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Planning area in Waterford

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Schools in County Waterford in this planning area.

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Schools
3
of 73 in Waterford
Pupils
231
2% of Waterford's pupils
Since 2015/16
−0.4%
232 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
77.0
Waterford: 186.0
Average class size
21.00
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

231

−4 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

3

3 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

77.0

113.7 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

21.00

+1.42 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. 17 in 2025/26, −2 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

Each school year.

Irish-medium schools

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (3 schools today). 231 pupils in 2025/26, 100.0% of the area's pupils, against 100.0% 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

3 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 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
21.00
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
No change since 2006/07, while pupils fell 7%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 14
Estimate: 11 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 2 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
14
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

Schools

3 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N na RinneDún Garbhán 17295Q 131
+7.4%
6 21.83 25 0
SN Baile Mhic AirtDún Garbhán 05548D 58
−12.1%
3 19.33 22 0
S N na LeanaiDun Garbhan 16818R 42
−4.5%
2 21.00 21 0