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Planning area in Tipperary

Callan

Schools in County Tipperary in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 5 schools in Kilkenny. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Tipperary Clonmel · 13 Nenagh · 18 Thurles · 14 Cashel · 12 Cahir · 11 Tipperary · 13 Roscrea · 5 Carrick-on-Suir · 7 Killaloe · 4 Templemore · 8 Borrisoleigh · 7 Newport · 5 Borrisokane · 6 Doon–Cappamore · 4 Killenaule · 4 Fethard · 3 Birr · 3 Ballingarry · 5 Mitchelstown · 2 Johnstown · 1 Bruff–Hospital · 1 Portumna · 2
Schools
3
of 151 in Tipperary
Pupils
215
1% of Tipperary's pupils
Since 2015/16
−5.7%
228 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
71.7
Tipperary: 120.4
Average class size
19.55
Tipperary: 21.25

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 Tipperary, schools with no planning area had 3.2% of pupils in 2015/16, 7.0% in 2005/06 and 21.8% in 1976/77. Known data issues

Pupils

215

No change on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

3

3 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

71.7

91.3 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

19.55

No change 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. 25 in 2025/26, −7 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

Each school year.

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

3 schools with figures for both years

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

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
19.55
Mainstream classes
11
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
11
Up 2 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 10%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 15
Estimate: 11 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 4 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
13
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools 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.

Change over

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Roll number
S N Michil NaofaThurles 15362S 137
+12.3%
6 22.83 27 0
Poulacapple N Svia Callan 14181J 46
−23.3%
3 15.33 19 0
Scoil MhuireMullinahone Thurles 18459C 32
−30.4%
2 16.00 17 0