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Planning area in Tipperary

Clonmel

Schools in County Tipperary in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 1 school in Waterford. See the whole planning area

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Schools
13
of 151 in Tipperary
Pupils
2,810
15% of Tipperary's pupils
Since 2015/16
+0.2%
2,803 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
216.2
Tipperary: 120.4
Average class size
23.55
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

2,810

+115 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

13

11 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

216.2

278.3 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

23.55

+0.64 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. 334 in 2025/26, +44 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

Each school year.

Irish-medium schools

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 315 pupils in 2025/26, 11.2% of the area's pupils, against 7.6% 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

2fell by 10% or more
7within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 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
23.55
Mainstream classes
117
Classes of 30 or more
9
Schools with a class of 30+
5

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
117
Up 10 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 3%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 184
Estimate: 117 class teachers, 8 principals and deputies, 50 special education and 9 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
159
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 2
3 schools gained a class teacher, 2 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

1 special school in Clonmel, and the special classes in its 13 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
12
In 1 school, down from 14 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
9
In 5 of 13 schools. 6 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
9
In 5 schools
Autism classes
5
56% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 6
  • 2021/22 6
  • 2022/23 6
  • 2023/24 6
  • 2024/25 7
  • 2025/26 9
  • 2026/27 9

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
Coláiste Shliabh na mBanClonmel 12
−14.3%
– –

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
SN Mhuire na nAingealMary Street 12349L 407
−7.9%
16 25.44 29 0
Powerstown N SClonmel 17779P 338
−3.4%
14 23.79 30 1
St Oliver Plunketts NSClonmel 19645E 334
−8.5%
16 20.88 26 0
Gaelscoil Chluain MealaCluain Meala 20007C 315
+48.6%
13 24.23 27 0
St Peter and PaulClonmel 16729S 304
−2.9%
12 24.83 38 3
Presentation Primary SchoolClonmel 12180U 266
−6.0%
11 22.36 31 2
St Marys N SClonmel 16728Q 222
−4.3%
8 26.25 34 2
S N CleireachainClonmel 17486A 202
+12.2%
8 23.75 29 0
S N Rath ChaomhghinClonmel 17542H 143
+17.2%
6 23.83 34 1
Lisronagh N SClonmel 06789H 106
+7.1%
4 26.50 29 0
S N Cill SiolainClonmel 18486F 90
−30.8%
4 22.50 29 0
St Marys Parochial SchoolClonmel 17332T 52
+52.9%
3 17.33 24 0
Killurney N SClonmel 13678M 31
−24.4%
2 15.50 19 0