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Planning area in Waterford

Kilmacthomas

Schools in County Waterford in this planning area.

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Schools
8
of 73 in Waterford
Pupils
714
5% of Waterford's pupils
Since 2015/16
−14.5%
835 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
89.2
Waterford: 186.0
Average class size
19.91
Waterford: 21.63

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 Waterford, schools with no planning area had 1.5% of pupils in 2015/16, 2.0% in 2005/06 and 45.6% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

714

−48 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

8

6 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

89.2

84.5 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

19.91

−0.76 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. 71 in 2025/26, −5 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

8 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 2Up 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
19.91
Mainstream classes
35
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 8 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
35
Up 7 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 11%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 52
Estimate: 35 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 13 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
44
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 1
0 schools gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Kilmacthomas, and the special classes in the 8 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
3
In 1 of 8 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
4
In 2 schools: 1 new class, 1 school with its first
Autism classes
3
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 3
  • 2021/22 3
  • 2022/23 3
  • 2023/24 3
  • 2024/25 3
  • 2025/26 3
  • 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

8 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Ballyduff N SKilmeaden 13635R 214
−3.6%
8 24.62 28 0
Scoil Choill Mhic ThomaisinKilmacthomas 20170N 133
−10.7%
6 22.17 25 0
S N na CilleKilmacthomas 16748W 105
−35.2%
5 21.00 24 0
S N an Baile NuaKilmacthomas 17133N 99
−3.9%
5 19.80 24 0
S N Aine Nfa SeafieldBonmahon 18167M 75
+10.3%
4 18.75 24 0
S N na bhFiodhKilmacthomas 17570M 58
−13.4%
3 19.33 23 0
Stradbally C. of Ire. NSStradbally 19726E 24
−41.5%
2 12.00 15 0
S N Cnoc MachanBunmahon 18077L 6
−73.9%
2 3.00 5 0