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Planning area in Cork

South Suburbs–CorkCity

Schools in County Cork in this planning area.

All planning areas in Ireland

Other planning areas in Cork Midleton–Carrigtwohill · 21 Glasheen–CorkCity · 18 Ballincollig · 9 Fermoy · 19 Ballintemple–CorkCity · 11 Gurranbraher–CorkCity · 10 Mallow · 14 Bandon · 15 Carrigaline · 6 Riverstown–Glanmire · 8 Blarney · 8 Youghal · 9 Clonakilty · 13 Kinsale · 8 Cobh · 7 Coachford · 12 Montenotte–CorkCity · 8 Skibereen · 18 Macroom · 10 Bantry · 14 Kanturk · 8 Rath Luirc–Charleville · 6 Dunmanway · 12 Carrignavar · 3 Passage West · 3 Buttevant · 5 Boharbue · 7 Mitchelstown · 6 Doneraile · 5 Crosshaven · 4 Millstreet · 5 Castletownbere · 7 Roscarbery · 5 Ballyvorney · 4 Schull · 2 Ballingeary · 3 Rathmore · 3 Dromcollogher · 2 Lismore · 1
Schools
6
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
2,613
4% of Cork's pupils
Since 2015/16
+3.7%
2,519 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
435.5
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
23.33
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

2,613

−52 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

6

3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

435.5

385.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

23.33

−0.12 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. 295 in 2025/26, −6 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1977/78: 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

5 schools with figures for both years

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

3fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 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 506 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
23.33
Mainstream classes
107
Classes of 30 or more
4
Schools with a class of 30+
3

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
107
Up 34 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 28%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 178
Estimate: 107 class teachers, 9 principals and deputies, 42 special education and 20 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
145
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 1
0 schools 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 South Suburbs–CorkCity, 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
66
In 1 school
Special classes in 2025/26
20
In 5 of 6 schools. 10 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
20
In 5 schools
Autism classes
14
70% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In South Suburbs–CorkCity's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 10
  • 2021/22 11
  • 2022/23 13
  • 2023/24 16
  • 2024/25 18
  • 2025/26 20
  • 2026/27 20

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
Rochestown Community Special SchoolCork City · Community special school 66 – 12 31

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 NioclaisCork 20106E 714
−19.4%
31 22.26 27 0
Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National SchoolCork 20413N 506
+532.5%
21 23.24 29 0
Scoil Phadraig NaofaRochestown 20335T 460
−3.4%
16 28.00 30 2
St Columbas N.SDouglas West 05508O 377
−14.1%
16 21.50 27 0
Douglas B N SCork 13828F 353
−16.2%
15 21.53 31 1
St Lukes N S DouglasCork 12012W 203
−6.5%
8 25.38 32 1