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RATHCORMAC N S

Roll number: 17609N Rathcormac, Fermoy, Co. Cork

School details

Address: Rathcormac, Fermoy, Co. Cork (P61ER24)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02536616
Principal: Margaret Howard
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cork County Council
School patron: Bishop of Cloyne
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Fermoy

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

24.00

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	181	7	25.86	32	2
2007/08	206	8	25.75	30	2
2008/09	213	8	26.62	36	4
2009/10	225	8	28.12	34	4
2010/11	250	9	27.78	34	3
2011/12	259	9	28.78	33	5
2012/13	281	10	28.10	33	4
2013/14	303	11	27.55	33	3
2014/15	339	12	28.25	34	3
2015/16	369	13	28.38	36	4
2016/17	400	15	26.67	33	2
2017/18	413	15	27.53	33	4
2019/20	441	16	27.56	33	4
2020/21	458	17	26.94	33	1
2021/22	442	18	24.56	29	0
2022/23	434	18	24.11	29	0
2023/24	432	18	24.00	29	0
2024/25	426	18	23.67	29	0
2025/26	432	18	24.00	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2014/15: 303 in 2013/14 → 339, +36 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 140 in 1982/83 → 95, -45 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2024/25 (42 → 54, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (69 → 54, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2024/25 (48 → 56, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (44 → 42, -2).
Overall: 126 (1975/76) → 432 (2025/26), 306.

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	42	51	46.2	6
Senior Infants	44	56	51.3	6
1st Class	42	59	52.0	6
2nd Class	47	59	54.2	6
3rd Class	50	62	56.0	6
4th Class	54	61	57.2	6
5th Class	54	69	59.5	6
6th Class	56	68	61.0	6
Total	90	458	227.9	41

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 49

SI 2021/22 50

1st 2022/23 51

2nd 2023/24 51

3rd 2024/25 54

4th 2025/26 56

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 42

SI 2022/23 44

-2

1st 2023/24 42

2nd 2024/25 47

3rd 2025/26 50

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 51

SI 2023/24 54

1st 2024/25 54

2nd 2025/26 58

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 48

SI 2024/25 56

1st 2025/26 59

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 42

SI 2025/26 48

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 45

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1976/77	52	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1977/78	43	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
1978/79	44	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
1979/80	45	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1980/81	48	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1981/82	50	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1982/83	58	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
1993/94	36	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
1994/95	40	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
1995/96	40	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
1996/97	33	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1997/98	34	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1998/99	40	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
1999/00	46	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2000/01	54	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2001/02	59	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2002/03	61	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
2003/04	74	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2004/05	74	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2005/06	89	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2006/07	97	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2007/08	116	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2008/09	116	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2009/10	119	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2010/11	128	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2011/12	136	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2012/13	146	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2013/14	152	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
2014/15	164	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	339
2015/16	180	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	369
2016/17	195	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	400
2017/18	203	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	413
2018/19	216	208	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
2019/20	212	229	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	441
2020/21	216	242	49	56	49	56	62	54	69	63	458
2021/22	213	229	42	50	57	54	56	61	54	68	442
2022/23	210	224	51	44	51	59	53	57	62	57	434
2023/24	199	233	48	54	42	51	61	54	56	66	432
2024/25	193	233	42	56	54	47	54	61	56	56	426
2025/26	194	238	45	48	59	58	50	56	60	56	432