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OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL GNS

Roll number: 12007G Abbey Road, Waterford

School details

Address: Abbey Road, Waterford (X91TK37)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051832984
Principal: Catherine O'Reilly
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford City Council
School patron: Bishop of Ossory
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Waterford

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

23.38

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	179	6	29.83	31	3
2007/08	186	7	26.57	31	1
2008/09	190	7	27.14	32	3
2009/10	188	7	26.86	35	3
2010/11	193	8	24.12	27	0
2011/12	205	8	25.62	29	0
2012/13	215	8	26.88	35	2
2013/14	210	8	26.25	30	2
2014/15	209	8	26.12	32	3
2015/16	217	8	27.12	31	3
2016/17	212	8	26.50	32	2
2017/18	218	8	27.25	31	1
2019/20	209	8	26.12	29	0
2020/21	206	8	25.75	29	0
2021/22	201	8	25.12	30	2
2022/23	196	8	24.50	30	2
2023/24	198	8	24.75	28	0
2024/25	198	8	24.75	29	0
2025/26	187	8	23.38	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2002/03: 155 in 2001/02 → 175, +20 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 249 in 1983/84 → 186, -63 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (19 → 27, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (25 → 17, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (25 → 30, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (23 → 21, -2).
Overall: 309 (1974/75) → 187 (2025/26), -122.

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	18	25	21.5	6
Senior Infants	17	27	22.0	6
1st Class	20	28	23.8	6
2nd Class	19	27	23.5	6
3rd Class	21	30	24.7	6
4th Class	24	30	26.3	6
5th Class	25	29	27.3	6
6th Class	25	30	28.5	6
Total	154	315	209.9	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 23

-1

SI 2021/22 22

1st 2022/23 22

2nd 2023/24 23

3rd 2024/25 25

4th 2025/26 26

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 20

-1

SI 2022/23 19

1st 2023/24 20

2nd 2024/25 23

-2

3rd 2025/26 21

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 25

SI 2023/24 27

1st 2024/25 28

-1

2nd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 24

SI 2024/25 25

1st 2025/26 26

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 19

-2

SI 2025/26 17

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 18

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	272	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	309
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
1976/77	265	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	315
1977/78	252	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
1978/79	238	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
1979/80	233	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
1980/81	236	23	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
1981/82	246	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
1982/83	240	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
1983/84	235	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
1993/94	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
1994/95	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1995/96	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1996/97	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1997/98	177	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
1998/99	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
1999/00	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2000/01	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2001/02	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2002/03	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2003/04	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
2004/05	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2005/06	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2006/07	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2007/08	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2008/09	192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2009/10	194	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2010/11	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2011/12	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2012/13	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2013/14	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2014/15	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2015/16	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2016/17	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2017/18	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2018/19	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2019/20	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2020/21	206	–	23	22	26	25	24	28	29	29	206
2021/22	201	–	20	22	21	24	30	25	29	30	201
2022/23	196	–	25	19	22	19	25	30	26	30	196
2023/24	198	–	24	27	20	23	23	25	28	28	198
2024/25	198	–	19	25	28	23	25	24	25	29	198
2025/26	187	–	18	17	26	27	21	26	27	25	187