Ballyhea N S
Rathluirc · Roll number 17112F
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 141
- −8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 13 from 154 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 78 / 63
- 55% girls
Pupils since 1975
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
141 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 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Senior Infants | 23 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16.5 |
| 1st Class | 25 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17.7 |
| 2nd Class | 19 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17.5 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 20.7 |
| 4th Class | 18 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 22.0 |
| 5th Class | 17 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 21.8 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 25 | 23.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
17 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 18 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 17Junior Infants2024/25
- 18Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 18 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 19Senior Infants2024/25
- 181st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
16 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 15 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 16Junior Infants2022/23
- 15Senior Infants2023/24
- 141st Class2024/25
- 152nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
11 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 15 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 11Junior Infants2021/22
- 12Senior Infants2022/23
- 141st Class2023/24
- 132nd Class2024/25
- 153rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
12 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 13 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 12Junior Infants2020/21
- 12Senior Infants2021/22
- 121st Class2022/23
- 122nd Class2023/24
- 123rd Class2024/25
- 134th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 23 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 23Senior Infants2020/21
- 231st Class2021/22
- 212nd Class2022/23
- 233rd Class2023/24
- 304th Class2024/25
- 235th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
25 in 1st Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 251st Class2020/21
- 252nd Class2021/22
- 253rd Class2022/23
- 244th Class2023/24
- 255th Class2024/25
- 256th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
19 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 192nd Class2020/21
- 193rd Class2021/22
- 194th Class2022/23
- 205th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 284th Class2021/22
- 285th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
18 in 4th Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 184th Class2020/21
- 185th Class2021/22
- 196th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
17 in 5th Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 175th Class2020/21
- 176th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +104th Class in 2021/22 (18 to 28)
- −174th Class in 2025/26 (30 to 13)
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 Ballyhea N S, 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
8.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 8 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers55 hours of support teaching a week 2.2
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.1 special education teachers and 2 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 Ballyhea N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhea N SThis school | – | 141 |
−8.4%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil na mBraithre Boys Snr Sch5.3 km · Charleville · DEIS | 5.3 km | 227 |
+41.9%
|
| 2 | St Josephs Convent N S5.3 km · Charleville · DEIS | 5.3 km | 190 |
−6.9%
|
| 3 | Scoil Naomh Aine Girls Senior School5.4 km · Charleville · Girls · DEIS | 5.4 km | 195 |
+34.5%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mhuire5.8 km · Kilmallock | 5.8 km | 85 |
−33.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Bhrugh Thuinne6.3 km · Mallow | 6.3 km | 103 |
+5.1%
|
| 6 | Shandrum National School8.2 km · Charleville | 8.2 km | 144 |
+1.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Paul Cronin
- Phone
- 0831475817
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballyhea, Rathluirc, Co. Cork, P56 KA44
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cloyne
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Rath Luirc–Charleville
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
41 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 141 | 78 | 63 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 149 | 89 | 60 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 156 | 88 | 68 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 152 | 85 | 67 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | 153 | 81 | 72 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 17 |
| 2020/21 | 173 | 88 | 85 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 179 | 94 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 174 | 92 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 158 | 83 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 163 | 82 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 154 | 73 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 153 | 71 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 154 | 74 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 146 | 72 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 136 | 64 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 130 | 61 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 127 | 59 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 121 | 60 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 120 | 59 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 115 | 62 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 117 | 63 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 104 | 56 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 98 | 52 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 94 | 52 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 93 | 50 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 94 | 46 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 96 | 52 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 110 | 56 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 101 | 49 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 95 | 43 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 91 | 44 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 98 | 42 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 104 | 50 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 174 | 61 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 172 | 59 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 171 | 63 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 174 | 70 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 177 | 73 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 164 | 69 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 165 | 80 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |