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Roll number: 13615L Balloonagh, Tralee, Co. Kerry

School details

Address: Balloonagh, Tralee, Co. Kerry (V92Y653)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0667121375
Principal: Kieran O'Toole
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kerry County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kerry
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Tralee

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

24.04

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	594	22	27.00	34	4
2007/08	549	22	24.95	32	5
2008/09	546	20	27.30	35	7
2009/10	602	23	26.17	32	2
2010/11	625	24	26.04	32	3
2011/12	654	24	27.25	31	5
2012/13	659	24	27.46	31	5
2013/14	668	24	27.83	30	7
2014/15	675	24	28.12	30	7
2015/16	672	25	26.88	30	5
2016/17	679	25	27.16	31	7
2017/18	670	26	25.77	31	5
2019/20	617	25	24.68	31	1
2020/21	606	24	25.25	30	2
2021/22	605	24	25.21	30	2
2022/23	585	24	24.38	27	0
2023/24	582	24	24.25	27	0
2024/25	580	24	24.17	27	0
2025/26	577	24	24.04	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 826 in 1974/75 → 911, +85 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1979/80: 973 in 1978/79 → 760, -213 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (69 → 80, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (75 → 65, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (70 → 74, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2025/26 (75 → 71, -4).
Overall: 826 (1974/75) → 589 (2025/26), -237.

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	71	82	75.8	6
Senior Infants	69	80	73.7	6
1st Class	63	78	72.0	6
2nd Class	65	77	72.3	6
3rd Class	65	77	72.3	6
4th Class	67	79	73.0	6
5th Class	67	86	75.0	6
6th Class	71	86	77.0	6
Total	567	973	679.4	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 82

-2

SI 2021/22 80

-2

1st 2022/23 78

-1

2nd 2023/24 77

3rd 2024/25 77

4th 2025/26 79

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 79

SI 2022/23 79

-1

1st 2023/24 78

-2

2nd 2024/25 76

3rd 2025/26 76

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 71

SI 2023/24 72

1st 2024/25 72

2nd 2025/26 73

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 74

-3

SI 2024/25 71

1st 2025/26 71

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 75

-4

SI 2025/26 71

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 74

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	577	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	826
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	911
1976/77	661	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	924
1977/78	670	229	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	899
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	973
1979/80	720	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	760
1980/81	718	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	764
1981/82	712	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	755
1982/83	690	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	760
1983/84	699	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	781
1993/94	661	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	705
1994/95	631	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	673
1995/96	617	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	660
1996/97	587	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	625
1997/98	563	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	618
1998/99	539	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	600
1999/00	556	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	614
2000/01	562	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	617
2001/02	557	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	608
2002/03	535	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	606
2003/04	550	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	629
2004/05	540	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	612
2005/06	553	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	608
2006/07	567	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	614
2007/08	535	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	567
2008/09	505	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	569
2009/10	502	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	634
2010/11	478	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	664
2011/12	450	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	664
2012/13	421	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	668
2013/14	390	287	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	677
2014/15	370	317	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	687
2015/16	351	333	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	684
2016/17	350	341	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	691
2017/18	341	341	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	682
2018/19	316	336	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	652
2019/20	301	328	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	629
2020/21	305	313	82	69	63	75	74	74	86	83	618
2021/22	313	304	79	80	70	65	75	74	76	86	617
2022/23	310	285	71	79	78	68	65	74	74	76	595
2023/24	312	282	74	72	78	77	67	67	73	74	594
2024/25	304	288	75	71	72	76	77	70	67	72	592
2025/26	305	284	74	71	71	73	76	79	74	71	589