Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair
Na Doirí Beaga, Leitir Ceannain, Co. Dhún na nGall. · F92 HX52 · Roll number 91409A
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Doirí Beaga. Every school in and around Doirí Beaga →
What stands out about Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair
- 414 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−8%).
- 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.
- A community school: run by a board of the local Education and Training Board and the religious or other bodies that founded it.
- Its patron is Donegal ETB & Bishop of Raphoe; its ethos is inter-denominational.
- The only post-primary school in Doirí Beaga or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair had 414 pupils in 2025/26, against 379 in 2015/16 (+9%). Girls are 54% of them. Its largest roll was 478, in 2021/22. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair
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 Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair 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.
Inspection reports on Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair
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 a place at Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair has shrunk by 8% since 2019/20. All the schools around Doirí Beaga together changed by −6%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 4 nearest post-primary schools, 2 have more pupils than Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −8%; 2 of the 3 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair | 414 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | |
| Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola | 455 | +2% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 12 km |
| Rosses Community School | 509 | +26% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada | 61 | −26% | Multi-denominational | Irish stream | ✓ | 18 km |
| Coláiste Phobail Cholmcille | 11 | – | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 19 km |
The other 22 post-primary schools in Co. Donegal
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gairm Scoil Chú Uladh | 87 | −49% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 30 km |
| St Columba's Comprehensive School | 400 | +4% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Loreto Community School | 810 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 36 km | |
| Mulroy College | 617 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Eunan's College | 1,003 | +15% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Errigal College | 662 | +153% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Loreto Secondary School | 938 | +2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Coláiste Ailigh | 324 | +23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| Finn Valley College | 424 | +61% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| St Columbas College | 983 | +17% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Deele College | 840 | +39% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| The Royal and Prior School | 609 | +13% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Abbey Vocational School | 999 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 51 km | |
| St. Catherine's Vocational School | 359 | −2% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Secondary School | 885 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Crana College | 585 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Coláiste Eoghain | 13 | −59% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 53 km | |
| Coláiste na Carraige | 210 | −2% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Coláiste Cholmcille | 682 | +7% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 66 km |
| Carndonagh Community School | 1,118 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 66 km |
| Magh Ene College | 333 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | 69 km | |
| Moville Community College | 648 | +25% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 79 km |
Living in Doirí Beaga
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F92 Eircode area
Housing in Doirí Beaga →The median sale price rose from €188,000 in 2023 to €214,000 in 2025 (+14%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F92 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Donegal
Cost of living in Doirí Beaga →New tenancies in Co. Donegal averaged €977 a month in 2025, against €893 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Doirí Beaga, F92 HX52
Post-primary schools near Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair
Is Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair 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 Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair have?
414 pupils in 2025/26. That is −8% since 2019/20.
Does Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair is taught through Irish.
Who runs Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair?
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Donegal ETB & Bishop of Raphoe.
How do pupils get a place at Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair?
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 Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair?
The nearest are Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola (12 km), Rosses Community School (17 km) and Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada (18 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 Doirí Beaga; 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).