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Planning area in Cork

Rath Luirc–Charleville

Schools in County Cork in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 2 schools in Limerick. See the whole planning area

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Schools
6
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
966
2% of Cork's pupils
Since 2015/16
+10.5%
874 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
161.0
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
20.93
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

966

−26 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

6

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

161.0

186.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.93

−1.16 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. 106 in 2025/26, −11 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

No school in this area teaches all subjects through Irish.

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

6 schools with figures for both years

0fell by 10% or more
4within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 4Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 2

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

Class sizes

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

Average class size
20.93
Mainstream classes
44
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 6 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
44
Up 14 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 26%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 75
Estimate: 44 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 19 special education and 8 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
52
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

1 special school in Rath Luirc–Charleville, and the special classes in its 6 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
87
In 1 school, down from 89 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
8
In 2 of 6 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
9
In 3 schools: 1 new class, 1 school with its first
Autism classes
6
75% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Rath Luirc–Charleville's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 3
  • 2021/22 3
  • 2022/23 4
  • 2023/24 5
  • 2024/25 8
  • 2025/26 8
  • 2026/27 9

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
Holy Family S SCharleville · Moderate general learning disability 87
−2.2%
17.6 42

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

Schools

6 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Scoil na mBraithre Boys Snr SchCharleville 16681Q 227
+41.9%
10 18.80 23 0
Scoil Naomh Aine Girls Senior SchoolCharleville 17156C 195
+34.5%
8 24.38 30 1
St Josephs Convent N SCharleville 13031I 190
−6.9%
11 17.27 19 0
Shandrum National SchoolCharleville 11496T 144
+1.4%
6 24.00 28 0
Ballyhea N SRathluirc 17112F 141
−8.4%
6 23.50 33 1
Druimne N SCharleville 11262R 69
0.0%
3 21.00 24 0