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EMO MIXED N S

Roll number: 13643Q Emo, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

School details

Address: Emo, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (R32DX52)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0578646868
Principal: Cyril Duggan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Mountmellick

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

24.38

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	151	5	30.20	33	4
2007/08	184	7	26.29	36	1
2008/09	188	7	26.86	31	1
2009/10	195	8	24.38	29	0
2010/11	221	8	27.62	30	2
2011/12	216	8	27.00	31	1
2012/13	217	8	27.12	31	2
2013/14	215	8	26.88	31	1
2014/15	207	8	25.88	28	0
2015/16	213	8	26.62	29	0
2016/17	209	8	26.12	29	0
2017/18	211	8	26.38	29	0
2019/20	209	8	26.12	29	0
2020/21	211	8	26.38	30	1
2021/22	208	8	26.00	30	1
2022/23	208	8	26.00	32	1
2023/24	191	8	23.88	28	0
2024/25	191	8	23.88	27	0
2025/26	195	8	24.38	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 151 in 2006/07 → 184, +33 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 152 in 1982/83 → 107, -45 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (22 → 28, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (25 → 17, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (22 → 27, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (29 → 25, -4).
Overall: 129 (1974/75) → 207 (2025/26), 78.

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	17	25	22.3	6
Senior Infants	18	26	22.3	6
1st Class	19	27	23.3	6
2nd Class	20	28	25.3	6
3rd Class	22	28	25.0	6
4th Class	26	30	28.3	6
5th Class	25	30	27.7	6
6th Class	25	32	28.3	6
Total	95	221	163.4	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

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 25

SI 2021/22 26

1st 2022/23 27

-1

2nd 2023/24 26

3rd 2024/25 26

4th 2025/26 30

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 17

SI 2022/23 20

-1

1st 2023/24 19

2nd 2024/25 20

3rd 2025/26 22

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 23

SI 2023/24 23

1st 2024/25 23

2nd 2025/26 26

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 20

-2

SI 2024/25 18

1st 2025/26 22

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 24

SI 2025/26 24

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 25

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	59	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
1976/77	65	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1977/78	74	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1978/79	76	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1979/80	83	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1980/81	77	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1981/82	73	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1982/83	74	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1993/94	50	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1994/95	51	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1995/96	46	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1996/97	45	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1997/98	42	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
1998/99	51	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1999/00	53	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2000/01	55	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2001/02	50	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2002/03	51	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2003/04	61	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2004/05	62	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2005/06	68	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2006/07	77	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2007/08	95	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2008/09	91	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2009/10	96	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2010/11	112	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2011/12	102	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2012/13	102	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2013/14	99	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2014/15	85	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2015/16	85	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2016/17	85	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2017/18	84	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2018/19	84	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2019/20	83	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2020/21	82	129	25	23	26	28	22	30	29	28	211
2021/22	79	129	17	26	23	28	28	27	30	29	208
2022/23	83	131	23	20	27	24	27	29	26	32	214
2023/24	86	117	20	23	19	26	25	28	25	25	203
2024/25	82	121	24	18	23	20	26	26	27	27	203
2025/26	87	120	25	24	22	26	22	30	29	29	207