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BALLYCANEW N S

Roll number: 15420G Ballycanew, Gorey, Co. Wexford

School details

Address: Ballycanew, Gorey, Co. Wexford (Y25Y6W8)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0539427496
Principal: Seamus Dempsey
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 with Special Classes
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

22.89

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	148	6	24.67	30	2
2007/08	149	6	24.83	29	0
2008/09	148	6	24.67	28	0
2009/10	151	6	25.17	27	0
2010/11	145	6	24.17	26	0
2011/12	145	6	24.17	26	0
2012/13	147	6	24.50	28	0
2013/14	147	6	24.50	32	1
2014/15	160	6	26.67	31	1
2015/16	165	6	27.50	33	3
2016/17	169	6	28.17	32	4
2017/18	179	7	25.57	32	2
2019/20	194	8	24.25	31	1
2020/21	199	8	24.88	31	1
2021/22	204	8	25.50	30	1
2022/23	205	9	22.78	30	1
2023/24	210	9	23.33	30	1
2024/25	212	9	23.56	30	2
2025/26	206	9	22.89	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2002/03: 95 in 2001/02 → 121, +26 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 145 in 1983/84 → 95, -50 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2025/26 (21 → 32, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (31 → 20, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (21 → 26, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (29 → 26, -3).
Overall: 102 (1974/75) → 224 (2025/26), 122.

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	19	29	24.2	6
Senior Infants	21	28	25.8	6
1st Class	20	32	26.0	6
2nd Class	20	31	26.8	6
3rd Class	20	30	26.7	6
4th Class	21	31	26.3	6
5th Class	24	32	27.2	6
6th Class	22	30	26.0	6
Total	69	230	147.2	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 29

-1

SI 2021/22 28

-1

1st 2022/23 27

2nd 2023/24 28

3rd 2024/25 30

4th 2025/26 30

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 26

SI 2022/23 27

1st 2023/24 29

-3

2nd 2024/25 26

3rd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 19

SI 2023/24 21

1st 2024/25 21

2nd 2025/26 26

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 27

SI 2024/25 28

1st 2025/26 32

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

SI 2025/26 24

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 23

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	49	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
1976/77	55	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1977/78	60	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1978/79	69	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1979/80	66	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
1980/81	60	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
1981/82	59	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1982/83	60	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1983/84	64	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1993/94	45	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
1994/95	40	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	80
1995/96	44	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1996/97	37	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	72
1997/98	39	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
1998/99	40	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
1999/00	41	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
2000/01	41	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	80
2001/02	48	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2002/03	59	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2003/04	63	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2004/05	63	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2005/06	65	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2006/07	61	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
2007/08	57	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2008/09	55	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
2009/10	63	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2010/11	60	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2011/12	62	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2012/13	66	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2013/14	63	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2014/15	77	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2015/16	84	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
2016/17	87	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2017/18	90	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2018/19	89	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2019/20	92	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2020/21	98	118	29	27	20	31	20	24	26	22	216
2021/22	100	122	26	28	27	20	30	21	26	26	222
2022/23	92	131	19	27	27	30	21	30	24	27	223
2023/24	94	134	27	21	29	28	29	22	30	24	228
2024/25	107	123	21	28	21	26	30	31	25	30	230
2025/26	98	126	23	24	32	26	30	30	32	27	224