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MACROOM CONVENT N S

Roll number: 10047I New Road, Macroom, Co. Cork

School details

Address: New Road, Macroom, Co. Cork (P12RW14)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02641847
Principal: Alice Kelleher
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cork County Council
School patron: Bishop of Cloyne
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Macroom

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

23.54

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	281	10	28.10	33	4
2007/08	298	11	27.09	32	3
2008/09	293	11	26.64	37	3
2009/10	270	11	24.55	35	2
2010/11	250	10	25.00	30	1
2011/12	271	9	30.11	32	7
2012/13	289	10	28.90	31	5
2013/14	309	11	28.09	36	4
2014/15	310	12	25.83	30	1
2015/16	318	11	28.91	33	4
2016/17	301	12	25.08	32	1
2017/18	311	11	28.27	35	3
2019/20	311	12	25.92	35	3
2020/21	305	12	25.42	33	2
2021/22	287	12	23.92	34	1
2022/23	314	13	24.15	34	4
2023/24	317	13	24.38	35	3
2024/25	308	13	23.69	33	2
2025/26	306	13	23.54	35	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2001/02: 235 in 2000/01 → 262, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 332 in 1982/83 → 253, -79 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2022/23 (43 → 61, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (63 → 42, -21).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (49 → 57, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (61 → 35, -26).
Overall: 363 (1975/76) → 306 (2025/26), -57.

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	41	61	50.5	6
Senior Infants	42	63	50.8	6
1st Class	43	61	54.3	6
2nd Class	18	35	29.2	6
3rd Class	18	35	28.3	6
4th Class	21	35	30.7	6
5th Class	20	38	30.3	6
6th Class	23	41	32.0	6
Total	228	363	294.0	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 53

SI 2021/22 54

1st 2022/23 61

-26

2nd 2023/24 35

-4

3rd 2024/25 31

4th 2025/26 34

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 47

SI 2022/23 49

1st 2023/24 57

-24

2nd 2024/25 33

3rd 2025/26 33

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 61

SI 2023/24 63

-2

1st 2024/25 61

-26

2nd 2025/26 35

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 47

-5

SI 2024/25 42

1st 2025/26 45

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 54

SI 2025/26 54

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 41

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	363
1976/77	252	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
1977/78	262	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
1978/79	256	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	357
1979/80	250	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	347
1980/81	253	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	360
1981/82	243	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	342
1982/83	237	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
1993/94	191	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
1994/95	175	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
1995/96	164	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
1996/97	156	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
1997/98	159	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
1998/99	172	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
1999/00	181	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2000/01	161	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2001/02	181	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2002/03	189	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2003/04	200	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
2004/05	209	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2005/06	215	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
2006/07	214	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
2007/08	216	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2008/09	220	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
2009/10	208	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2010/11	195	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
2011/12	187	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
2012/13	189	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
2013/14	200	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	309
2014/15	214	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
2015/16	214	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	318
2016/17	212	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
2017/18	220	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
2018/19	222	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
2019/20	231	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
2020/21	227	78	53	43	59	20	35	34	28	33	305
2021/22	213	74	47	54	43	34	18	34	32	25	287
2022/23	239	75	61	49	61	18	34	21	37	33	314
2023/24	237	80	47	63	57	35	19	35	20	41	317
2024/25	241	67	54	42	61	33	31	26	38	23	308
2025/26	242	64	41	54	45	35	33	34	27	37	306