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ST JOSEPHS CONVENT

Roll number: 12975N Lower Knockane Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Lower Knockane Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick (V42T180)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06962778
Principal: Emily Stack White
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick County Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Newcastlewest

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

18.91

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	170	8	21.25	25	0
2007/08	188	8	23.50	29	0
2008/09	185	8	23.12	26	0
2009/10	193	8	24.12	28	0
2010/11	204	8	25.50	32	1
2011/12	226	8	28.25	35	3
2012/13	219	8	27.38	34	3
2013/14	229	8	28.62	33	4
2014/15	235	9	26.11	33	2
2015/16	224	9	24.89	35	2
2016/17	229	8	28.62	32	4
2017/18	229	9	25.44	30	2
2019/20	228	9	25.33	30	1
2020/21	224	9	24.89	34	3
2021/22	210	9	23.33	29	0
2022/23	229	10	22.90	32	3
2023/24	213	11	19.36	33	1
2024/25	204	10	20.40	31	1
2025/26	208	11	18.91	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1977/78: 405 in 1976/77 → 452, +47 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 453 in 1983/84 → 260, -193 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (18 → 35, +17).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2023/24 (35 → 22, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2022/23 (19 → 29, +10).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (25 → 19, -6).
Overall: 335 (1974/75) → 225 (2025/26), -110.

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	35	23.2	6
Senior Infants	19	29	22.7	6
1st Class	20	34	25.5	6
2nd Class	22	34	27.8	6
3rd Class	22	35	28.8	6
4th Class	24	34	28.8	6
5th Class	26	32	29.7	6
6th Class	28	33	31.0	6
Total	175	505	266.6	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 21

SI 2021/22 21

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 26

3rd 2024/25 27

4th 2025/26 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 19

+10

SI 2022/23 29

-2

1st 2023/24 27

2nd 2024/25 31

3rd 2025/26 31

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 25

-6

SI 2023/24 19

1st 2024/25 20

2nd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 21

SI 2024/25 21

1st 2025/26 23

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 18

SI 2025/26 22

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 35

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	275	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	377
1976/77	318	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
1977/78	353	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	452
1978/79	366	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	462
1979/80	400	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	483
1980/81	404	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	505
1981/82	409	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
1982/83	417	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	466
1983/84	408	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	453
1993/94	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1994/95	236	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
1995/96	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
1996/97	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
1997/98	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1998/99	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1999/00	192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2000/01	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2001/02	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2002/03	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2003/04	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2004/05	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2005/06	177	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2006/07	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2007/08	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2008/09	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2009/10	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2010/11	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2011/12	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2012/13	219	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2013/14	230	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2014/15	237	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
2015/16	225	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2016/17	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2017/18	233	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2018/19	240	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2019/20	229	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2020/21	226	2	21	24	34	31	30	27	26	31	228
2021/22	210	4	19	21	24	34	28	29	27	28	214
2022/23	233	6	25	29	25	22	35	31	32	30	239
2023/24	219	6	21	19	27	26	22	34	31	33	225
2024/25	211	11	18	21	20	31	27	24	32	31	222
2025/26	208	17	35	22	23	23	31	28	30	33	225