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Scoil na Croi Naofa

Roll number: 04992R St Canice's Road, Ballygall, Dublin 11

School details

Address: St Canice's Road, Ballygall, Dublin 11 (D11XE17)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018379586
Principal: Dermot Murphy
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Whitehall_SantryD9

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

23.06

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	463	16	28.94	34	8
2007/08	456	16	28.50	34	7
2008/09	446	16	27.88	33	5
2009/10	438	16	27.38	32	3
2010/11	433	16	27.06	32	2
2011/12	436	16	27.25	29	0
2012/13	442	16	27.62	30	2
2013/14	453	16	28.31	30	4
2014/15	451	16	28.19	30	5
2015/16	464	16	29.00	30	9
2016/17	468	16	29.25	30	9
2017/18	458	16	28.62	30	7
2019/20	457	16	28.56	30	6
2020/21	438	16	27.38	30	3
2021/22	434	16	27.12	30	2
2022/23	430	16	26.88	30	3
2023/24	419	16	26.19	30	1
2024/25	413	17	24.29	30	1
2025/26	392	17	23.06	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2015/16: 451 in 2014/15 → 464, +13 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 695 in 1982/83 → 522, -173 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (48 → 57, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (55 → 43, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (47 → 51, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2024/25 (55 → 53, -2).
Overall: 933 (1974/75) → 404 (2025/26), -529.

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	57	48.7	6
Senior Infants	44	56	51.3	6
1st Class	44	59	53.8	6
2nd Class	48	58	54.0	6
3rd Class	47	57	52.8	6
4th Class	47	58	52.7	6
5th Class	51	59	54.3	6
6th Class	49	60	55.3	6
Total	404	941	538.7	42

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 49

SI 2021/22 50

1st 2022/23 50

2nd 2023/24 50

3rd 2024/25 50

4th 2025/26 51

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 57

-1

SI 2022/23 56

1st 2023/24 59

-1

2nd 2024/25 58

-1

3rd 2025/26 57

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 55

SI 2023/24 56

-1

1st 2024/25 55

2nd 2025/26 56

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 43

SI 2024/25 44

1st 2025/26 44

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 45

SI 2025/26 46

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 43

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	933	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	933
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	941
1976/77	–	918	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	918
1977/78	–	898	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	898
1978/79	–	869	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	869
1979/80	–	812	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	812
1980/81	–	774	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	774
1981/82	–	750	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	750
1982/83	–	695	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	695
1993/94	–	522	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
1994/95	–	501	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	501
1995/96	–	503	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	503
1996/97	–	478	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	478
1997/98	–	471	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	471
1998/99	–	470	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	470
1999/00	–	456	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
2000/01	–	451	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	451
2001/02	–	455	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
2002/03	–	464	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	464
2003/04	–	476	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	476
2004/05	–	467	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	467
2005/06	–	461	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	461
2006/07	–	463	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	463
2007/08	–	456	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
2008/09	–	446	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	446
2009/10	–	438	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	438
2010/11	–	433	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	433
2011/12	–	436	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	436
2012/13	–	442	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
2013/14	–	453	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	453
2014/15	–	451	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	451
2015/16	–	464	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	464
2016/17	–	468	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	468
2017/18	–	458	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	458
2018/19	–	457	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	457
2019/20	–	457	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	457
2020/21	–	438	49	56	59	48	52	58	58	58	438
2021/22	–	434	57	50	56	57	47	51	59	57	434
2022/23	–	430	55	56	50	55	56	47	51	60	430
2023/24	–	419	43	56	59	50	55	56	51	49	419
2024/25	–	413	45	44	55	58	50	53	55	53	413
2025/26	–	404	43	46	44	56	57	51	52	55	404