 km
St Mary's National School155+25%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Scoil Adhamhnain158+3%CatholicEnglish✓55 km
S N Talamh na Coille467−2%CatholicEnglish55 km
Raphoe Central N.S.185−6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓55 km
SN Naomh Samhthann40−32%CatholicEnglish✓55 km
Ray N.S.51−20%Church of IrelandEnglish✓56 km
S.N. Baile Mor7–Church of IrelandEnglish✓56 km
S N na Croise Naofa33−21%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
Dunfanaghy N.S.24−14%Church of IrelandEnglish✓57 km
Scoil Cuilm Cille38+6%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Portlean N.S.20−17%PresbyterianEnglish57 km
Cashelshanaghan N.S.28+4%PresbyterianEnglish57 km
S.N. Fothar32−18%CatholicEnglish57 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille68−12%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille81−4%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
Scoil Cholmcille Naofa17−62%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
Scoil Naomh Proinnseas119−6%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille18–CatholicAll in Irish✓59 km
Scoil Mhuire206+14%CatholicEnglish✓59 km
Ayr Hill N.S. Ramelton32–PresbyterianEnglish60 km
S.N. Mhuire218+25%CatholicEnglish✓60 km
St Patricks N.S.162−6%CatholicEnglish✓61 km
Scoil Náisiúnta Muire Gan Smál124+19%CatholicEnglish✓61 km
Scoil Eoin Baiste136−4%CatholicEnglish✓62 km
Browneknowe N.S.48−28%PresbyterianEnglish62 km
S.N. Naomh Brid66−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓63 km
S.N. Baile an Caislean66+38%PresbyterianEnglish✓63 km
Cranford N.S.48+0%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
Moyle N.S.81−7%PresbyterianEnglish64 km
Scoil Cholmcille37−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓65 km
Scoil Cholmcille199−13%CatholicEnglish✓65 km
S.N. Naomh Baoithin113+3%CatholicEnglish✓65 km
S.N. Ceathru Caol53−47%CatholicEnglish✓66 km
Monreagh N.S.48+2%PresbyterianEnglish✓67 km
Scoil Choluim30–CatholicEnglish✓67 km
S.N. an Leinbh Iosa84+12%CatholicEnglish✓67 km
Rathmullen N.S.119+24%CatholicEnglish✓69 km
St Davadogs N.S.27−16%CatholicEnglish✓69 km
Drumfad N.S.35+3%PresbyterianEnglish✓70 km
Scoil Mhuire64+8%CatholicAll in Irish✓70 km
St Garvans N.S.33+3%CatholicEnglish✓71 km
St Muras N.S.189−12%CatholicEnglish73 km
S.N. Naomh Aonghus218+6%CatholicEnglish74 km
Scoil Iosagain779+0%CatholicEnglish76 km
St. Mura's National School26+0%Church of IrelandEnglish76 km
Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha67−48%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish76 km
S.N. Naomh Eighneach75−26%CatholicEnglish✓76 km
St Orans N.S.228+8%CatholicEnglish✓78 km
Scoil Naomh Iósaf45−10%CatholicEnglish✓83 km
Scoil Naomh Brid196−1%CatholicEnglish83 km
Scoil Naomh Treasa C52−9%CatholicEnglish✓83 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig64+0%CatholicEnglish✓83 km
St Francis' National School132+11%CatholicEnglish✓87 km
S N na gCluainte96−8%CatholicEnglish✓87 km
Scoil Phadraig121−16%CatholicEnglish✓91 km
Glentogher Con N.S.13–CatholicEnglish✓91 km
Scoil Naomh Fionan199−12%CatholicEnglish91 km
S.N. Donaigh33+6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓92 km
Naomh Bridhid92−12%CatholicEnglish✓92 km
Scoil Chroí Naofa, Carndomhnach124−7%CatholicEnglish✓93 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig163+14%CatholicEnglish✓93 km
Scoil Naomh Colmchille186+11%CatholicEnglish✓94 km
Scoil Treasa Naofa137+40%CatholicEnglish✓97 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire57−22%CatholicEnglish✓98 km
S.N. an Iorball Riabaigh40−17%CatholicEnglish✓98 km
Scoil Mhuire118−4%CatholicEnglish✓99 km
Naomh Bodain108+44%CatholicEnglish✓100 km
Scoil Eoghan212−15%CatholicEnglish✓102 km
Moville N.S.32−41%Church of IrelandEnglish102 km
Gaelscoil Chois Feabhaill75−7%CatholicAll in Irish102 km
Scoil Cholmchille77−10%CatholicEnglish✓102 km
Scoil Cholmcille133+8%CatholicEnglish106 km
Living nearby

Living in Ardara

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€165,000
60 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€977
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Donegal

Homes in the F94 Eircode area

Housing in Ardara →

The median sale price rose from €185,000 in 2023 to €195,000 in 2025 (+5%).

2023€185,000
2024€195,000
2025€195,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€301,700
Second-hand homes€179,500

Property Price Register sales in the F94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Donegal

Cost of living in Ardara →

New tenancies in Co. Donegal averaged €977 a month in 2025, against €893 in 2024 (+9%).

2024€893
2025€977

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Location

Directions ↗

near Ardara, F94 CX52

Nearby

Primary schools near S.N. an Bhreacaigh

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Ardara Mixed N.S.
Primary · Church of Ireland
DEIS
12 pupils2.4 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
94 pupils+36% since 2019/202.6 km
S.N. Crannaighe Buidhe
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
54 pupils+54% since 2019/204 km
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de
Primary · Catholic
Gaeltacht school
21 pupils−9% since 2019/204.7 km
Gortnacart N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
16 pupils4.7 km
St Riaghans N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
26 pupils+18% since 2019/207.5 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 16869L

Questions about S.N. an Bhreacaigh

Is S.N. an Bhreacaigh a good school?

We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.

How many pupils does S.N. an Bhreacaigh have?

24 pupils in 2025/26. That is −31% since 2019/20.

Does S.N. an Bhreacaigh teach through Irish?

Yes: every subject at S.N. an Bhreacaigh is taught through Irish.

Who runs S.N. an Bhreacaigh?

S.N. an Bhreacaigh has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Raphoe.

How do pupils get a place at S.N. an Bhreacaigh?

Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.

Which schools of the same kind are near S.N. an Bhreacaigh?

The nearest are Ardara Mixed N.S. (2.4 km), S.N. Muire Gan Smal (2.6 km) and S.N. Crannaighe Buidhe (4 km).

Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Ardara; nothing here rates the school.

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).