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S.N. an Choimin

PrimaryCatholicGaeltacht schoolDEIS

An Gharbháin, An Clochán, Co. Dhún na nGall · F93 CF67 · Roll number 17564R

S.N. an Choimin is one of 5 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballybofey-Stranorlar. Every school in and around Ballybofey-Stranorlar →

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Pupils
54
September, 2025/26
29 girls, 25 boys
Since 2019/20
−30%
from 77 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 Choimin

  • A small primary school: 54 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • Smaller than it was: 54 pupils, 30% fewer than the 77 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.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Raphoe; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Ballybofey-Stranorlar’s outline, 9.7 km away; listed with Ballybofey-Stranorlar, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

S.N. an Choimin had 54 pupils in 2025/26, down from 72 in 2015/16 (−25%). Girls are 54% of them. Its largest roll was 84, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.

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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 Choimin

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 Choimin 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 Choimin

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 Choimin

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

Families apply to S.N. an Choimin 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.

Pupils
54
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−30%
from 77 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. an Choimin has shrunk by 30% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballybofey-Stranorlar together changed by +14%.

Pupils since 2019/20

S.N. an Choimin−30%
The primary schools around Ballybofey-Stranorlar−1%
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 Choimin. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −30%; 5 of the 5 grew faster.

S.N. an Choimin54
S.N. Taodhbhog55
S.N. Baile an Bhailsig47
Dooish191
S.N. Cholmcille28
S.N. Seiseadh Ui Neill167
S.N. Eadan Fhionnfhaoich10
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. an Choimin54−30%CatholicAll in Irish✓
S.N. Taodhbhog55+49%CatholicAll in Irish✓3.1 km
S.N. Baile an Bhailsig47+68%Church of IrelandEnglish6.7 km
Dooish N.S.191−12%CatholicEnglish8 km
S.N. Cholmcille28−22%CatholicAll in Irish✓11 km
S.N. Seiseadh Ui Neill167−6%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
S.N. Eadan Fhionnfhaoich10–CatholicAll in Irish✓13 km
The other 164 primary schools in Co. Donegal
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Robertson N.S.89+35%Church of IrelandEnglish✓13 km
Scoil Mhuire B & C489+8%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Gleann Coimhead57−34%CatholicEnglish14 km
Scoil Phádraig118−6%CatholicEnglish14 km
Glenswilly N.S.262−4%CatholicEnglish15 km
St Francis N.S.159+2%CatholicEnglish16 km
Scoil an tStratha Mhóir64−25%CatholicAll in Irish✓16 km
S.N. Duchoraidh4–CatholicAll in Irish✓18 km
Killygordan N.S.22+5%Church of IrelandEnglish✓18 km
S.N. an Droim Mor229−1%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
Scoil an Linbh Íosa274+30%CatholicEnglish19 km
Gleneely N.S.45−33%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
Scoil Bhride192−3%CatholicEnglish✓20 km
Comhscoil Chonmha S.N.100+11%Church of IrelandEnglish20 km
Scoil Mhuire155+32%CatholicEnglish✓20 km
Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala219−8%CatholicEnglish20 km
Scoil Choilmcille659+82%CatholicEnglish✓20 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal480+11%CatholicEnglish21 km
Gaelscoil Adhamhnain410−12%CatholicAll in Irish21 km
Glebe N.S.121+20%Church of IrelandEnglish21 km
Gartan N.S.19–Church of IrelandEnglish✓21 km
S.N. Domhnach Mor22−51%PresbyterianEnglish✓21 km
Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri55−38%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish21 km
S.N. Trianta33+3%PresbyterianEnglish21 km
St Patricks N.S.426−6%CatholicEnglish21 km
Glenmaquin N.S.21−9%PresbyterianEnglish✓22 km
Scoil Naomh Seosamh24−23%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Leitir Mhic an Bhaird16−48%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
S.N. Baile Raighin215−9%Church of IrelandEnglish22 km
Letterkenny Educate Together NS420+43%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓23 km
Min A Ghabhann N.S.39+30%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
St Riaghans N.S.26+18%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
Naomh Adhamhnain123+62%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Adhamhnain158+3%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
St Mary's National School155+25%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
S.N. Chill Coinnigh5−75%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Frosses N.S.77−11%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Scoil Naomh Peadar135+75%CatholicEnglish24 km
Raphoe Central N.S.185−6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓24 km
Scoil Naomh Fiachra519−6%CatholicEnglish25 km
S N Talamh na Coille467−2%CatholicEnglish26 km
SN Naomh Samhthann40−32%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Scoil Cuilm Cille38+6%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Ray N.S.51−20%Church of IrelandEnglish✓26 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille231+19%CatholicEnglish26 km
Gortnacart N.S.16–CatholicEnglish✓26 km
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de21−9%CatholicAll in Irish27 km
S.N. Naomh Naille113+14%CatholicEnglish27 km
Scoil Cholmcille127+1%CatholicAll in Irish✓27 km
Inver N.S.20−23%Church of IrelandEnglish27 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille81−4%CatholicEnglish✓27 km
Scoil Cholmcille Naofa17−62%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Scoil Naomh Earnan94+0%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Cashelshanaghan N.S.28+4%PresbyterianEnglish28 km
Scoil Naomh Proinnseas119−6%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Robertson N.S.67+24%Church of IrelandEnglish✓29 km
Scoil Chróine265−5%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal94+36%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
S.N. Loch an Iubhair25−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓29 km
