Planning area in Monaghan

Carrickmacross

Schools in County Monaghan in this planning area.

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Schools: 13; of 62 in Monaghan
Pupils: 1,986; 25% of Monaghan's pupils
Since 2015/16: +2.5%; 1,937 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size: 152.8; Monaghan: 128.4
Average class size: 23.70; Monaghan: 22.62

Trends in Carrickmacross

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 Monaghan, schools with no planning area had 0.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 2.2% in 2005/06 and 16.0% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

1,986

−20 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

10 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

152.8

134.9 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

23.70

−0.67 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. 225 in 2025/26, −6 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

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 260 pupils in 2025/26, 13.1% of the area's pupils, against 11.5% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.

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

13 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more

2within 10%

6grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 4

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: 23.70
Mainstream classes: 82
Classes of 30 or more: 14
Schools with a class of 30+: 8

Teachers

Teachers in the 13 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: 82; Up 23 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 36%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 124; Estimate: 82 class teachers, 7 principals and deputies, 27 special education and 8 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 100; 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 Carrickmacross, and the special classes in the 13 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: 8; In 3 of 13 schools. 2 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27: 10; In 4 schools: 2 new classes, 1 school with its first
Autism classes: 7; 88% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

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

2021/22 2
2022/23 3
2023/24 5
2024/25 7
2025/26 8
2026/27 10

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

13 schools, largest first.

Change over

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	Roll number
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
St Joseph's National SchoolCarrickmacross	17099Q	234	−18.8%	10	22.80	30	1
Scoil Naoimh EannaCarrickmacross	05501A	203	−4.2%	8	25.38	30	1
Lisdoonan N SCarrickmacross	15143G	150	+25.0%	6	25.00	31	1
Scoil PhadraigCarrickmacross	19736H	142	+12.7%	6	23.67	29	0
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
Drumgossatt N SCarrickmacross	14071C	75	−20.2%	4	18.75	23	0
Corcreagh N SShercock	13811L	34	0.0%	2	17.00	19	0
S N Blaithin IosaCarrickmacross	16968N	27	−32.5%	2	13.50	14	0