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BORRIS MXD N S

Roll number: 00651R Lower Main Street, Borris, Co. Carlow

School details

Address: Lower Main Street, Borris, Co. Carlow (R95RH6F)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0599773402
Principal: Pat Coady
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Carlow County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Borris

Class size history

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size

24.50

2025/26

Mainstream classes

2025/26

Largest class group

2025/26

Classes with 30+ pupils

2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year	Mainstream class pupils	Mainstream classes	Average class size	Largest class	Classes 30+
2006/07	165	6	27.50	31	2
2007/08	174	6	29.00	33	2
2008/09	189	7	27.00	33	2
2009/10	208	7	29.71	33	5
2010/11	206	8	25.75	31	1
2011/12	199	8	24.88	31	1
2012/13	194	7	27.71	30	1
2013/14	194	7	27.71	30	1
2014/15	207	7	29.57	33	4
2015/16	211	8	26.38	32	2
2016/17	208	8	26.00	33	1
2017/18	214	8	26.75	31	2
2019/20	215	8	26.88	31	4
2020/21	210	8	26.25	32	2
2021/22	206	8	25.75	32	2
2022/23	206	8	25.75	33	2
2023/24	197	8	24.62	30	1
2024/25	198	8	24.75	30	1
2025/26	196	8	24.50	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2009/10: 189 in 2008/09 → 208, +19 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1998/99: 196 in 1997/98 → 177, -19 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (18 → 26, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2023/24 (30 → 21, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2023/24 (23 → 26, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (27 → 26, -1).
Overall: 228 (1975/76) → 196 (2025/26), -32.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available final by-standard years.

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	18	26	23.0	6
Senior Infants	19	27	22.3	6
1st Class	18	27	22.3	6
2nd Class	21	29	24.5	6
3rd Class	21	29	25.5	6
4th Class	21	32	27.5	6
5th Class	24	32	28.2	6
6th Class	25	33	28.8	6
Total	154	261	204.4	41

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 26

SI 2021/22 26

1st 2022/23 27

-1

2nd 2023/24 26

3rd 2024/25 27

4th 2025/26 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 18

SI 2022/23 19

1st 2023/24 21

2nd 2024/25 21

3rd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 26

SI 2023/24 27

1st 2024/25 27

2nd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 19

SI 2024/25 19

-1

1st 2025/26 18

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 23

SI 2025/26 23

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 26

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
1976/77	116	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
1977/78	118	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
1978/79	124	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1979/80	120	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
1980/81	116	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1981/82	118	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
1982/83	109	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
1993/94	134	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
1994/95	124	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1995/96	115	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
1996/97	104	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
1997/98	97	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1998/99	91	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
1999/00	89	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2000/01	86	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2001/02	77	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2002/03	81	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2003/04	80	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2004/05	79	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2005/06	83	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2006/07	79	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2007/08	82	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2008/09	91	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2009/10	101	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2010/11	98	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2011/12	96	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2012/13	93	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2013/14	94	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2014/15	103	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2015/16	107	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2016/17	102	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2017/18	106	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2018/19	111	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2019/20	114	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2020/21	108	102	26	20	19	29	27	32	30	27	210
2021/22	102	104	18	26	22	21	29	27	32	31	206
2022/23	100	106	26	19	27	23	21	30	27	33	206
2023/24	99	98	19	27	21	26	26	21	30	27	197
2024/25	94	104	23	19	27	21	27	27	24	30	198
2025/26	98	98	26	23	18	27	23	28	26	25	196