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Monaghan

62 primary schools and 7,958 pupils in 2025/26.

Pupils in 2025/26
7,958
−32 on 2024/25
Schools
62
No change on 2024/25
Average school size
128.4
−0.5 on 2024/25
Average class size
22.62
−0.01 on 2024/25

Counts every school that reported in each year, including schools that have since closed. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Pupils

7,958

−32 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

62

64 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

128.4

100.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

22.62

−0.01 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

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

62 schools with figures for both years

18fell by 10% or more
17within 10%
27grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 10Down 10 to 25% · 8Within 10% · 17Up 10 to 25% · 8Up 25% or more · 19

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 St Dympnas NSTedavnet, Co. Monaghan 73 → 124 +69.9%
  2. 2 Gaelscoil ÉoisCluain Éois, Co. Monaghan 79 → 126 +59.5%
  3. 3 Corcaghan N SStranooden, Co. Monaghan 61 → 92 +50.8%
  4. 4 Mhuire GranslaClones, Co. Monaghan 53 → 77 +45.3%
  5. 5 Monaghan Model SchoolMonaghan, Co. Monaghan 137 → 199 +45.3%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 St Louis Infant SchoolMonaghan, Co. Monaghan 293 → 208 −29.0%
  2. 2 St. Brigid's National School AughnafarconCastleblayney, Co. Monaghan 51 → 37 −27.5%
  3. 3 Scoil BrideCarrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 146 → 106 −27.4%
  4. 4 Drumgossatt N SCarrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 94 → 75 −20.2%
  5. 5 St. Louis Girls National SchoolMonaghan, Co. Monaghan 251 → 202 −19.5%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Break Monaghan down

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Planning areas

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Monaghan 22 2,984 135.6 22.11 131
+4.5%
Carrickmacross 13 1,986 152.8 23.70 82
+2.5%
Castleblaney 11 1,223 111.2 22.44 52
+7.8%
Clones 8 791 98.9 22.11 35
+2.9%
Cootehill 5 546 109.2 22.52 23
+2.1%
Ballybay 3 428 142.7 23.17 18
+6.2%

Change since 2015/16 counts today's schools and any that closed from 2023/24; earlier closures aren't in any planning area. All planning areas in Ireland

Patrons
Bishop of Clogher 53 7,449 140.5 22.95 314
Minister for Education & Skills 1 199 199.0 24.88 8
An Foras Pátrúnachta 1 126 126.0 25.20 5
Presbytery of Monaghan 3 96 32.0 16.00 6
Bishop of Clogher COI 4 88 22.0 11.00 8

Local authorities
Monaghan County Council 62 7,958 128.4 22.62 341

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. Figures for 2025/26: 7,715 pupils in mainstream classes.

Average class size
22.62
Mainstream classes
341
Largest class
36
Classes of 30 or more
35
Schools with a class of 30+
23

Teachers

Teachers in the 62 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
341
Up 67 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 23%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 539
Estimate: 341 class teachers, 26 principals and deputies, 129 special education and 43 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
426
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
5 / 8
5 schools gained a class teacher, 8 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

1 special school in Monaghan, and the special classes in its 62 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
18
In 1 school
Special classes in 2025/26
43
In 18 of 62 schools. 21 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
48
In 20 schools: 5 new classes, 2 schools with their first
Autism classes
34
79% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 21
  • 2021/22 24
  • 2022/23 29
  • 2023/24 33
  • 2024/25 39
  • 2025/26 43
  • 2026/27 48

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
Monaghan Community Special SchoolCastleblayney 18 – 5 9

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

Schools in Monaghan

62 schools with 2025/26 figures, largest first.

