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St Josephs National School

Roll number: 07442U Borrin-in-Ossory, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

School details

Address
Borrin-in-Ossory, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (R32FP79)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
050541331
Principal
Kevin Horgan
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Laois County Council
School patron
Bishop of Ossory
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Rathdowney

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
19.50
2025/26
Mainstream classes
4
2025/26
Largest class group
27
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year Mainstream class pupils Mainstream classes Average class size Largest class Classes 30+
2006/07 120 5 24.00 30 1
2007/08 112 5 22.40 27 0
2008/09 105 5 21.00 25 0
2009/10 110 5 22.00 27 0
2010/11 104 5 20.80 23 0
2011/12 109 5 21.80 27 0
2012/13 103 4 25.75 30 1
2013/14 104 4 26.00 32 1
2014/15 103 4 25.75 28 0
2015/16 97 4 24.25 29 0
2016/17 106 4 26.50 28 0
2017/18 109 4 27.25 32 1
2019/20 94 5 18.80 26 0
2020/21 84 4 21.00 27 0
2021/22 79 4 19.75 27 0
2022/23 82 4 20.50 26 0
2023/24 80 4 20.00 28 0
2024/25 71 4 17.75 25 0
2025/26 78 4 19.50 27 0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 1 13 8.7 6
Senior Infants 5 12 8.2 6
1st Class 6 17 10.0 6
2nd Class 5 13 9.5 6
3rd Class 6 14 10.7 6
4th Class 8 14 10.7 6
5th Class 8 14 11.2 6
6th Class 12 16 13.8 6
Total 89 164 113.6 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

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 7
-1
SI 2021/22 6
0
1st 2022/23 6
-1
2nd 2023/24 5
+2
3rd 2024/25 7
+2
4th 2025/26 9
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 8
-1
SI 2022/23 7
+1
1st 2023/24 8
+1
2nd 2024/25 9
+3
3rd 2025/26 12
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 13
-2
SI 2023/24 11
+1
1st 2024/25 12
+1
2nd 2025/26 13
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 11
+1
SI 2024/25 12
+5
1st 2025/26 17
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 1
+7
SI 2025/26 8
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 12

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1974/75 47 70 117
1975/76 123
1976/77 56 75 131
1977/78 65 77 142
1978/79 71 79 150
1979/80 72 74 146
1980/81 72 79 151
1981/82 74 87 161
1982/83 75 89 164
1993/94 56 58 114
1994/95 58 53 111
1995/96 55 47 102
1996/97 48 43 91
1997/98 45 46 91
1998/99 41 49 90
1999/00 45 55 100
2000/01 47 53 100
2001/02 53 59 112
2002/03 52 58 110
2003/04 60 61 121
2004/05 63 62 125
2005/06 58 64 122
2006/07 59 61 120
2007/08 60 61 121
2008/09 54 60 114
2009/10 57 59 116
2010/11 56 59 115
2011/12 47 62 109
2012/13 44 59 103
2013/14 45 59 104
2014/15 40 63 103
2015/16 39 58 97
2016/17 42 67 109
2017/18 47 68 115
2018/19 47 66 113
2019/20 47 59 106
2020/21 43 51 7 5 11 12 14 8 11 16 94
2021/22 42 49 8 6 6 12 13 14 8 12 91
2022/23 47 46 13 7 6 6 12 12 14 12 93
2023/24 48 44 11 11 8 5 6 13 12 16 92
2024/25 51 38 1 12 12 9 7 8 12 13 89
2025/26 49 46 12 8 17 13 12 9 10 14 95