Ardara Mixed N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓29 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille68−12%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
St Patricks N.S.162−6%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
Scoil Phadraig103+27%CatholicAll in Irish✓30 km
St Conals68−14%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
Portlean N.S.20−17%PresbyterianEnglish31 km
S.N. an Bhreacaigh24−31%CatholicAll in Irish✓31 km
Scoil Náisiúnta Muire Gan Smál124+19%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
S.N. Dhubhthaigh91−11%CatholicAll in Irish✓31 km
S.N. Glasain28+4%CatholicAll in Irish✓31 km
Scoil Mhuire206+14%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
Scoil Roisin51−14%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓31 km
S N Caiseal na gCorr44+2%CatholicAll in Irish✓32 km
Scoil Mhuire54+20%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Ayr Hill N.S. Ramelton32–PresbyterianEnglish32 km
S.N. Dun Ceannfhaolaidh82−12%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
S.N. Baile an Caislean66+38%PresbyterianEnglish✓33 km
S.N. Olibhear Pluinceid61−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓33 km
S.N. Crannaighe Buidhe54+54%CatholicEnglish✓33 km
Killaghtee N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓33 km
Bruckless N.S.18–CatholicEnglish✓34 km
Creeslough N.S.31+11%Church of IrelandEnglish✓34 km
S.N. Chonaill107+23%CatholicAll in Irish✓34 km
Scoil Mhuire166+30%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
S N na hAcrai70+1%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
Moyle N.S.81−7%PresbyterianEnglish34 km
S.N. Mhuire218+25%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
Killybegs Common N.S.75+7%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Browneknowe N.S.48−28%PresbyterianEnglish35 km
S.N. Naomh Baoithin113+3%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai14−52%CatholicAll in Irish✓35 km
Scoil Mhuire B&C97−16%CatholicAll in Irish✓35 km
Scoil Cholmcille199−13%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
S.N. Gort an Choirce40+0%CatholicAll in Irish✓35 km
Scoil Mhuire42+8%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Monreagh N.S.48+2%PresbyterianEnglish✓36 km
Scoil Fhionáin204+20%CatholicAll in Irish✓36 km
S.N. Neill Mor240+22%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
S.N. Adhamhnain131−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓37 km
S.N. an Leinbh Iosa84+12%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
S N Cnoc na Naomh87−3%CatholicAll in Irish✓37 km
Murroe National School50+85%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
S.N. an Br M O Cleirigh211−2%CatholicEnglish37 km
S.N. Baile Mor7–Church of IrelandEnglish✓38 km
Gaelscoil Eirne29−40%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish✓38 km
Scoil Naomh Chaitriona77+26%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Kilbarron N.S.44+16%Church of IrelandEnglish✓38 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor I13–CatholicAll in Irish✓38 km
Scoil Naomh Dubhthach27−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓38 km
Holy Family National School193+35%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
S.N. Fothar32−18%CatholicEnglish39 km
Rockfield N.S.49+14%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
S.N. Fhionntra5−88%CatholicEnglish39 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor II21–CatholicAll in Irish✓39 km
Scoil Bhrighde28−7%CatholicAll in Irish✓39 km
Cranford N.S.48+0%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
S N na Croise Naofa33−21%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Dunfanaghy N.S.24−14%Church of IrelandEnglish✓40 km
Scoil Eoin Baiste136−4%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
S.N. Ceathru Caol53−47%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Rathmullen N.S.119+24%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Scoil Cholmcille37−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓41 km
S.N. Naomh Brid66−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓43 km
S.N. Min an Aoire14–CatholicAll in Irish✓43 km
St Macartans Central276−1%CatholicEnglish✓43 km
St Muras N.S.189−12%CatholicEnglish44 km
St Garvans N.S.33+3%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
S.N. Naomh Aonghus218+6%CatholicEnglish44 km
Scoil Choluim30–CatholicEnglish✓45 km
Scoil Chartha Naofa111+3%CatholicAll in Irish✓45 km
Drumfad N.S.35+3%PresbyterianEnglish✓45 km
St Davadogs N.S.27−16%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
S N na Carraige59−27%CatholicAll in Irish✓46 km
Scoil Iosagain779+0%CatholicEnglish48 km
St. Mura's National School26+0%Church of IrelandEnglish48 km
Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha67−48%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish48 km
Scoil Mhuire64+8%CatholicAll in Irish✓48 km
St Orans N.S.228+8%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
S.N. Naomh Eighneach75−26%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
S.N. an Chaiseal58−17%CatholicAll in Irish✓50 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille18–CatholicAll in Irish✓52 km
Scoil Naomh Brid196−1%CatholicEnglish53 km
Scoil Naomh Iósaf45−10%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig64+0%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
Scoil Naomh Treasa C52−9%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
S N na gCluainte96−8%CatholicEnglish✓61 km
St Francis' National School132+11%CatholicEnglish✓61 km
Scoil Naomh Fionan199−12%CatholicEnglish62 km
Glentogher Con N.S.13–CatholicEnglish✓63 km
S.N. Donaigh33+6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓64 km
Scoil Phadraig121−16%CatholicEnglish✓65 km
Scoil Chroí Naofa, Carndomhnach124−7%CatholicEnglish✓65 km
Naomh Bridhid92−12%CatholicEnglish✓65 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig163+14%CatholicEnglish✓65 km
Scoil Naomh Colmchille186+11%CatholicEnglish✓66 km
Scoil Treasa Naofa137+40%CatholicEnglish✓70 km
Scoil Mhuire118−4%CatholicEnglish✓70 km
S.N. an Iorball Riabaigh40−17%CatholicEnglish✓72 km
Scoil Eoghan212−15%CatholicEnglish✓72 km
Moville N.S.32−41%Church of IrelandEnglish72 km
Gaelscoil Chois Feabhaill75−7%CatholicAll in Irish72 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire57−22%CatholicEnglish✓72 km
Naomh Bodain108+44%CatholicEnglish✓73 km
Scoil Cholmchille77−10%CatholicEnglish✓75 km
Scoil Cholmcille133+8%CatholicEnglish76 km
Living nearby

