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School patron in Tipperary

Bishop of Killaloe

Schools in County Tipperary under this patron.

Other patrons in Tipperary Archbishop of Cashel & Emly · 84 Bishop of Waterford & Lismore · 25 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 3 Tipperary ETB · 1 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 3 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 3
Schools
32
of 151 in Tipperary
Pupils
3,922
22% of Tipperary's pupils
Average school size
122.6
Tipperary: 120.4
Average class size
21.63
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

32 schools with figures for both years

8fell by 10% or more
13within 10%
11grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 6Within 10% · 13Up 10 to 25% · 4Up 25% or more · 7

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Sacred Heart Primary SchoolRoscrea, Co. Tipperary 132 → 201 +52.3%
  2. 2 Scoil MhuireRoscrea, Co. Tipperary 79 → 117 +48.1%
  3. 3 S N an CillinBirr, Co. Tipperary 106 → 140 +32.1%
  4. 4 Gurtagarry N SNenagh, Co. Tipperary 52 → 67 +28.8%
  5. 5 Scoil MhuireBorrisokane, Co. Tipperary 117 → 139 +18.8%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Silvermines N SNenagh, Co. Tipperary 84 → 57 −32.1%
  2. 2 S N Cill BarfhionnNenagh, Co. Tipperary 60 → 47 −21.7%
  3. 3 Carrig N SBirr, Co. Tipperary 76 → 60 −21.1%
  4. 4 Gaelscoil AonachAn tAonach, Co. Tipperary 222 → 179 −19.4%
  5. 5 S N Flannain NaofaRoscrea, Co. Tipperary 83 → 71 −14.5%

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.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
21.63
Mainstream classes
175
Classes of 30 or more
8
Schools with a class of 30+
6

Teachers

Teachers in the 32 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
175
Up 31 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 14%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 283
Estimate: 175 class teachers, 12 principals and deputies, 73 special education and 23 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
225
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 4
3 schools gained a class teacher, 4 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

32 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Marys ConventNenagh 16112A 351
−5.4%
15 22.20 30 1
S N Iosef NaofaRoscrea 18345K 299
−6.0%
16 17.94 22 0
Bunscoil na mBráithre CríostaíNenagh 16727O 248
+12.7%
10 23.60 31 2
Carrig N SNenagh 16276H 229
+5.0%
9 25.44 31 2
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolRoscrea 18435L 201
+52.3%
8 23.62 25 0
Gaelscoil AonachAn tAonach 19937R 179
−19.4%
8 22.38 27 0
St JohnsRoscrea 01594N 163
−1.2%
8 18.88 23 0
S N an CillinBirr 17179O 140
+32.1%
6 23.33 32 1
Scoil MhuireBorrisokane 20062K 139
+18.8%
6 22.17 29 0
Portroe N SNenagh 11367I 138
+16.9%
5 25.40 29 0
S N Lios an HallaNenagh 18465U 136
+8.8%
6 20.67 25 0
S N Ard CroineNenagh 17703F 134
−0.7%
6 22.33 27 0
Kiladangan N SNenagh 06658P 123
−8.2%
5 22.20 30 1
Cloughjordan N SCloughjordan 17543J 122
−1.6%
5 22.00 27 0
Eochaille Ara N SNenagh 16810B 118
+6.3%
5 23.60 29 0
Scoil MhuireRoscrea 19640R 117
+48.1%
5 23.40 28 0
S N Cill RuadhainNenagh 18369B 115
+1.8%
5 20.60 27 0
S N Teampall DoireNenagh 18557C 104
+7.2%
4 26.00 28 0
S N Naomh SheosamhNenagh 17498H 96
+7.9%
4 24.00 28 0
Bishop Harty NSNenagh 15560W 91
+4.6%
4 22.75 29 0
S N BuirgheasNenagh 18164G 86
+16.2%
4 21.50 26 0
S N Phadraig NaofaBorrisokane 17850S 86
+273.9%
4 21.50 30 1
S N Flannain NaofaRoscrea 17512V 71
−14.5%
3 23.67 26 0
Gurtagarry N SNenagh 11384I 67
+28.8%
3 22.33 28 0
S N Odhran NaofaNenagh 18087O 62
+77.1%
3 20.67 25 0
Carrig N SBirr 16166A 60
−21.1%
3 18.33 21 0
Silvermines N SNenagh 15696B 57
−32.1%
3 19.00 23 0
S N Cill BarfhionnNenagh 17237C 47
−21.7%
3 15.67 18 0
S N Chiarda NaofaNenagh 17712G 45
−11.8%
3 15.00 19 0
S N Colmain NaofaNenagh 17640H 39
−17.0%
2 19.50 22 0
S N Naomh RuadhainNenagh 17244W 32
+28.0%
2 16.00 16 0
S N Lua NaofaNenagh 17608L 27
−27.0%
2 13.50 14 0