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Roll number: 16077B Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

School details

Address: Clonmel, Co. Tipperary (E91X6F9)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0527466397
Principal: Brid Quinlivan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Tipperary (Sr) County Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Cahir

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

23.20

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	207	7	29.57	35	4
2007/08	212	8	26.50	35	1
2008/09	212	8	26.50	35	1
2009/10	208	8	26.00	32	2
2010/11	205	8	25.62	30	1
2011/12	205	8	25.62	32	2
2012/13	210	8	26.25	32	1
2013/14	218	8	27.25	33	2
2014/15	214	8	26.75	33	2
2015/16	217	8	27.12	34	2
2016/17	225	9	25.00	28	0
2017/18	218	9	24.22	29	0
2019/20	219	9	24.33	30	1
2020/21	221	9	24.56	31	2
2021/22	221	9	24.56	29	0
2022/23	217	9	24.11	29	0
2023/24	226	9	25.11	33	2
2024/25	229	10	22.90	25	0
2025/26	232	10	23.20	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1981/82: 246 in 1980/81 → 268, +22 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1995/96: 252 in 1994/95 → 226, -26 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (25 → 35, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (33 → 25, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (30 → 34, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2022/23 (26 → 23, -3).
Overall: 223 (1974/75) → 244 (2025/26), 21.

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	25	35	28.3	6
Senior Infants	25	35	29.0	6
1st Class	25	35	29.0	6
2nd Class	25	32	27.7	6
3rd Class	25	33	27.7	6
4th Class	23	33	28.7	6
5th Class	24	34	28.3	6
6th Class	25	34	28.0	6
Total	181	293	225.1	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 26

-1

SI 2021/22 25

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 26

-1

3rd 2024/25 25

4th 2025/26 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 26

SI 2022/23 26

1st 2023/24 26

-1

2nd 2024/25 25

3rd 2025/26 26

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 25

SI 2023/24 25

1st 2024/25 25

2nd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 35

SI 2024/25 35

1st 2025/26 35

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 31

SI 2025/26 32

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 27

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	112	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1976/77	121	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
1977/78	120	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1978/79	–	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1979/80	117	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
1980/81	117	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
1981/82	128	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	268
1982/83	130	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
1983/84	135	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
1993/94	146	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
1994/95	130	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
1995/96	112	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
1996/97	105	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
1997/98	92	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
1998/99	90	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1999/00	87	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
2000/01	91	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2001/02	89	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2002/03	92	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2003/04	95	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2004/05	93	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2005/06	91	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2006/07	103	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2007/08	108	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2008/09	103	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2009/10	103	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2010/11	101	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2011/12	107	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2012/13	113	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2013/14	121	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2014/15	116	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2015/16	114	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2016/17	117	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
2017/18	113	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2018/19	108	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2019/20	100	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2020/21	102	131	26	31	31	26	27	30	25	26	233
2021/22	96	137	26	25	32	29	26	28	29	26	233
2022/23	95	134	25	26	25	32	29	23	28	29	229
2023/24	101	137	35	25	26	26	33	30	24	28	238
2024/25	104	137	31	35	25	25	25	33	30	25	241
2025/26	110	134	27	32	35	28	26	28	34	34	244