Planning area in Tipperary

Nenagh

Name: Primary school enrolment in the Nenagh planning area, County Tipperary
Creator: Department of Education

Schools in County Tipperary in this planning area.

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

Schools: 18; of 151 in Tipperary
Pupils: 2,461; 14% of Tipperary's pupils
Since 2015/16: +1.2%; 2,431 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size: 136.7; Tipperary: 120.4
Average class size: 22.52; Tipperary: 21.25

Trends in Nenagh

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

2,461

+3 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

17 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

136.7

145.6 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

22.52

+0.61 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. 300 in 2025/26, +38 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

Each school year.

Irish-medium schools

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 179 pupils in 2025/26, 7.3% of the area's pupils, against 9.1% 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

18 schools with figures for both years

4fell by 10% or more

9within 10%

5grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 9Up 10 to 25% · 4Up 25% or more · 1

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 Portroe N SNenagh, Co. Tipperary 118 → 138 +16.9%
2 S N BuirgheasNenagh, Co. Tipperary 74 → 86 +16.2%
3 Nenagh Community National SchoolNenagh, Co. Tipperary 175 → 200 +14.3%
4 Bunscoil na mBráithre CríostaíNenagh, Co. Tipperary 220 → 248 +12.7%
5 S N Lios an HallaNenagh, Co. Tipperary 125 → 136 +8.8%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 Silvermines N SNenagh, Co. Tipperary 84 → 57 −32.1%
2 St Marys N SNenagh, Co. Tipperary 69 → 53 −23.2%
3 Gaelscoil AonachAn tAonach, Co. Tipperary 222 → 179 −19.4%
4 S N Chiarda NaofaNenagh, Co. Tipperary 51 → 45 −11.8%
5 Kiladangan N SNenagh, Co. Tipperary 134 → 123 −8.2%

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: 22.52
Mainstream classes: 105
Classes of 30 or more: 7
Schools with a class of 30+: 5

Teachers

Teachers in the 18 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: 105; Up 17 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 9%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 175; Estimate: 105 class teachers, 9 principals and deputies, 45 special education and 16 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 136; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 0 / 3; 0 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

1 special school in Nenagh, and the special classes in its 18 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
Special classes in 2025/26: 16; In 7 of 18 schools. 11 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27: 16; In 7 schools
Autism classes: 13; 81% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

2020/21 11
2021/22 14
2022/23 14
2023/24 15
2024/25 16
2025/26 16
2026/27 16

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special schools in Nenagh
Special school	Pupils	Since 2015/16	Teaching posts	SNAs
Nenagh Community Special SchoolNenagh	12	–	2	4

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

18 schools, largest first.

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	Roll number
St Marys ConventNenagh	16112A	351	−5.4%	15	22.20	30	1
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
Nenagh Community National SchoolNenagh	16344V	200	+14.3%	7	25.86	34	1
Gaelscoil AonachAn tAonach	19937R	179	−19.4%	8	22.38	27	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
Eochaille Ara N SNenagh	16810B	118	+6.3%	5	23.60	29	0
S N Cill RuadhainNenagh	18369B	115	+1.8%	5	20.60	27	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 Odhran NaofaNenagh	18087O	62	+77.1%	3	20.67	25	0
Silvermines N SNenagh	15696B	57	−32.1%	3	19.00	23	0
St Marys N SNenagh	15778D	53	−23.2%	3	17.67	23	0
S N Chiarda NaofaNenagh	17712G	45	−11.8%	3	15.00	19	0