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Planning area in Cork

Ballincollig

Schools in County Cork in this planning area.

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Schools
9
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
3,369
6% of Cork's pupils
Since 2015/16
+8.8%
3,096 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
374.3
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
24.37
Cork: 21.72

Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Earlier years are incomplete

The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across County Cork, schools with no planning area had 3.2% of pupils in 2015/16, 8.7% in 2005/06 and 29.9% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

3,369

+6 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

9

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

374.3

221.5 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

24.37

+0.05 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

Pupils in these schools

Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.

Area figures by year (CSV) Each school by year (CSV)

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 402 in 2025/26, +3 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.

Irish-medium schools

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (2 schools today). 929 pupils in 2025/26, 27.6% of the area's pupils, against 21.7% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

8 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

2fell by 10% or more
3within 10%
3grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 3Up 10 to 25% · 3Up 25% or more · 0

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 205 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
24.37
Mainstream classes
136
Classes of 30 or more
11
Schools with a class of 30+
6

Teachers

Teachers in the 9 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
136
Up 45 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 32%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 205
Estimate: 136 class teachers, 10 principals and deputies, 48 special education and 11 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
158
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 1
1 school gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

1 special school in Ballincollig, and the special classes in its 9 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
68
In 1 school, the same as 68 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
11
In 6 of 9 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
11
In 6 schools
Autism classes
10
91% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Ballincollig's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 3
  • 2021/22 7
  • 2022/23 8
  • 2023/24 9
  • 2024/25 9
  • 2025/26 11
  • 2026/27 11

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
Our Lady of Good Counsel NSCork · Moderate general learning disability 68
0.0%
11 27

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

9 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Gael Scoil Ui RiordainBaile an Chollaigh 19839R 724
+7.6%
30 23.53 32 2
Ovens N SOvens 17251T 466
+9.1%
18 25.89 30 1
Scoil BarraBallincollig 19771J 449
−15.1%
17 26.00 29 0
Scoil Naomh Mhuire CBallincollig 17755B 437
+5.6%
18 23.94 33 2
S N Naomh Eoin BBallincollig 17754W 352
−10.7%
16 22.00 29 0
S N Baile NoraWaterfall 18428O 328
+11.9%
13 25.23 33 3
Gogginshill N SBallinhassig 12263B 227
+12.4%
9 23.89 28 0
Gaelscoil an ChaisleáinBaile an Chollaigh 20500I 205 – 8 25.62 30 1
Clogheen MXD N SKerry Pike 12676D 181
+10.4%
7 24.14 33 2