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CARYSFORT NS

Roll number: 14586M Convent Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

School details

Address: Convent Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin (A94Y516)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 012885803
Principal: Norma Linehan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Booterstown_Blackrock

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

24.29

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	492	18	27.33	33	5
2007/08	483	18	26.83	30	3
2008/09	480	18	26.67	32	5
2009/10	459	17	27.00	30	3
2010/11	475	17	27.94	35	5
2011/12	472	17	27.76	32	5
2012/13	499	18	27.72	31	3
2013/14	524	19	27.58	31	5
2014/15	515	19	27.11	32	4
2015/16	545	19	28.68	32	9
2016/17	543	20	27.15	32	7
2017/18	572	21	27.24	32	4
2019/20	596	22	27.09	32	5
2020/21	596	23	25.91	29	0
2021/22	595	23	25.87	29	0
2022/23	594	23	25.83	29	0
2023/24	581	23	25.26	29	0
2024/25	588	24	24.50	28	0
2025/26	583	24	24.29	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 276 in 1983/84 → 386, +110 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1977/78: 300 in 1976/77 → 258, -42 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (51 → 80, +29).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2022/23 (80 → 56, -24).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (74 → 78, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (79 → 59, -20).
Overall: 349 (1974/75) → 583 (2025/26), 234.

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	77	85	81.0	6
Senior Infants	74	86	81.3	6
1st Class	78	84	81.0	6
2nd Class	77	84	79.8	6
3rd Class	59	73	66.7	6
4th Class	64	80	69.3	6
5th Class	51	80	65.8	6
6th Class	53	74	64.5	6
Total	234	596	450.5	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 85

SI 2021/22 86

-4

1st 2022/23 82

-4

2nd 2023/24 78

-10

3rd 2024/25 68

4th 2025/26 69

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 81

SI 2022/23 81

1st 2023/24 82

-3

2nd 2024/25 79

-20

3rd 2025/26 59

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 83

SI 2023/24 86

-2

1st 2024/25 84

-1

2nd 2025/26 83

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 77

-3

SI 2024/25 74

1st 2025/26 78

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 78

SI 2025/26 79

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 82

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	254	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	349
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	318
1976/77	215	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
1977/78	179	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	258
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1979/80	143	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
1980/81	133	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1981/82	134	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
1982/83	150	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
1983/84	153	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
1993/94	178	208	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	386
1994/95	185	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	385
1995/96	189	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	393
1996/97	198	197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	395
1997/98	220	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419
1998/99	236	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	452
1999/00	245	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	462
2000/01	258	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	476
2001/02	271	240	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	511
2002/03	265	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	499
2003/04	265	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	493
2004/05	279	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	501
2005/06	269	230	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	499
2006/07	274	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	492
2007/08	279	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	483
2008/09	278	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	480
2009/10	256	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	459
2010/11	259	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	475
2011/12	257	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	472
2012/13	261	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	499
2013/14	265	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	524
2014/15	257	258	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	515
2015/16	275	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	545
2016/17	275	268	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	543
2017/18	290	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	572
2018/19	288	291	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	579
2019/20	299	297	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	596
2020/21	305	291	85	82	80	84	65	80	51	69	596
2021/22	313	282	81	86	80	78	73	64	80	53	595
2022/23	325	269	83	81	82	77	69	72	56	74	594
2023/24	323	258	77	86	82	78	66	67	72	53	581
2024/25	321	267	78	74	84	79	68	64	71	70	588
2025/26	330	253	82	79	78	83	59	69	65	68	583