Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea
Kilkenny · Roll number 17314R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 330
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −2%
- Down 7 from 337 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 330 / 0
- 100% 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
330 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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 38 | 32 | 30 | 35.5 |
| Senior Infants | 51 | 32 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 30 | 40.3 |
| 1st Class | 37 | 51 | 31 | 45 | 51 | 40 | 42.5 |
| 2nd Class | 34 | 37 | 60 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 43.5 |
| 3rd Class | 44 | 28 | 43 | 57 | 31 | 52 | 42.5 |
| 4th Class | 38 | 46 | 31 | 41 | 58 | 32 | 41.0 |
| 5th Class | 41 | 41 | 60 | 30 | 39 | 56 | 44.5 |
| 6th Class | 44 | 41 | 45 | 57 | 30 | 40 | 42.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
32 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 30 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2024/25
- 30Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
38 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 40 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2023/24
- 40Senior Infants2024/25
- 401st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
44 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 50 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2022/23
- 46Senior Infants2023/24
- 511st Class2024/25
- 502nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
36 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 52 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 16 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2021/22
- 43Senior Infants2022/23
- 451st Class2023/24
- 502nd Class2024/25
- 523rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
33 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 32 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 33Junior Infants2020/21
- 32Senior Infants2021/22
- 311st Class2022/23
- 302nd Class2023/24
- 313rd Class2024/25
- 324th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
51 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 51Senior Infants2020/21
- 511st Class2021/22
- 602nd Class2022/23
- 573rd Class2023/24
- 584th Class2024/25
- 565th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
37 in 1st Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 371st Class2020/21
- 372nd Class2021/22
- 433rd Class2022/23
- 414th Class2023/24
- 395th Class2024/25
- 406th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
34 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 342nd Class2020/21
- 283rd Class2021/22
- 314th Class2022/23
- 305th Class2023/24
- 306th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
44 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2023/24): 13 pupils more.
- 443rd Class2020/21
- 464th Class2021/22
- 605th Class2022/23
- 576th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
38 in 4th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2022/23): 7 pupils more.
- 384th Class2020/21
- 415th Class2021/22
- 456th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
41 in 5th Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 415th Class2020/21
- 416th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +232nd Class in 2022/23 (37 to 60)
- −302nd Class in 2023/24 (60 to 30)
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 Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea, 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
19.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers115 hours of support teaching a week 4.6
2.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.6 special education teachers and 2.5 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. 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 Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Eoin DeaThis school | – | 330 |
−2.1%
|
|
| 1 | S N Padraig Naofa0.2 km · Kilkenny · Boys | 0.2 km | 331 |
−4.3%
|
| 2 | Scoil Mhuire0.6 km · Kilkenny | 0.6 km | 400 |
−7.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Iognaid de Ris0.8 km · Kilkenny | 0.8 km | 278 |
+33.7%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Osrai0.9 km · Cill Chainnigh · Gaelscoil | 0.9 km | 438 |
+0.5%
|
| 5 | Kilkenny School Project0.9 km · Kilkenny · Multi-denominational | 0.9 km | 236 |
−1.3%
|
| 6 | St. John's National School1.4 km · Kilkenny · DEIS | 1.4 km | 441 | – |
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
- Conor Gorey
- Phone
- 0567721290
- [email protected]
- Address
- Upper New Street, Kilkenny, R95 E221
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Kilkenny
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 | 330 | 330 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 52 | 32 | 56 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 331 | 331 | – | 32 | 40 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 58 | 39 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 344 | 344 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 57 | 41 | 30 | 57 |
| 2022/23 | 357 | 357 | – | 44 | 43 | 31 | 60 | 43 | 31 | 60 | 45 |
| 2021/22 | 312 | 312 | – | 36 | 32 | 51 | 37 | 28 | 46 | 41 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | 322 | 322 | – | 33 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 44 | 38 | 41 | 44 |
| 2019/20 | 336 | 336 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 332 | 332 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 327 | 327 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 343 | 343 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 337 | 337 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 359 | 359 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 343 | 343 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 340 | 340 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 343 | 343 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 340 | 340 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 349 | 349 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 341 | 341 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 334 | 334 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 337 | 337 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 345 | 345 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 335 | 335 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 354 | 354 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 355 | 355 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 371 | 371 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 381 | 381 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 390 | 390 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 402 | 402 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 399 | 399 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 421 | 421 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 424 | 424 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 449 | 449 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 454 | 454 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 530 | 530 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 539 | 539 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 521 | 521 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 550 | 500 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 566 | 461 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 561 | 456 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 550 | 447 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 532 | 419 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 515 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 523 | 346 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |