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Planning area in Tipperary

Doon–Cappamore

Schools in County Tipperary in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 11 schools in Limerick. 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 Killenaule · 4 Fethard · 3 Birr · 3 Ballingarry · 5 Callan · 3 Mitchelstown · 2 Johnstown · 1 Bruff–Hospital · 1 Portumna · 2
Schools
4
of 151 in Tipperary
Pupils
430
2% of Tipperary's pupils
Since 2015/16
+61.7%
266 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
107.5
Tipperary: 120.4
Average class size
22.56
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

430

No change on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

4

2 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

107.5

59.0 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

22.56

−0.11 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. 50 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

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

0fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
3grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 2

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 83 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.56
Mainstream classes
18
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 4 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
18
Up 7 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 67%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 31
Estimate: 18 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 7 special education and 4 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
14
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

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Doon–Cappamore, and the special classes in the 4 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
4
In 2 of 4 schools. 2 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
4
In 2 schools
Autism classes
4
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Doon–Cappamore's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 2
  • 2021/22 3
  • 2022/23 4
  • 2023/24 4
  • 2024/25 4
  • 2025/26 4
  • 2026/27 4

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

4 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N na hAilleAn Mhóin Ard 17799V 128
+40.7%
5 23.20 27 0
Cappawhite N SCappawhite 14791N 126
+21.2%
5 22.80 25 0
Annacarty N SAnnacarty 18528S 93
+31.0%
4 23.25 30 1
Rossmore National SchoolCashel 20504Q 83 – 4 20.75 26 0