S N Caislean an Cumair
Castlecomer · Roll number 17253A
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2024/25
- 40
- +1 on 2023/24
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
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, 2024/25
40 pupils across 5 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 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2nd Class | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8.0 |
| 3rd Class | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8.0 |
| 4th Class | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8.2 |
| 5th Class | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 6th Class | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9.6 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
5 in 2nd Class (2023/24), 5 in 3rd Class (2024/25): no change.
- 52nd Class2023/24
- 53rd Class2024/25
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
9 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 9 in 4th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 92nd Class2022/23
- 123rd Class2023/24
- 94th Class2024/25
In 2nd Class in 2021/22
8 in 2nd Class (2021/22), 8 in 5th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 82nd Class2021/22
- 83rd Class2022/23
- 84th Class2023/24
- 85th Class2024/25
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
6 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 6 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 62nd Class2020/21
- 63rd Class2021/22
- 64th Class2022/23
- 65th Class2023/24
- 66th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
9 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 93rd Class2020/21
- 84th Class2021/22
- 75th Class2022/23
- 86th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
10 in 4th Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 104th Class2020/21
- 105th Class2021/22
- 116th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
9 in 5th Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 95th Class2020/21
- 96th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +72nd Class in 2024/25 (5 to 12)
- −73rd Class in 2024/25 (12 to 5)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2024/25.
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 2024/25. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2024/25
Teachers
Who teaches at S N Caislean an Cumair, 2006/07 to 2024/25.
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 2024/25
2.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 3 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 2 mainstream classes 2
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers22.5 hours of support teaching a week 0.9
1 special needs assistant (SNAs) also work with pupils.
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).
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Ann Purcell
- Phone
- 0564441774
- [email protected]
- Address
- Donaguile, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, R95 PHH4
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- 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
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Castlecomer
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2024/25, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
42 school years from 1974/75 to 2024/25. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 40 | – | 40 | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 39 | 0 | 39 | – | – | – | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | 41 | – | 41 | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | 41 | – | 41 | – | – | – | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | 48 | – | 48 | – | – | – | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 |
| 2019/20 | 57 | – | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 57 | – | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 58 | – | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 62 | 0 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 55 | 0 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 56 | 0 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 56 | 0 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 54 | 0 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 59 | 0 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 70 | 0 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 65 | 0 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 71 | 0 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 86 | 0 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 82 | 0 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 80 | 0 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 83 | 0 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 90 | 0 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 85 | 0 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 83 | 0 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 86 | 0 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 87 | – | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 94 | 0 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 89 | – | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 86 | – | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 80 | – | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 82 | – | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 84 | – | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 137 | 0 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 140 | 0 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 139 | 0 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 132 | 0 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 128 | 0 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 129 | 0 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 133 | 0 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 128 | 0 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 130 | 0 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |