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ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BOYS N S

Roll number: 16715H Downey Street, Pennywell, Limerick

School details

Address
Downey Street, Pennywell, Limerick (V94FA44)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
061312411
Principal
David Nicholas
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Limerick City Council
School patron
Bishop of Limerick
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
Senior
Planning area
Limerick City

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
14.50
2025/26
Mainstream classes
4
2025/26
Largest class group
20
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
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 43 3 14.33 19 0
2007/08 44 3 14.67 18 0
2008/09 36 3 12.00 13 0
2009/10 34 2 17.00 19 0
2010/11 35 2 17.50 19 0
2011/12 39 2 19.50 20 0
2012/13 40 2 20.00 20 0
2013/14 39 2 19.50 21 0
2014/15 42 2 21.00 21 0
2015/16 37 2 18.50 23 0
2016/17 47 2 23.50 29 0
2017/18 47 2 23.50 29 0
2019/20 32 2 16.00 17 0
2020/21 39 2 19.50 20 0
2021/22 28 2 14.00 15 0
2022/23 30 2 15.00 21 0
2023/24 31 2 15.50 16 0
2024/25 39 3 13.00 16 0
2025/26 58 4 14.50 20 0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 0 0 0.0 1
Senior Infants 0 0 0.0 1
1st Class 0 8 4.0 2
2nd Class 1 16 7.8 6
3rd Class 2 17 8.0 6
4th Class 2 10 7.0 6
5th Class 3 15 7.3 6
6th Class 4 11 7.8 6
Total 30 261 77.2 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

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 2025/26
JI 2025/26 0

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1974/75 – 261 – – – – – – – – 261
1975/76 – – – – – – – – – – 255
1976/77 – 219 – – – – – – – – 219
1977/78 – 188 – – – – – – – – 188
1978/79 – 171 – – – – – – – – 171
1979/80 – 145 – – – – – – – – 145
1980/81 – 121 – – – – – – – – 121
1981/82 – 111 – – – – – – – – 111
1982/83 – 100 – – – – – – – – 100
1983/84 – 89 – – – – – – – – 89
1993/94 – 46 – – – – – – – – 46
1994/95 – 60 – – – – – – – – 60
1995/96 – 67 – – – – – – – – 67
1996/97 – 67 – – – – – – – – 67
1997/98 – 72 – – – – – – – – 72
1998/99 – 83 – – – – – – – – 83
1999/00 – 70 – – – – – – – – 70
2000/01 – 62 – – – – – – – – 62
2001/02 – 58 – – – – – – – – 58
2002/03 – 58 – – – – – – – – 58
2003/04 – 59 – – – – – – – – 59
2004/05 – 58 – – – – – – – – 58
2005/06 – 51 – – – – – – – – 51
2006/07 – 54 – – – – – – – – 54
2007/08 – 52 – – – – – – – – 52
2008/09 – 45 – – – – – – – – 45
2009/10 – 40 – – – – – – – – 40
2010/11 – 41 – – – – – – – – 41
2011/12 – 39 – – – – – – – – 39
2012/13 – 40 – – – – – – – – 40
2013/14 – 39 – – – – – – – – 39
2014/15 – 42 – – – – – – – – 42
2015/16 – 37 – – – – – – – – 37
2016/17 – 47 – – – – – – – – 47
2017/18 – 47 – – – – – – – – 47
2018/19 – 43 – – – – – – – – 43
2019/20 – 32 – – – – – – – – 32
2020/21 – 39 – – – 10 2 9 7 11 39
2021/22 – 30 – – – 3 9 3 7 6 30
2022/23 – 34 – – 8 1 3 9 3 6 34
2023/24 – 33 – – – 7 9 2 9 4 33
2024/25 – 47 – – – 10 8 9 3 10 47
2025/26 – 68 – – – 16 17 10 15 10 68