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Roll number: 17351A Bishopscourt, Ballygunner, Waterford

School details

Address: Bishopscourt, Ballygunner, Waterford (X91HF65)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051878388
Principal: Killian O'Reilly
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford City Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Waterford

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

26.21

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	525	19	27.63	32	6
2007/08	530	20	26.50	32	7
2008/09	567	22	25.77	30	4
2009/10	588	22	26.73	30	3
2010/11	618	23	26.87	30	1
2011/12	626	23	27.22	30	2
2012/13	622	23	27.04	30	1
2013/14	658	24	27.42	29	0
2014/15	660	24	27.50	29	0
2015/16	675	24	28.12	29	0
2016/17	667	25	26.68	29	0
2017/18	667	25	26.68	30	1
2019/20	663	25	26.52	30	1
2020/21	666	24	27.75	30	2
2021/22	662	24	27.58	30	1
2022/23	650	24	27.08	29	0
2023/24	643	24	26.79	29	0
2024/25	640	24	26.67	29	0
2025/26	629	24	26.21	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 246 in 1983/84 → 366, +120 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2000/01: 460 in 1999/00 → 448, -12 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2023/24 (73 → 83, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2022/23 (87 → 73, -14).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (79 → 84, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2022/23 (77 → 73, -4).
Overall: 133 (1974/75) → 641 (2025/26), 508.

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	72	83	77.7	6
Senior Infants	76	84	79.0	6
1st Class	76	85	80.3	6
2nd Class	77	85	81.5	6
3rd Class	77	85	81.8	6
4th Class	77	89	84.3	6
5th Class	73	87	83.7	6
6th Class	75	87	83.0	6
Total	133	686	485.7	42

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 83

SI 2021/22 84

1st 2022/23 84

2nd 2023/24 85

-1

3rd 2024/25 84

4th 2025/26 87

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 79

SI 2022/23 79

1st 2023/24 79

-2

2nd 2024/25 77

3rd 2025/26 77

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 79

-2

SI 2023/24 77

-1

1st 2024/25 76

2nd 2025/26 77

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 75

SI 2024/25 76

1st 2025/26 79

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 78

-2

SI 2025/26 76

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 72

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	44	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1976/77	58	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1977/78	68	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
1978/79	70	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1979/80	78	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1980/81	82	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
1981/82	87	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
1982/83	79	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
1983/84	82	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
1993/94	153	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	366
1994/95	176	220	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	396
1995/96	179	206	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	385
1996/97	189	220	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	409
1997/98	189	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
1998/99	205	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	438
1999/00	209	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	460
2000/01	193	255	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	448
2001/02	202	279	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	481
2002/03	193	286	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	479
2003/04	199	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	481
2004/05	199	297	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	496
2005/06	212	309	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	521
2006/07	214	317	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	531
2007/08	215	327	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	542
2008/09	236	342	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	578
2009/10	242	357	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	599
2010/11	258	371	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	629
2011/12	259	378	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	637
2012/13	270	364	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	634
2013/14	282	387	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	669
2014/15	280	389	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	669
2015/16	293	393	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	686
2016/17	286	393	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	679
2017/18	292	387	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	679
2018/19	296	376	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	672
2019/20	293	380	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	673
2020/21	288	389	83	82	85	82	77	89	87	81	677
2021/22	279	395	79	84	79	84	85	77	87	87	674
2022/23	282	380	79	79	84	84	85	82	73	85	662
2023/24	283	372	75	77	79	85	83	87	83	75	655
2024/25	286	366	78	76	76	77	84	84	86	83	652
2025/26	277	364	72	76	79	77	77	87	86	87	641