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ST STEPHENS N S

Roll number: 15046I 25 Patrick Street, Waterford

School details

Address: 25 Patrick Street, Waterford (X91TH72)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051871716
Principal: Sinead Lowe
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford City Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
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

19.83

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	447	16	27.94	31	5
2007/08	472	17	27.76	31	7
2008/09	471	17	27.71	31	10
2009/10	442	17	26.00	31	5
2010/11	423	16	26.44	30	2
2011/12	425	16	26.56	30	2
2012/13	415	16	25.94	30	1
2013/14	417	16	26.06	30	1
2014/15	425	16	26.56	30	1
2015/16	425	16	26.56	30	3
2016/17	424	16	26.50	29	0
2017/18	423	16	26.44	29	0
2019/20	410	16	25.62	30	1
2020/21	402	16	25.12	30	1
2021/22	388	16	24.25	28	0
2022/23	393	19	20.68	30	1
2023/24	376	18	20.89	30	1
2024/25	369	18	20.50	27	0
2025/26	357	18	19.83	25	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 412 in 2005/06 → 447, +35 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 472 in 1983/84 → 415, -57 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2025/26 (43 → 52, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (52 → 45, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (44 → 49, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2023/24 (50 → 45, -5).
Overall: 444 (1974/75) → 363 (2025/26), -81.

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	39	44	41.2	6
Senior Infants	42	46	43.7	6
1st Class	41	47	44.5	6
2nd Class	44	52	47.7	6
3rd Class	43	53	48.8	6
4th Class	46	55	50.7	6
5th Class	47	59	52.8	6
6th Class	49	59	54.5	6
Total	363	472	422.9	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 42

SI 2021/22 43

1st 2022/23 45

-1

2nd 2023/24 44

-1

3rd 2024/25 43

4th 2025/26 46

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 40

SI 2022/23 42

1st 2023/24 44

2nd 2024/25 49

3rd 2025/26 52

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 42

SI 2023/24 46

1st 2024/25 47

-1

2nd 2025/26 46

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 40

SI 2024/25 42

-1

1st 2025/26 41

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 44

-1

SI 2025/26 43

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 39

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	444	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	444
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	435
1976/77	–	459	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	459
1977/78	–	451	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	451
1978/79	–	440	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	440
1979/80	–	449	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
1980/81	–	456	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
1981/82	–	455	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
1982/83	–	457	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	457
1983/84	–	472	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	472
1993/94	–	415	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	415
1994/95	–	429	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	429
1995/96	–	439	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
1996/97	–	428	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
1997/98	–	420	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	420
1998/99	–	399	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
1999/00	–	404	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	404
2000/01	–	391	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	391
2001/02	–	400	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	400
2002/03	–	393	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	393
2003/04	–	393	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	393
2004/05	–	401	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2005/06	–	412	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	412
2006/07	–	447	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	447
2007/08	–	472	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	472
2008/09	–	471	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	471
2009/10	–	442	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
2010/11	–	423	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	423
2011/12	–	425	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
2012/13	–	415	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	415
2013/14	–	417	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	417
2014/15	–	425	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
2015/16	–	425	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
2016/17	–	424	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
2017/18	–	423	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	423
2018/19	–	419	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419
2019/20	–	410	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	410
2020/21	–	402	42	46	44	52	53	52	54	59	402
2021/22	–	388	40	43	46	45	50	55	53	56	388
2022/23	–	393	42	42	45	50	50	53	59	52	393
2023/24	–	382	40	46	44	44	45	51	54	58	382
2024/25	–	375	44	42	47	49	43	47	50	53	375
2025/26	–	363	39	43	41	46	52	46	47	49	363