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LUCAN B N S

Roll number: 00714P Chapel Hill, Lucan, Co. Dublin

School details

Address: Chapel Hill, Lucan, Co. Dublin (K78YD27)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 016281857
Principal: Dara Burke
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Lucan

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

23.57

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	535	19	28.16	32	5
2007/08	536	20	26.80	31	4
2008/09	512	20	25.60	31	5
2009/10	492	18	27.33	33	8
2010/11	493	18	27.39	33	8
2011/12	507	18	28.17	33	8
2012/13	499	18	27.72	33	6
2013/14	489	18	27.17	32	4
2014/15	510	19	26.84	32	3
2015/16	505	18	28.06	35	4
2016/17	501	19	26.37	30	4
2017/18	508	19	26.74	30	3
2019/20	513	19	27.00	31	6
2020/21	516	20	25.80	31	5
2021/22	515	20	25.75	31	7
2022/23	497	20	24.85	30	1
2023/24	485	21	23.10	28	0
2024/25	509	21	24.24	29	0
2025/26	495	21	23.57	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 413 in 1974/75 → 831, +418 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 746 in 1983/84 → 488, -258 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (60 → 91, +31).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2022/23 (91 → 59, -32).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2024/25 (62 → 73, +11).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (52 → 47, -5).
Overall: 413 (1974/75) → 501 (2025/26), 88.

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	43	60	52.8	6
Senior Infants	51	71	58.2	6
1st Class	47	74	57.0	6
2nd Class	51	79	61.8	6
3rd Class	51	77	66.5	6
4th Class	51	80	65.2	6
5th Class	57	91	72.2	6
6th Class	59	91	70.8	6
Total	413	957	583.8	43

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 60

-1

SI 2021/22 59

1st 2022/23 64

2nd 2023/24 67

+10

3rd 2024/25 77

-2

4th 2025/26 75

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 45

SI 2022/23 51

-3

1st 2023/24 48

2nd 2024/25 53

3rd 2025/26 60

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 59

-4

SI 2023/24 55

1st 2024/25 60

2nd 2025/26 63

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 43

SI 2024/25 52

-5

1st 2025/26 47

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 57

SI 2025/26 61

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 53

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	413	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	413
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	831
1976/77	–	889	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	889
1977/78	–	944	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	944
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	957
1979/80	–	939	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	939
1980/81	–	897	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	897
1981/82	–	827	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	827
1982/83	–	802	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	802
1983/84	–	746	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	746
1993/94	–	488	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	488
1994/95	–	491	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	491
1995/96	–	490	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	490
1996/97	–	498	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	498
1997/98	–	505	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	505
1998/99	–	510	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	510
1999/00	–	508	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	508
2000/01	–	523	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	523
2001/02	–	541	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	541
2002/03	–	546	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	546
2003/04	–	533	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	533
2004/05	–	541	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	541
2005/06	–	529	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	529
2006/07	–	535	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	535
2007/08	–	536	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	536
2008/09	–	512	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	512
2009/10	–	492	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	492
2010/11	–	493	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	493
2011/12	–	507	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	507
2012/13	–	499	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	499
2013/14	–	489	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	489
2014/15	–	510	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	510
2015/16	–	505	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	505
2016/17	–	501	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	501
2017/18	–	508	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	508
2018/19	–	513	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	513
2019/20	–	513	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	513
2020/21	–	516	60	71	49	58	74	53	91	60	516
2021/22	–	515	45	59	74	51	61	74	60	91	515
2022/23	–	503	59	51	64	79	51	58	80	59	503
2023/24	–	491	43	55	48	67	76	51	62	83	491
2024/25	–	515	57	52	60	53	77	80	57	73	515
2025/26	–	501	53	61	47	63	60	75	83	59	501