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Roll number: 17550G Marlbog Road, Haggardstown, Dundalk, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Marlbog Road, Haggardstown, Dundalk, Co. Louth (A91AP98)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0429321214
Principal: Orla Vallely
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dundalk

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

24.78

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	182	7	26.00	30	1
2007/08	192	7	27.43	29	0
2008/09	206	7	29.43	33	5
2009/10	184	7	26.29	29	0
2010/11	175	7	25.00	29	0
2011/12	161	7	23.00	26	0
2012/13	155	6	25.83	28	0
2013/14	165	6	27.50	31	2
2014/15	178	6	29.67	35	2
2015/16	190	7	27.14	33	2
2016/17	197	7	28.14	32	3
2017/18	213	7	30.43	33	6
2019/20	242	9	26.89	32	5
2020/21	238	9	26.44	32	4
2021/22	231	9	25.67	31	4
2022/23	230	9	25.56	32	4
2023/24	223	9	24.78	32	4
2024/25	225	9	25.00	32	2
2025/26	223	9	24.78	32	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2018/19: 213 in 2017/18 → 238, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2009/10: 206 in 2008/09 → 184, -22 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (22 → 29, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (28 → 23, -5).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (27 → 35, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2025/26 (29 → 26, -3).
Overall: 105 (1974/75) → 229 (2025/26), 124.

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	22	29	25.3	6
Senior Infants	23	28	26.0	6
1st Class	24	30	26.8	6
2nd Class	27	31	29.0	6
3rd Class	28	32	29.8	6
4th Class	27	32	30.3	6
5th Class	29	35	31.3	6
6th Class	28	32	30.7	6
Total	105	248	187.9	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 28

-1

SI 2021/22 27

1st 2022/23 27

2nd 2023/24 30

-1

3rd 2024/25 29

4th 2025/26 30

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 26

SI 2022/23 28

-1

1st 2023/24 27

2nd 2024/25 28

3rd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 23

SI 2023/24 23

1st 2024/25 24

2nd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 22

SI 2024/25 24

1st 2025/26 25

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 29

-3

SI 2025/26 26

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 24

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	56	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1976/77	63	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1977/78	72	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
1978/79	71	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1979/80	81	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1980/81	88	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1981/82	88	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1982/83	89	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1983/84	93	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
1993/94	102	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
1994/95	110	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
1995/96	111	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
1996/97	115	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
1997/98	110	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1998/99	106	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1999/00	94	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2000/01	89	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2001/02	81	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2002/03	86	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2003/04	77	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
2004/05	83	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2005/06	84	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2006/07	92	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2007/08	99	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2008/09	105	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2009/10	103	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2010/11	98	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2011/12	87	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2012/13	88	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2013/14	85	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2014/15	85	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2015/16	91	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2016/17	97	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2017/18	102	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2018/19	117	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
2019/20	125	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
2020/21	118	126	28	28	30	31	32	31	29	29	244
2021/22	117	120	26	27	28	30	30	31	31	28	237
2022/23	120	116	23	28	27	28	30	32	31	31	236
2023/24	123	106	22	23	27	30	28	31	30	32	229
2024/25	123	108	29	24	24	28	29	27	32	32	231
2025/26	125	104	24	26	25	27	30	30	35	32	229