Every school in Monaghan (CSV)
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Gaelscoil UltainMuineacháin 19936P 373
+11.3%
16 23.31 26 0
Urbleshanny N SScotstown 16923O 296
−2.6%
13 22.31 29 0
Scoil Naomh DeaghaDundalk 19251G 286
+34.9%
10 26.00 33 5
Scoil RoisCarraig Mhachaire Rois 19857T 260
+16.6%
10 26.00 32 3
Bunscoil Louis NaofaCarrickmacross 15329U 258
−10.7%
11 23.45 32 1
Naomh Oliver PlunkettLoughmourne 19469K 255
+15.4%
9 25.22 34 1
St Joseph's National SchoolCarrickmacross 17099Q 234
−18.8%
10 22.80 30 1
St Marys BNSMonaghan 17150N 229
−17.3%
9 22.56 31 1
Scoil ÉannaBallybay 20174V 228
−3.8%
9 25.33 33 3
St Tiarnach's Primary SchoolClones 20120V 217
−9.6%
9 22.22 30 1
St Louis Infant SchoolMonaghan 18494E 208
−29.0%
9 23.11 25 0
Scoil Naoimh EannaCarrickmacross 05501A 203
−4.2%
8 25.38 30 1
Corr A Chrainn National SchoolEmyvale 18028V 202
−3.3%
8 24.50 31 2
Scoil Naomh MhuireClontibret 18539A 202
+42.3%
8 23.00 27 0
St. Louis Girls National SchoolMonaghan 00359V 202
−19.5%
8 24.62 28 0
Monaghan Model SchoolMonaghan 07751K 199
+45.3%
8 24.88 31 1
Castleblayney Convent Infants National SchoolCastleblayney 16319W 197
+15.2%
8 21.12 26 0
Annyalla National SchoolAnnyalla 16842O 195
+12.7%
8 24.38 28 0
Scoil Mhuire BNSCastleblayney 17686I 183
+16.6%
7 24.43 33 1
LattonCastleblayney 19434O 161
−7.5%
6 26.83 30 1
Edenmore N.S.Emyvale 20337A 159
+25.2%
7 22.29 35 1
Gaelscoil LorganBaile na Lorgan 20327U 159
+1.3%
6 26.50 32 2
Castleblayney Convent National SchoolCastleblayney 16202B 155
+22.0%
6 24.00 33 2
Lisdoonan N SCarrickmacross 15143G 150
+25.0%
6 25.00 31 1
Scoil PhadraigCarrickmacross 19736H 142
+12.7%
6 23.67 29 0
Threemilehouse N SThreemilehouse 19162H 141
+7.6%
6 20.50 24 0
St Patricks NSCastleblayney 17735S 140
+7.7%
6 23.33 25 0
Doohamlet N SCastleblayney 06117E 134
+7.2%
6 20.50 25 0
Gaelscoil ÉoisCluain Éois 20055N 126
+59.5%
5 25.20 36 2
St Dympnas NSTedavnet 19738L 124
+69.9%
5 23.60 30 1
Knockconnon N SEmyvale 15654I 118
+32.6%
5 23.60 30 1
Naomh MichealCarrickmacross 15142E 108
+31.7%
4 24.25 30 1
Scoil BrideCarrickmacross 19780K 106
−27.4%
5 21.20 23 0
S N CholmcilleCarraig Mhachaire Rois 18820O 103
+45.1%
4 25.75 30 1
Killeevan Central N SNewbliss 19364T 101
−1.0%
4 25.25 29 0
Scoil MhuireSmithborough 09186P 99
+1.0%
4 24.75 32 1
Corcaghan N SStranooden 16129R 92
+50.8%
4 23.00 26 0
Scoil Naomh PadraigCastleblayney 18234B 87
+27.9%
4 21.75 27 0
Scoil MhuireGlaslough 18401R 86
−12.2%
4 21.50 27 0
Latnamard N SSmithboro 16769H 85
−19.0%
4 21.25 28 0
Mhuire GranslaClones 18482U 77
+45.3%
4 19.25 22 0
Scoil MhuireRockcorry 10429W 76
−8.4%
4 19.00 23 0
Drumgossatt N SCarrickmacross 14071C 75
−20.2%
4 18.75 23 0
Scoil BhrighdeTyholland 18256L 75
+41.5%
3 25.00 27 0
Deravoy National SchoolEmyvale 00373P 71
+31.5%
4 17.75 21 0
Scoil EndaClones 17126Q 69
+4.5%
3 23.00 25 0
Ballybay Central NSBallybay 19884W 66
+61.0%
3 22.00 29 0
Scoil MhichilCastleshane 16954C 60
+106.9%
3 20.00 24 0
St Josephs N SScotstown 20067U 60
+71.4%
3 20.00 24 0
Annalitten N SCastleblayeny 13632L 37
+42.3%
2 16.00 20 0
St. Brigid's National School AughnafarconCastleblayney 18023L 37
−27.5%
2 18.50 28 0
Corcreagh N SShercock 13811L 34
0.0%
2 17.00 19 0
Rockcorry N SRockcorry 06028F 34
−2.9%
2 17.00 22 0
St Patricks N SKillybrone 19362P 33
−13.2%
2 16.50 19 0
S N Blaithin IosaCarrickmacross 16968N 27
−32.5%
2 13.50 14 0
Clontibret N SClontibret 10751E 23
−42.5%
2 11.50 14 0
Scoil PhadraigTyholland 19036C 23
−36.1%
2 11.50 14 0
Drumcorrin N SDrum 19703P 20
−9.1%
2 10.00 11 0
S N ComhghallClones 17776J 17
−34.6%
2 8.50 9 0
The Billis National SchoolGlaslough 20246U 16
−67.3%
2 8.00 10 0
Drumacruttin N SDunraymond 10282S 15
−57.1%
2 7.50 12 0
Castleblayney Cent N SCastleblayney 19737J 10
−71.4%
1 10.00 10 0