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ST RAPHAELAS N S

Roll number: 17470I Saint Raphaela's Road, Stillorgan, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

School details

Address: Saint Raphaela's Road, Stillorgan, Blackrock, Co. Dublin (A94R7N8)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 012886878
Principal: Laura Corry
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Goatstown_Stillorgan_DLR

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

25.00

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	226	8	28.25	30	2
2007/08	218	8	27.25	30	1
2008/09	266	9	29.56	31	5
2009/10	302	10	30.20	32	8
2010/11	313	11	28.45	32	7
2011/12	345	12	28.75	33	6
2012/13	369	13	28.38	32	5
2013/14	396	14	28.29	32	4
2014/15	428	15	28.53	33	5
2015/16	471	16	29.44	33	9
2016/17	458	16	28.62	31	8
2017/18	461	16	28.81	31	8
2019/20	444	16	27.75	31	2
2020/21	433	16	27.06	29	0
2021/22	433	16	27.06	30	2
2022/23	423	16	26.44	30	3
2023/24	412	16	25.75	30	3
2024/25	408	16	25.50	31	4
2025/26	375	15	25.00	31	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2008/09: 218 in 2007/08 → 266, +48 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1978/79: 612 in 1977/78 → 544, -68 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (43 → 52, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (40 → 21, -19).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (42 → 48, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (48 → 44, -4).
Overall: 718 (1974/75) → 375 (2025/26), -343.

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	21	52	39.8	6
Senior Infants	39	51	45.3	6
1st Class	40	57	48.3	6
2nd Class	42	56	50.2	6
3rd Class	51	59	55.8	6
4th Class	56	60	57.8	6
5th Class	56	60	58.0	6
6th Class	55	61	58.7	6
Total	209	718	390.2	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 43

-1

SI 2021/22 42

1st 2022/23 48

2nd 2023/24 48

3rd 2024/25 53

4th 2025/26 56

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 52

-1

SI 2022/23 51

-2

1st 2023/24 49

-1

2nd 2024/25 48

3rd 2025/26 51

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 39

SI 2023/24 39

1st 2024/25 40

2nd 2025/26 42

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 44

SI 2024/25 48

-4

1st 2025/26 44

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 40

SI 2025/26 42

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 21

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	619	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	718
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	712
1976/77	573	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	678
1977/78	524	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	612
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	544
1979/80	456	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	506
1980/81	405	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
1981/82	382	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
1982/83	361	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	420
1983/84	346	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	396
1993/94	304	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
1994/95	299	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
1995/96	296	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
1996/97	300	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
1997/98	313	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	356
1998/99	283	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
1999/00	244	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2000/01	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
2001/02	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2002/03	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2003/04	203	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2004/05	213	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2005/06	205	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2006/07	217	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2007/08	212	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2008/09	264	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
2009/10	300	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2010/11	312	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313
2011/12	344	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	345
2012/13	369	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	369
2013/14	396	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	396
2014/15	428	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
2015/16	471	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	471
2016/17	458	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	458
2017/18	461	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	461
2018/19	456	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
2019/20	444	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	444
2020/21	433	–	43	50	57	56	58	57	57	55	433
2021/22	433	–	52	42	52	56	58	59	56	58	433
2022/23	423	–	39	51	48	51	59	57	59	59	423
2023/24	412	–	44	39	49	48	56	60	57	59	412
2024/25	408	–	40	48	40	48	53	58	60	61	408
2025/26	375	–	21	42	44	42	51	56	59	60	375