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CAMROSS N S

Roll number: 15933M CAMROSS, PORTLAOISE, CO LAOISE

School details

Address: CAMROSS, PORTLAOISE, CO LAOISE (R32YEF6)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0578735230
Principal: Talitha Horan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ossory
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Mountrath

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

26.00

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	108	4	27.00	32	2
2007/08	102	4	25.50	31	1
2008/09	115	4	28.75	34	2
2009/10	121	5	24.20	32	1
2010/11	129	5	25.80	34	2
2011/12	134	5	26.80	33	1
2012/13	124	5	24.80	26	0
2013/14	127	5	25.40	30	1
2014/15	131	5	26.20	30	1
2015/16	133	5	26.60	33	2
2016/17	128	5	25.60	33	2
2017/18	121	5	24.20	31	2
2019/20	126	5	25.20	30	2
2020/21	119	6	19.83	23	0
2021/22	125	5	25.00	30	1
2022/23	127	5	25.40	28	0
2023/24	131	5	26.20	28	0
2024/25	136	5	27.20	29	0
2025/26	156	6	26.00	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2025/26: 136 in 2024/25 → 156, +20 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1975/76: 160 in 1974/75 → 142, -18 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2022/23 (5 → 18, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (18 → 5, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2021/22 (16 → 18, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (19 → 18, -1).
Overall: 160 (1974/75) → 156 (2025/26), -4.

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	16	24	19.3	6
Senior Infants	15	24	19.3	6
1st Class	15	20	18.2	6
2nd Class	5	21	16.8	6
3rd Class	5	21	16.3	6
4th Class	4	19	14.5	6
5th Class	4	20	14.7	6
6th Class	4	19	13.2	6
Total	95	160	120.0	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 16

SI 2021/22 18

1st 2022/23 19

2nd 2023/24 19

-1

3rd 2024/25 18

4th 2025/26 18

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 20

SI 2022/23 20

1st 2023/24 20

2nd 2024/25 20

3rd 2025/26 21

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 19

SI 2023/24 20

-1

1st 2024/25 19

2nd 2025/26 21

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 16

-1

SI 2024/25 15

1st 2025/26 15

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 24

SI 2025/26 24

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 21

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	70	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1976/77	71	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1977/78	70	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1978/79	67	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1979/80	60	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
1980/81	56	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1981/82	54	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1982/83	52	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1993/94	59	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1994/95	62	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1995/96	58	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1996/97	55	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1997/98	46	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
1998/99	50	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1999/00	51	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2000/01	49	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2001/02	48	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
2002/03	45	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2003/04	47	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2004/05	49	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2005/06	55	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2006/07	59	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2007/08	58	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2008/09	61	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2009/10	66	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2010/11	64	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2011/12	67	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2012/13	59	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2013/14	64	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2014/15	62	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2015/16	64	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2016/17	60	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2017/18	60	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2018/19	64	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2019/20	67	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2020/21	64	55	16	19	18	5	18	12	20	11	119
2021/22	61	64	20	18	18	17	5	17	11	19	125
2022/23	64	63	19	20	19	19	18	4	17	11	127
2023/24	67	64	16	20	20	19	18	17	4	17	131
2024/25	69	67	24	15	19	20	18	19	17	4	136
2025/26	73	83	21	24	15	21	21	18	19	17	156