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Kilkenny

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County summary

Schools
68
Pupils
10,483
Average school size
154.2

County class-size profile

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
22.53
Mainstream classes
453
Classes with 30+ pupils
24
Schools with class 30+
16

Latest class-size year: 2025/26. Mainstream class pupils: 10,207.

Average class size

County trends over time

Total enrolment

Total schools

Average pupils per school

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Schools in this county

School Roll number Total (latest year) Latest average class size Largest class Classes 30+
ST CANICES CENTRAL N S 19626A 648 26.25 30 1
St. John's National School 20600M 441 21.15 28 0
GAELSCOIL OSRAI 19856R 438 24.00 29 0
Bunscoil McAuley Rice 20255V 406 23.53 28 0
SCOIL MHUIRE 19925K 400 22.53 29 0
St Mary's National School 20272V 398 23.12 29 0
S N PADRAIG NAOFA 17854D 331 22.36 28 0
SCOIL NAOMH EOIN DEA 17314R 330 23.57 32 2
SCOIL IOGNAID DE RIS 17867M 278 24.73 32 1
Scoil Mhuire 20492M 261 22.64 32 2
S N BAILE AN PHIULL 17357M 254 22.00 27 0
KILKENNY SCHOOL PROJECT 19905E 236 26.22 28 0
Scoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa 19930D 223 24.11 31 1
SCOIL BHRIDE B7C 18078N 217 26.38 30 1
SLIEVERUE MIXED N S 12476S 208 23.11 30 2
BENNETTSBRIDGE NATIONAL SCHOOL 16406R 206 25.75 30 1
S N NAOMH COLMAIN 16116I 204 24.75 29 0
S N NAOMH PADRAIGH 16875G 202 25.25 28 0
SCOIL LACHTAIN 00796U 201 22.88 31 1
KILKENNY MIXED N S 17218V 198 24.75 28 0
S N MUIRE 18064C 197 23.12 27 0
CHURCH HILL MIXED N S 05927L 192 22.50 25 0
S N BHREANDAIN NAOFA 17093E 192 24.00 27 0
St. Senan's National School 20443W 176 25.14 31 2
ST AIDANS N S 19344N 175 25.00 34 3
ST BEACONS N S 19976E 175 25.00 33 2
S N NAOMH PADRAIG MXD 17628R 173 24.71 35 2
Ballyragget National School 20506U 163 25.17 30 1
S N MUIRE GAN SMAL 17224Q 148 21.67 25 0
Scoil Mholainge Listerlin 18748J 148 24.67 29 0
S N CHIARAN NAOFA 17589K 142 21.33 26 0
S N AN MOININ RUA 16204F 127 25.40 33 1
SCOIL NAOMH IOSEPH 18607O 127 24.20 35 1
CARIGEEN N S 15340I 123 22.40 26 0
Scoil Íosagáin 20591O 121 17.29 26 0
S N San Nioclas 18660S 120 22.80 27 0
SCOIL SAN LIONARD 16827S 115 23.00 27 0
THE ROWER MIXED N S 15160G 115 22.00 24 0
S N CHOLMCILLE 17073V 104 20.80 24 0
Owning National School 16430O 100 25.00 26 0
LISDOWNEY N S 00788V 96 22.50 27 0
S N SEAMUS NAOFA 18158L 91 20.00 24 0
S N TULACH RUAIN 18670V 91 22.75 24 0
S N NAOMH CHIARAIN 17339K 90 22.50 27 0
SKEAGHVASTHEEN N S 16140F 85 21.25 24 0
HOLYCROSS N.S. 18643S 72 18.00 22 0
GORESBRIDGE N.S. 19944O 68 17.00 25 0
Graig na Manach Buac 16311G 68 21.67 26 0
ST MICHAELS NATIONAL SCHOOL 01300Q 63 21.00 22 0
S N MHICHIL NAOFA 17222M 62 20.67 27 0
ST PATRICKS NS 16445E 57 19.00 27 0
S N MOIN RUADH MIXED 17590S 56 18.67 23 0
S N BAILE AN FHASAIGH 18257N 54 18.00 24 0
WANDESFORDE MIXED N S 14476F 52 17.33 19 0
ST BRENDANS MIXED N S 16485Q 50 16.67 20 0
S N BHRIGHDE 17174E 46 15.33 19 0
S N TOBAIR EOIN BAISDE 17905R 45 15.00 20 0
BURNCHURCH NATIONAL SCHOOL 17675D 44 12.67 17 0
CLONTUBRID MIXED N S 16865D 43 21.50 26 0
TEMPLEORUM N S 19267V 38 19.00 23 0
Ringville National School 06621P 35 11.67 16 0
S N LISNAFUNCHIN 16230G 32 16.00 18 0
S N CHRION CHOILL 17374M 28 14.00 18 0
S N BHRIDHE 17566V 27 13.50 16 0
KILMOGANNY MIXED N S 07481H 23 11.50 13 0
COLMCILLE MIXED N S 17911M 20 10.00 12 0
S N COLMAIN 17200C 20 10.00 13 0
SCOIL MHICHIL NAOFA 17758H 14 7.00 8 0