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Roll number: 17181B Templerainey, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

School details

Address: Templerainey, Arklow, Co. Wicklow (Y14X856)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 040232984
Principal: Mary Dalton
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Arklow

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

22.14

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	538	20	26.90	33	7
2007/08	597	23	25.96	33	4
2008/09	582	23	25.30	33	5
2009/10	611	22	27.77	33	6
2010/11	601	22	27.32	35	6
2011/12	609	23	26.48	33	3
2012/13	615	23	26.74	38	3
2013/14	626	23	27.22	34	3
2014/15	641	24	26.71	32	3
2015/16	636	24	26.50	31	3
2016/17	620	24	25.83	31	2
2017/18	613	24	25.54	31	3
2019/20	591	24	24.62	29	0
2020/21	570	24	23.75	29	0
2021/22	567	24	23.62	30	2
2022/23	545	24	22.71	29	0
2023/24	525	24	21.88	29	0
2024/25	485	23	21.09	29	0
2025/26	465	21	22.14	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 561 in 2006/07 → 622, +61 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2024/25: 560 in 2023/24 → 517, -43 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2025/26 (59 → 85, +26).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2024/25 (85 → 58, -27).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (61 → 67, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (66 → 60, -6).
Overall: 330 (1974/75) → 500 (2025/26), 170.

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	49	66	56.2	6
Senior Infants	49	66	57.3	6
1st Class	50	77	63.2	6
2nd Class	58	80	65.5	6
3rd Class	58	84	68.5	6
4th Class	58	85	69.7	6
5th Class	62	87	74.0	6
6th Class	59	89	77.7	6
Total	311	670	488.7	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

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 60

SI 2021/22 63

1st 2022/23 66

2nd 2023/24 67

-2

3rd 2024/25 65

4th 2025/26 69

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 66

SI 2022/23 66

1st 2023/24 66

-6

2nd 2024/25 60

3rd 2025/26 64

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 59

SI 2023/24 59

1st 2024/25 61

2nd 2025/26 67

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 49

SI 2024/25 49

1st 2025/26 50

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 51

-2

SI 2025/26 49

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 52

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	175	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	330
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
1976/77	175	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	337
1977/78	161	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	323
1978/79	155	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	318
1979/80	161	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	328
1980/81	155	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
1981/82	159	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
1982/83	155	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	316
1983/84	147	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
1993/94	159	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
1994/95	151	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
1995/96	162	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	337
1996/97	174	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	355
1997/98	186	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	390
1998/99	195	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	423
1999/00	213	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
2000/01	215	240	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
2001/02	241	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	501
2002/03	239	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	490
2003/04	242	258	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	500
2004/05	238	269	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	507
2005/06	249	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	509
2006/07	271	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	561
2007/08	284	338	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	622
2008/09	291	317	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	608
2009/10	304	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	625
2010/11	313	315	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	628
2011/12	306	332	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	638
2012/13	301	341	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	642
2013/14	312	342	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	654
2014/15	322	348	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	670
2015/16	336	326	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	662
2016/17	308	339	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	647
2017/18	306	340	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	646
2018/19	317	329	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	646
2019/20	312	314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	626
2020/21	314	287	60	58	77	61	76	69	87	82	601
2021/22	306	295	66	63	59	80	64	77	69	89	601
2022/23	300	280	59	66	66	58	84	60	80	72	580
2023/24	273	287	49	59	66	67	58	85	62	79	560
2024/25	258	259	51	49	61	60	65	58	82	59	517
2025/26	250	250	52	49	50	67	64	69	64	85	500