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Planning area in Kilkenny

Borris

Schools in County Kilkenny in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 4 schools in Carlow. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Kilkenny Kilkenny · 18 Castlecomer · 12 Callan · 5 Ballyhale · 7 Waterford · 6 Thomastown · 2 Johnstown · 5 Carrick-on-Suir · 3 Mooncoin · 2 New Ross · 3 Bagenalstown · 1 Graignamanagh · 2
Schools
2
of 68 in Kilkenny
Pupils
153
1% of Kilkenny's pupils
Since 2015/16
−21.5%
195 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
76.5
Kilkenny: 154.2
Average class size
19.12
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

153

−3 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

2

1 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

76.5

80.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

19.12

−0.38 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. 20 in 2025/26, +7 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

2 schools with figures for both years

2fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 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
19.12
Mainstream classes
8
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 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
8
Down 1 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 30%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 10
Estimate: 8 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 2 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
10
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

1 special school in Borris. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
12
In 1 school, the same as 12 in 2015/16
Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
Saplings Special SchoolGoresbridge · Autism 12
0.0%
2 9

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

Schools

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Skeaghvastheen N SSkeaghvasteen 16140F 85
−20.6%
4 21.25 24 0
Goresbridge N.S.Goresbridge 19944O 68
−22.7%
4 17.00 25 0