Planning area in Westmeath

Killucan

Schools in County Westmeath in this planning area.

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Schools
6
of 73 in Westmeath
Pupils
1,134
10% of Westmeath's pupils
Since 2015/16
−17.3%
1,372 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
189.0
Westmeath: 152.3
Average class size
21.94
Westmeath: 21.98

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 Westmeath, schools with no planning area had 0.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 3.1% in 2005/06 and 23.6% in 1976/77. Known data issues

Pupils

1,134

+5 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

6

5 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

189.0

107.6 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

21.94

+0.84 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.

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 169 in 2025/26, +59 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

6 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 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
21.94
Mainstream classes
49
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 6 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
49
Up 11 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 17%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 82
Estimate: 49 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 19 special education and 10 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
71
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 2
0 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

0 special schools in Killucan, and the special classes in the 6 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
10
In 4 of 6 schools. 5 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
10
In 4 schools
Autism classes
8
80% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 5
  • 2021/22 7
  • 2022/23 8
  • 2023/24 9
  • 2024/25 9
  • 2025/26 10
  • 2026/27 10

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

6 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Etchens National SchoolKinnegad 19848S 413
−25.7%
17 22.53 27 0
Naomh Iosef N SKillucan 18640M 285
+19.7%
12 22.83 26 0
Naomh Tola N SDelvin 19205W 219
+15.3%
9 23.00 28 0
Baile Coireil N SMullingar 16914N 82
−38.3%
4 19.00 25 0
S N PhadraigKillucan 08100U 74
−3.9%
4 18.50 21 0
Mhuire N SMullingar 18484B 61
−65.7%
3 20.33 31 1