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Roll number: 17212J Knockainey, Hospital, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Knockainey, Hospital, Co. Limerick (V35AH66)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061383529
Principal: Marie Moloney
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Bruff_Hospital

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

26.86

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	91	4	22.75	25	0
2007/08	97	4	24.25	31	1
2008/09	100	4	25.00	29	0
2009/10	104	4	26.00	31	1
2010/11	105	4	26.25	29	0
2011/12	106	4	26.50	31	1
2012/13	110	4	27.50	30	1
2013/14	120	4	30.00	32	3
2014/15	126	5	25.20	31	1
2015/16	130	5	26.00	31	2
2016/17	130	5	26.00	32	1
2017/18	138	5	27.60	31	2
2019/20	153	6	25.50	32	1
2020/21	167	6	27.83	31	3
2021/22	176	7	25.14	32	4
2022/23	181	7	25.86	33	3
2023/24	179	7	25.57	33	3
2024/25	177	7	25.29	34	3
2025/26	188	7	26.86	32	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 87 in 1983/84 → 105, +18 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1977/78: 91 in 1976/77 → 71, -20 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (19 → 29, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2024/25 (31 → 19, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (17 → 23, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (20 → 18, -2).
Overall: 83 (1974/75) → 200 (2025/26), 117.

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	18	29	22.8	6
Senior Infants	17	29	22.7	6
1st Class	20	31	23.8	6
2nd Class	19	31	23.5	6
3rd Class	20	31	23.0	6
4th Class	18	31	22.7	6
5th Class	18	25	21.0	6
6th Class	17	27	20.5	6
Total	66	200	108.3	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 29

SI 2021/22 29

1st 2022/23 31

2nd 2023/24 31

3rd 2024/25 31

4th 2025/26 31

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 20

SI 2022/23 20

1st 2023/24 20

-1

2nd 2024/25 19

3rd 2025/26 21

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 27

SI 2023/24 27

1st 2024/25 27

2nd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 18

-1

SI 2024/25 17

1st 2025/26 23

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 19

SI 2025/26 24

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 24

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	36	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
1976/77	45	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
1977/78	35	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
1978/79	32	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
1979/80	36	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
1980/81	37	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
1981/82	37	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	66
1982/83	41	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
1983/84	46	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
1993/94	45	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1994/95	39	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
1995/96	33	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
1996/97	34	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1997/98	32	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1998/99	31	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	77
1999/00	34	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	80
2000/01	31	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
2001/02	30	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
2002/03	36	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2003/04	37	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2004/05	36	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2005/06	40	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2006/07	39	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2007/08	48	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2008/09	54	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2009/10	53	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2010/11	52	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
2011/12	52	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2012/13	55	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2013/14	63	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2014/15	62	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2015/16	60	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2016/17	57	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2017/18	66	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2018/19	68	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2019/20	77	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2020/21	85	82	29	19	21	19	22	18	22	17	167
2021/22	83	93	20	29	21	23	20	22	18	23	176
2022/23	98	83	27	20	31	21	23	20	21	18	181
2023/24	95	89	18	27	20	31	21	24	18	20	184
2024/25	96	92	19	17	27	19	31	21	25	18	188
2025/26	98	102	24	24	23	28	21	31	22	27	200