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Planning area in Kildare

Monasterevin

Schools in County Kildare in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 1 school in Laois. See the whole planning area

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Schools
5
of 101 in Kildare
Pupils
969
3% of Kildare's pupils
Since 2015/16
−2.7%
996 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
193.8
Kildare: 287.1
Average class size
24.54
Kildare: 23.56

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 Kildare, schools with no planning area had 1.6% of pupils in 2015/16, 5.5% in 2005/06 and 24.2% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

969

−3 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

5

5 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

193.8

134.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

24.54

−0.08 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. 111 in 2025/26, −2 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

5 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
3within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 3Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 0

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
24.54
Mainstream classes
39
Classes of 30 or more
3
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 5 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
39
Up 9 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 28%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 58
Estimate: 39 class teachers, 3 principals and deputies, 14 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
51
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools 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

0 special schools in Monasterevin, and the special classes in the 5 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
0
No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26
2
In 2 of 5 schools. 1 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27
2
In 2 schools: 1 new class, 1 school with its first
Autism classes
2
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

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

  • 2021/22 1
  • 2022/23 1
  • 2023/24 1
  • 2024/25 2
  • 2025/26 2
  • 2026/27 2

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

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

Schools

5 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Monasterevan ConventMonasterevin 15769C 377
+6.8%
15 24.73 31 1
Scoil Naisiunta Naomh PheadarMonasterevin 16707I 239
+2.6%
9 26.56 28 0
S N Cill DainginMonasterevan 18675I 207
−8.0%
8 25.12 31 2
S N BrideMonasterevin 18179T 101
−30.3%
5 20.20 26 0
St. John's National SchoolMonasterevin 12182B 45
+12.5%
2 22.50 28 0