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Planning area in Kilkenny

Ballyhale

Schools in County Kilkenny in this planning area.

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Schools
7
of 68 in Kilkenny
Pupils
734
7% of Kilkenny's pupils
Since 2015/16
−0.1%
735 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
104.9
Kilkenny: 154.2
Average class size
21.82
Kilkenny: 22.53

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 Kilkenny, schools with no planning area had 3.9% of pupils in 2015/16, 12.4% in 2005/06 and 33.9% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

734

−21 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

104.9

73.8 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.82

−1.46 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. 96 in 2025/26, +15 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

7 schools with figures for both years

2fell by 10% or more
4within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 4Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 1

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
21.82
Mainstream classes
33
Classes of 30 or more
4
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 7 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
33
Up 8 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 28%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 49
Estimate: 33 class teachers, 3 principals and deputies, 11 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
42
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

0 special schools in Ballyhale, and the special classes in the 7 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 1 of 7 schools. 1 in 2023/24
Allocated for 2026/27
2
In 1 school
Autism classes
1
50% of special classes

Special classes since 2023/24

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

  • 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

7 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Beacons N SMullinavat 19976E 175
−11.2%
7 25.00 33 2
S N Naomh Padraig MXDBaile Haol 17628R 173
−2.8%
7 24.71 35 2
S N Chiaran NaofaStoneyford 17589K 142
+49.5%
6 21.33 26 0
Scoil San LionardDunnamaggin 16827S 115
−9.4%
5 23.00 27 0
S N Moin Ruadh MixedKnocktopher 17590S 56
0.0%
3 18.67 23 0
St Brendans Mixed N SHuggsintown 16485Q 50
−12.3%
3 16.67 20 0
Kilmoganny Mixed N SKilmoganny 07481H 23
−8.0%
2 11.50 13 0