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ST JOHNS CONVENT

Roll number: 06936R Cathedral Place, Limerick

School details

Address: Cathedral Place, Limerick (V94T223)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061416752
Principal: Aoibheann Ruane
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick City Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Limerick City

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

17.50

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	258	12	21.50	29	0
2007/08	272	14	19.43	26	0
2008/09	276	13	21.23	33	1
2009/10	252	14	18.00	27	0
2010/11	262	12	21.83	28	0
2011/12	291	13	22.38	29	0
2012/13	291	14	20.79	29	0
2013/14	285	14	20.36	28	0
2014/15	291	14	20.79	27	0
2015/16	293	14	20.93	27	0
2016/17	286	14	20.43	28	0
2017/18	322	15	21.47	30	1
2019/20	268	14	19.14	22	0
2020/21	258	13	19.85	29	0
2021/22	249	13	19.15	28	0
2022/23	234	13	18.00	23	0
2023/24	213	13	16.38	24	0
2024/25	207	12	17.25	26	0
2025/26	210	12	17.50	24	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2017/18: 293 in 2016/17 → 329, +36 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1979/80: 347 in 1978/79 → 296, -51 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2022/23 (21 → 39, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2022/23 (37 → 22, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (25 → 38, +13).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (31 → 15, -16).
Overall: 454 (1974/75) → 223 (2025/26), -231.

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	25	38	32.7	6
Senior Infants	31	39	35.3	6
1st Class	28	46	35.5	6
2nd Class	15	38	23.0	6
3rd Class	15	37	22.3	6
4th Class	15	39	25.2	6
5th Class	21	38	28.3	6
6th Class	23	38	28.3	6
Total	182	454	277.4	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 35

-4

SI 2021/22 31

1st 2022/23 31

-16

2nd 2023/24 15

3rd 2024/25 15

4th 2025/26 15

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 33

-1

SI 2022/23 32

-4

1st 2023/24 28

-13

2nd 2024/25 15

3rd 2025/26 17

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 38

-1

SI 2023/24 37

-2

1st 2024/25 35

-12

2nd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 32

SI 2024/25 35

+11

1st 2025/26 46

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 25

+13

SI 2025/26 38

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 33

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	454	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	433
1976/77	409	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	409
1977/78	371	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	371
1978/79	347	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	347
1979/80	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
1980/81	256	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
1981/82	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1982/83	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
1983/84	201	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
1993/94	150	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
1994/95	130	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1995/96	148	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
1996/97	169	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1997/98	171	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
1998/99	185	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
1999/00	184	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
2000/01	194	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2001/02	188	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2002/03	214	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
2003/04	207	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
2004/05	217	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
2005/06	216	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2006/07	206	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
2007/08	213	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2008/09	218	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
2009/10	215	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2010/11	216	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2011/12	219	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
2012/13	222	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
2013/14	222	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2014/15	223	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
2015/16	232	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2016/17	236	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
2017/18	260	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	329
2018/19	233	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
2019/20	214	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2020/21	212	53	35	39	36	38	20	29	38	23	265
2021/22	201	54	33	31	37	24	37	21	28	38	255
2022/23	178	63	38	32	31	23	22	39	21	28	241
2023/24	164	56	32	37	28	15	23	24	31	23	220
2024/25	167	53	25	35	35	15	15	23	26	33	220
2025/26	168	55	33	38	46	23	17	15	26	25	223