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RIVERCHAPEL N S

Roll number: 15367F Riverchapel, Gorey, Co. Wexford

School details

Address: Riverchapel, Gorey, Co. Wexford (Y25DE28)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0539425540
Principal: Martina Prendergast
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wexford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ferns
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Gorey

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

23.38

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	304	11	27.64	41	5
2007/08	343	13	26.38	39	3
2008/09	381	15	25.40	34	2
2009/10	385	14	27.50	38	4
2010/11	390	15	26.00	30	2
2011/12	408	16	25.50	29	0
2012/13	393	15	26.20	32	4
2013/14	412	15	27.47	33	4
2014/15	410	15	27.33	33	3
2015/16	399	15	26.60	35	2
2016/17	397	15	26.47	38	1
2017/18	396	15	26.40	30	1
2019/20	360	15	24.00	32	2
2020/21	338	14	24.14	29	0
2021/22	313	13	24.08	26	0
2022/23	313	13	24.08	30	1
2023/24	309	13	23.77	27	0
2024/25	304	13	23.38	30	1
2025/26	304	13	23.38	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2005/06: 233 in 2004/05 → 275, +42 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2021/22: 338 in 2020/21 → 313, -25 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2021/22 (31 → 42, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (57 → 46, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (38 → 43, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (44 → 40, -4).
Overall: 120 (1974/75) → 304 (2025/26), 184.

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	32	38	35.2	6
Senior Infants	34	45	37.2	6
1st Class	31	43	36.8	6
2nd Class	33	45	38.7	6
3rd Class	33	44	38.5	6
4th Class	36	43	39.7	6
5th Class	38	47	42.7	6
6th Class	36	57	44.8	6
Total	120	412	250.0	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 38

SI 2021/22 38

1st 2022/23 43

2nd 2023/24 45

-1

3rd 2024/25 44

-4

4th 2025/26 40

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 36

-2

SI 2022/23 34

1st 2023/24 35

2nd 2024/25 37

3rd 2025/26 38

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 34

SI 2023/24 35

-1

1st 2024/25 34

2nd 2025/26 35

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 35

SI 2024/25 36

1st 2025/26 36

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 36

-1

SI 2025/26 35

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 32

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	56	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1976/77	62	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1977/78	60	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1978/79	60	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1979/80	58	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1980/81	61	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1981/82	67	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1982/83	61	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1983/84	70	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1993/94	59	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1994/95	67	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1995/96	69	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1996/97	70	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1997/98	68	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1998/99	71	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1999/00	67	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
2000/01	62	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2001/02	67	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2002/03	77	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2003/04	98	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2004/05	110	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2005/06	134	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2006/07	143	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	304
2007/08	168	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	346
2008/09	193	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	383
2009/10	196	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
2010/11	202	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	398
2011/12	201	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	408
2012/13	198	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	393
2013/14	194	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	412
2014/15	207	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	410
2015/16	201	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
2016/17	182	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	397
2017/18	184	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	396
2018/19	180	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	379
2019/20	169	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	360
2020/21	157	181	38	45	31	40	38	42	47	57	338
2021/22	146	167	36	38	42	33	36	39	43	46	313
2022/23	142	171	34	34	43	42	33	38	43	46	313
2023/24	145	164	35	35	35	45	42	36	39	42	309
2024/25	151	153	36	36	34	37	44	43	38	36	304
2025/26	152	152	32	35	36	35	38	40	46	42	304