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School patron in Tipperary

An Foras Pátrúnachta

Schools in County Tipperary under this patron.

Other patrons in Tipperary Archbishop of Cashel & Emly · 84 Bishop of Waterford & Lismore · 25 Bishop of Killaloe · 32 Tipperary ETB · 1 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 3 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 3
Schools
3
of 151 in Tipperary
Pupils
536
3% of Tipperary's pupils
Average school size
178.7
Tipperary: 120.4
Average class size
22.78
Tipperary: 21.25

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

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

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
22.78
Mainstream classes
23
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
23
Up 6 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 35%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 34
Estimate: 23 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 7 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
24
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

Schools

3 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Gaelscoil Chluain MealaCluain Meala 20007C 315
+48.6%
13 24.23 27 0
Gaelscoil Charraig na SiuireCarraig na Siúire 20085W 114
−35.6%
5 20.40 27 0
Gaelscoil Thiobraid ArannBaile Thiobraid Árann 20027I 107
+40.8%
5 21.40 29 0