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MOUNTMELLICK BOYS N S

Roll number: 16070K Davitt Road, Mountmellick, Co. Laois

School details

Address: Davitt Road, Mountmellick, Co. Laois (R32DY73)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0578624760
Principal: John Murrell
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Mountmellick

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

15.91

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	245	9	27.22	31	2
2007/08	250	9	27.78	32	3
2008/09	270	10	27.00	31	4
2009/10	264	10	26.40	30	2
2010/11	237	10	23.70	29	0
2011/12	261	9	29.00	31	5
2012/13	257	10	25.70	31	2
2013/14	266	10	26.60	33	3
2014/15	264	10	26.40	32	3
2015/16	272	11	24.73	32	2
2016/17	271	11	24.64	30	2
2017/18	260	13	20.00	25	0
2019/20	240	12	20.00	23	0
2020/21	238	13	18.31	25	0
2021/22	225	12	18.75	23	0
2022/23	217	12	18.08	23	0
2023/24	207	11	18.82	24	0
2024/25	191	10	19.10	25	0
2025/26	175	11	15.91	24	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1978/79: 303 in 1977/78 → 335, +32 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2010/11: 277 in 2009/10 → 249, -28 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (28 → 35, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2022/23 (31 → 20, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2023/24 (20 → 24, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (25 → 22, -3).
Overall: 275 (1974/75) → 187 (2025/26), -88.

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	24	20.7	6
Senior Infants	18	25	21.5	6
1st Class	19	28	22.8	6
2nd Class	20	35	25.8	6
3rd Class	20	38	28.3	6
4th Class	26	36	31.3	6
5th Class	26	35	30.7	6
6th Class	29	36	32.0	6
Total	187	335	271.5	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 24

-1

SI 2021/22 23

1st 2022/23 23

-1

2nd 2023/24 22

3rd 2024/25 24

4th 2025/26 27

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 19

-1

SI 2022/23 18

1st 2023/24 19

2nd 2024/25 21

-1

3rd 2025/26 20

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 20

SI 2023/24 22

1st 2024/25 24

2nd 2025/26 26

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 22

SI 2024/25 22

-1

1st 2025/26 21

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 20

-1

SI 2025/26 19

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 19

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	275	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
1976/77	–	294	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
1977/78	–	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
1978/79	–	335	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
1979/80	–	322	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
1980/81	–	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
1981/82	–	308	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
1982/83	–	311	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
1993/94	–	316	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	316
1994/95	–	324	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	324
1995/96	–	314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
1996/97	–	300	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
1997/98	–	300	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
1998/99	–	278	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
1999/00	–	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2000/01	–	257	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
2001/02	–	265	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
2002/03	–	250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2003/04	–	252	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2004/05	–	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2005/06	–	252	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2006/07	–	256	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2007/08	–	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2008/09	–	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2009/10	–	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2010/11	–	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2011/12	–	261	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
2012/13	–	257	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
2013/14	–	266	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
2014/15	–	264	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2015/16	–	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2016/17	–	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
2017/18	–	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2018/19	–	262	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2019/20	–	246	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2020/21	–	249	24	25	28	35	38	35	28	29	249
2021/22	–	236	19	23	22	31	33	36	35	29	236
2022/23	–	228	20	18	23	20	31	34	35	36	228
2023/24	–	219	22	22	19	22	24	30	32	36	219
2024/25	–	203	20	22	24	21	24	26	28	33	203
2025/26	–	187	19	19	21	26	20	27	26	29	187