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Planning area in Wicklow

Carnew

Schools in County Wicklow in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 2 schools in Wexford. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Wicklow Bray · 13 Greystones · 8 Wicklow · 12 Arklow · 11 Blessington · 8 Kilcoole · 3 Rathdrum · 6 Baltinglass · 7 Dunlavin · 5 Hacketstown · 2
Schools
7
of 82 in Wicklow
Pupils
599
4% of Wicklow's pupils
Since 2015/16
−16.5%
717 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
85.6
Wicklow: 206.6
Average class size
18.97
Wicklow: 22.36

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 Wicklow, schools with no planning area had 1.4% of pupils in 2015/16, 14.8% in 2005/06 and 22.6% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

599

−27 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

85.6

85.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

18.97

−1.79 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. 59 in 2025/26, −22 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.

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

7 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 1Up 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
18.97
Mainstream classes
30
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 7 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
30
Up 5 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 8%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 50
Estimate: 30 class teachers, 3 principals and deputies, 12 special education and 5 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
40
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school 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 Carnew, and the special classes in the 7 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
5
In 3 of 7 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
7
In 5 schools: 2 new classes, 2 schools with their first
Autism classes
5
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 3
  • 2021/22 3
  • 2022/23 3
  • 2023/24 3
  • 2024/25 5
  • 2025/26 5
  • 2026/27 7

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

7 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Carnew N SArklow 18242A 185
−20.3%
8 22.38 30 1
Tinahely N SArklow 18489L 133
+15.7%
6 20.17 25 0
Kilcommon N STinahely 18033O 94
−7.8%
4 20.50 22 0
Scoil Mhuire na nAirdShillelagh 19748O 73
−20.7%
4 18.25 26 0
Coolfancy N STinahely 18118W 68
−34.0%
4 17.00 24 0
All Saints National SchoolCarnew 14972R 23
−20.7%
2 11.50 12 0
Shillelagh No 1 N SShillelagh 15359G 23
−47.7%
2 11.50 12 0