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Roll number: 16080N The Course, Tullow, Co. Carlow

School details

Address: The Course, Tullow, Co. Carlow (R93C594)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0599151625
Principal: Regina Doherty
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Carlow County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Tullow

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

18.75

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	213	7	30.43	36	4
2007/08	229	8	28.62	32	3
2008/09	214	9	23.78	32	1
2009/10	215	8	26.88	31	2
2010/11	212	9	23.56	30	1
2011/12	214	8	26.75	31	2
2012/13	209	8	26.12	32	3
2013/14	229	9	25.44	34	2
2014/15	213	8	26.62	32	2
2015/16	228	8	28.50	34	3
2016/17	245	9	27.22	33	2
2017/18	258	10	25.80	29	0
2019/20	249	10	24.90	28	0
2020/21	232	9	25.78	31	2
2021/22	212	9	23.56	32	1
2022/23	206	11	18.73	25	0
2023/24	196	10	19.60	25	0
2024/25	164	9	18.22	25	0
2025/26	150	8	18.75	26	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2004/05: 179 in 2003/04 → 204, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2024/25: 196 in 2023/24 → 164, -32 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (22 → 39, +17).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (40 → 22, -18).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (32 → 38, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (23 → 19, -4).
Overall: 276 (1975/76) → 150 (2025/26), -126.

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	12	24	19.3	6
Senior Infants	10	26	19.7	6
1st Class	16	25	21.8	6
2nd Class	13	27	21.8	6
3rd Class	19	31	25.2	6
4th Class	20	40	28.0	6
5th Class	20	39	26.8	6
6th Class	20	40	30.7	6
Total	150	311	229.6	41

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

SI 2021/22 24

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 27

3rd 2024/25 27

-1

4th 2025/26 26

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 23

-2

SI 2022/23 21

1st 2023/24 23

-4

2nd 2024/25 19

3rd 2025/26 19

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 19

-2

SI 2023/24 17

-1

1st 2024/25 16

-3

2nd 2025/26 13

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 19

SI 2024/25 20

1st 2025/26 21

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 12

-2

SI 2025/26 10

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 19

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
1976/77	–	278	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
1977/78	–	283	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	283
1978/79	–	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
1979/80	–	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
1980/81	–	311	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
1981/82	–	301	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
1982/83	–	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
1993/94	–	280	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
1994/95	–	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1995/96	–	244	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
1996/97	–	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
1997/98	–	208	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
1998/99	–	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1999/00	–	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2000/01	–	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2001/02	–	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2002/03	–	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2003/04	–	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2004/05	–	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2005/06	–	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2006/07	–	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2007/08	–	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2008/09	–	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2009/10	–	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2010/11	–	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2011/12	–	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2012/13	–	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2013/14	–	229	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2014/15	–	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2015/16	–	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2016/17	–	245	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
2017/18	–	258	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	258
2018/19	–	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2019/20	–	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2020/21	–	232	24	26	21	27	31	40	23	40	232
2021/22	–	212	23	24	25	21	26	32	39	22	212
2022/23	–	206	19	21	25	24	21	25	32	39	206
2023/24	–	196	19	17	23	27	27	20	25	38	196
2024/25	–	164	12	20	16	19	27	25	20	25	164
2025/26	–	150	19	10	21	13	19	26	22	20	150