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Roll number: 17444H Carrabane, Athenry, Co. Galway

School details

Address: Carrabane, Athenry, Co. Galway (H65YK19)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091842458
Principal: Gerard Murray
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Galway County Council
School patron: Bishop of Clonfert
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Loughrea

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

23.88

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	127	5	25.40	29	0
2007/08	133	5	26.60	30	1
2008/09	137	5	27.40	30	1
2009/10	144	5	28.80	35	2
2010/11	144	6	24.00	32	1
2011/12	166	6	27.67	35	4
2012/13	159	6	26.50	31	3
2013/14	170	6	28.33	30	1
2014/15	174	7	24.86	30	1
2015/16	180	7	25.71	31	2
2016/17	181	7	25.86	35	3
2017/18	186	7	26.57	33	3
2019/20	192	8	24.00	32	1
2020/21	210	8	26.25	34	2
2021/22	197	8	24.62	31	1
2022/23	190	8	23.75	29	0
2023/24	192	8	24.00	28	0
2024/25	196	8	24.50	30	1
2025/26	191	8	23.88	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2011/12: 146 in 2010/11 → 168, +22 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2021/22: 222 in 2020/21 → 209, -13 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (17 → 32, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (34 → 22, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (22 → 25, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (29 → 27, -2).
Overall: 113 (1975/76) → 203 (2025/26), 90.

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	17	30	23.3	6
Senior Infants	17	32	24.7	6
1st Class	17	32	25.3	6
2nd Class	19	31	24.7	6
3rd Class	21	29	24.5	6
4th Class	22	28	25.3	6
5th Class	22	29	24.7	6
6th Class	22	34	26.8	6
Total	87	222	141.4	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 29

SI 2021/22 29

-2

1st 2022/23 27

2nd 2023/24 27

3rd 2024/25 28

4th 2025/26 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 21

-1

SI 2022/23 20

1st 2023/24 20

2nd 2024/25 20

3rd 2025/26 21

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 17

SI 2023/24 17

1st 2024/25 17

2nd 2025/26 19

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 30

SI 2024/25 32

1st 2025/26 32

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 22

SI 2025/26 25

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 21

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1976/77	65	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1977/78	65	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1979/80	53	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1980/81	47	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
1981/82	46	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1982/83	44	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1983/84	45	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
1993/94	46	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
1994/95	46	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
1995/96	44	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
1996/97	43	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
1997/98	45	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
1998/99	42	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
1999/00	41	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2000/01	42	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2001/02	42	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2002/03	46	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2003/04	50	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
2004/05	50	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2005/06	50	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2006/07	57	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2007/08	65	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2008/09	64	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2009/10	69	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2010/11	68	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2011/12	80	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2012/13	80	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2013/14	87	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2014/15	83	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2015/16	82	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2016/17	85	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2017/18	88	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2018/19	99	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2019/20	93	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2020/21	108	114	29	25	31	25	22	22	22	34	222
2021/22	101	108	21	29	25	31	23	24	22	22	209
2022/23	101	101	17	20	27	26	29	24	25	22	202
2023/24	108	96	30	17	20	27	24	28	24	26	204
2024/25	108	100	22	32	17	20	28	26	29	26	208
2025/26	108	95	21	25	32	19	21	28	26	31	203