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Planning area in Kilkenny

Castlecomer

Schools in County Kilkenny in this planning area.

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Schools
12
of 68 in Kilkenny
Pupils
1,021
10% of Kilkenny's pupils
Since 2015/16
+2.9%
992 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
85.1
Kilkenny: 154.2
Average class size
20.47
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

1,021

−33 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

12

12 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

85.1

85.1 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.47

−0.29 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. 116 in 2025/26, −4 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

10 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

7fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 5Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 2

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 284 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
20.47
Mainstream classes
49
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 12 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
49
Up 6 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 3%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 73
Estimate: 49 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 19 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
56
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 1
0 schools gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Castlecomer, and the special classes in the 12 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
3
In 2 of 12 schools. 1 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
4
In 2 schools: 1 new class
Autism classes
3
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 1
  • 2021/22 1
  • 2022/23 1
  • 2023/24 1
  • 2024/25 3
  • 2025/26 3
  • 2026/27 4

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

12 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N Bhreandain NaofaBallyfoyle 17093E 192
−12.3%
8 24.00 27 0
Ballyragget National SchoolBallyragget 20506U 163 – 6 25.17 30 1
S N an Moinin RuaCastlecomer 16204F 127
+25.7%
5 25.40 33 1
Scoil ÍosagáinCastlecomer 20591O 121 – 7 17.29 26 0
Lisdowney N SBallyragget 00788V 96
+28.0%
4 22.50 27 0
Holycross N.S.Castlecomer 18643S 72
−24.2%
4 18.00 22 0
St Patricks NSCastlecomer 16445E 57
−24.0%
3 19.00 27 0
Wandesforde Mixed N SCastlecomer 14476F 52
−23.5%
3 17.33 19 0
S N BhrighdeCarlow 17174E 46
−8.0%
3 15.33 19 0
Clontubrid Mixed N SFreshford 16865D 43
−31.7%
2 21.50 26 0
S N LisnafunchinCastlecomer 16230G 32
−33.3%
2 16.00 18 0
S N ColmainJenkinstown 17200C 20
−13.0%
2 10.00 13 0

Closed schools counted here

These schools closed after the Department started recording planning areas in 2023/24, so their earlier pupils are included in the trends above.

School Roll number Last year Pupils that year
Presentation Convent National SchoolCastlecomer 10835K 2024/25 94
S N Caislean an CumairCastlecomer 17253A 2024/25 40