Living in Ballybofey-Stranorlar

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

Median sale price
€176,000
229 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€868
a month, new tenancies in 2025

Homes in the F93 Eircode area

Housing in Ballybofey-Stranorlar →

The median sale price rose from €161,000 in 2023 to €175,000 in 2025 (+9%).

2023€161,000
2024€159,100
2025€175,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€297,500
Second-hand homes€163,000

Property Price Register sales in the F93 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Ballybofey-Stranorlar

Cost of living in Ballybofey-Stranorlar →

New tenancies in Ballybofey-Stranorlar averaged €868 a month in 2025, against €752 in 2024 (+15%).

2024€752
2025€868

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

Location

Directions ↗

near Ballybofey-Stranorlar, F93 CF67

Nearby

Primary schools near S.N. an Choimin

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

S.N. Taodhbhog
Primary · Catholic
Gaeltacht schoolDEIS
55 pupils+49% since 2019/203.1 km
S.N. Baile an Bhailsig
Primary · Church of Ireland
47 pupils+68% since 2019/206.7 km
Dooish N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
191 pupils−12% since 2019/208 km
S.N. Cholmcille
Primary · Catholic
Gaeltacht schoolDEIS
28 pupils−22% since 2019/2011 km
S.N. Seiseadh Ui Neill
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
167 pupils−6% since 2019/2012 km
S.N. Eadan Fhionnfhaoich
Primary · Catholic
Gaeltacht schoolDEIS
10 pupils13 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 17564R

Questions about S.N. an Choimin

Is S.N. an Choimin 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 Choimin have?

54 pupils in 2025/26. That is −30% since 2019/20.

Does S.N. an Choimin teach through Irish?

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

Who runs S.N. an Choimin?

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

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

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 Choimin?

The nearest are S.N. Taodhbhog (3.1 km), S.N. Baile an Bhailsig (6.7 km) and Dooish N.S. (8 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 Ballybofey-Stranorlar; 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).