S N an Fhossa
Killarney · Roll number 17012B
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 246
- −19 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −2%
- Down 5 from 251 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 112 / 134
- 46% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
246 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 31 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 23 | 30.7 |
| Senior Infants | 27 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 31.5 |
| 1st Class | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 31.8 |
| 2nd Class | 33 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 32.0 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31.8 |
| 4th Class | 26 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30.8 |
| 5th Class | 32 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 29.8 |
| 6th Class | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 31.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
34 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 35 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 34Junior Infants2024/25
- 35Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 32 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 30Senior Infants2024/25
- 321st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
35 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 31 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 35Junior Infants2022/23
- 31Senior Infants2023/24
- 301st Class2024/25
- 312nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
31 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 33 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2021/22
- 33Senior Infants2022/23
- 341st Class2023/24
- 352nd Class2024/25
- 333rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
31 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 32 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 31Junior Infants2020/21
- 33Senior Infants2021/22
- 341st Class2022/23
- 332nd Class2023/24
- 323rd Class2024/25
- 324th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 31 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 27Senior Infants2020/21
- 311st Class2021/22
- 342nd Class2022/23
- 333rd Class2023/24
- 334th Class2024/25
- 315th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
30 in 1st Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 301st Class2020/21
- 262nd Class2021/22
- 303rd Class2022/23
- 294th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 296th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
33 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 332nd Class2020/21
- 333rd Class2021/22
- 344th Class2022/23
- 335th Class2023/24
- 336th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 314th Class2021/22
- 315th Class2022/23
- 316th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
26 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 264th Class2020/21
- 245th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
32 in 5th Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 325th Class2020/21
- 316th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +82nd Class in 2022/23 (26 to 34)
- −11Junior Infants in 2025/26 (34 to 23)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at S N an Fhossa, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
17.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers95 hours of support teaching a week 3.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
9.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 11 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.6 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 9.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to S N an Fhossa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N an FhossaThis school | – | 246 |
−2.0%
|
|
| 1 | Two Mile Community National School4.0 km · Killarney · Multi-denominational | 4.0 km | 46 |
+170.6%
|
| 2 | Scoil Mhuire na Mainistreach4.6 km · Killarney · Boys | 4.6 km | 167 |
0.0%
|
| 3 | Holy Cross Primary School4.8 km · Killarney | 4.8 km | 345 |
−14.0%
|
| 4 | S N an Chuilleanaig5.2 km · Killarney | 5.2 km | 152 |
−15.1%
|
| 5 | Faha National School5.6 km · Killarney | 5.6 km | 224 |
+19.1%
|
| 6 | St Olivers NS6.4 km · Killarney | 6.4 km | 625 |
−19.5%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- John Burke
- Phone
- 0646634863
- [email protected]
- Address
- Fossa, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 FY59
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kerry
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kerry County Council
- Planning area
- Killarney
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 246 | 112 | 134 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 265 | 116 | 149 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 262 | 122 | 140 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | 273 | 118 | 155 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 250 | 108 | 142 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | 253 | 117 | 136 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | 257 | 123 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 264 | 128 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 259 | 124 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 264 | 123 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 251 | 110 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 247 | 110 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 240 | 113 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 220 | 108 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 212 | 106 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 199 | 99 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 192 | 95 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 187 | 94 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 175 | 95 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 169 | 93 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 169 | 89 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 164 | 88 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 154 | 81 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 153 | 80 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 149 | 77 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 140 | 74 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 147 | 71 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 130 | 61 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 122 | 51 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 135 | 51 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 138 | 51 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 141 | 56 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 147 | 57 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 145 | 67 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 151 | 63 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 145 | 64 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 154 | 77 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 160 | 81 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 176 | 88 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 169 | 90 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 151 | 80 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |