Planning area in Kilkenny

Carrick-on-Suir

Schools in County Kilkenny in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 7 schools in Tipperary and 4 schools in Waterford. See the whole planning area

Schools
3
of 68 in Kilkenny
Pupils
392
4% of Kilkenny's pupils
Since 2015/16
−20.8%
495 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
130.7
Kilkenny: 154.2
Average class size
22.35
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

392

−26 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

3

3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

130.7

110.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

22.35

+0.93 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.

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 35 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

3 schools with figures for both years

2fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 1Up 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
22.35
Mainstream classes
17
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 3 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
17
Up 2 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 3%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 25
Estimate: 17 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 5 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
24
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 2
0 schools gained a class teacher, 2 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Carrick-on-Suir, and the special classes in the 3 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 3 schools. 2 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
2
In 1 school
Autism classes
2
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Carrick-on-Suir's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 2
  • 2021/22 2
  • 2022/23 2
  • 2023/24 2
  • 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

3 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N Baile an PhiullPiltown 17357M 254
−23.5%
11 22.00 27 0
Owning National SchoolPiltown 16430O 100
+4.2%
4 25.00 26 0
Templeorum N Svia Carrick-on-Suir 19267V 38
−43.3%
2 19.00 23 0