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Roll number: 17628R BAILE HAOL, CO KILKENNY

School details

Address: BAILE HAOL, CO KILKENNY (R95EK00)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0567768915
Principal: Tomas O Dowd
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ossory
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballyhale

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

24.71

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	130	5	26.00	32	2
2007/08	122	5	24.40	30	1
2008/09	125	5	25.00	30	2
2009/10	129	5	25.80	32	1
2010/11	133	5	26.60	34	2
2011/12	142	5	28.40	30	2
2012/13	152	5	30.40	35	4
2013/14	146	6	24.33	28	0
2014/15	159	6	26.50	30	2
2015/16	178	7	25.43	30	2
2016/17	182	7	26.00	30	2
2017/18	180	7	25.71	35	2
2019/20	178	7	25.43	30	1
2020/21	181	7	25.86	34	2
2021/22	181	7	25.86	32	2
2022/23	173	7	24.71	34	2
2023/24	170	7	24.29	32	1
2024/25	182	7	26.00	31	1
2025/26	173	7	24.71	35	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2015/16: 159 in 2014/15 → 178, +19 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1975/76: 194 in 1974/75 → 175, -19 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (20 → 31, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (31 → 21, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (23 → 25, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (24 → 21, -3).
Overall: 194 (1974/75) → 173 (2025/26), -21.

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	15	31	21.8	6
Senior Infants	14	30	21.3	6
1st Class	14	23	20.2	6
2nd Class	14	25	21.2	6
3rd Class	19	25	22.0	6
4th Class	19	27	23.5	6
5th Class	20	28	23.3	6
6th Class	20	28	23.3	6
Total	121	202	159.6	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 24

-1

SI 2021/22 23

1st 2022/23 23

2nd 2023/24 25

3rd 2024/25 25

4th 2025/26 25

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 20

SI 2022/23 21

1st 2023/24 22

2nd 2024/25 23

-2

3rd 2025/26 21

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 15

-1

SI 2023/24 14

1st 2024/25 14

2nd 2025/26 14

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 20

SI 2024/25 21

1st 2025/26 21

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 31

-1

SI 2025/26 30

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	87	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
1976/77	79	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1977/78	75	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1978/79	78	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1979/80	74	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1980/81	81	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
1981/82	85	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1982/83	90	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1983/84	86	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1993/94	87	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1994/95	86	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1995/96	77	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
1996/97	76	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
1997/98	68	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1998/99	71	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1999/00	62	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2000/01	55	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2001/02	54	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2002/03	58	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2003/04	61	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2004/05	66	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2005/06	65	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2006/07	66	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2007/08	58	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2008/09	60	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2009/10	64	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2010/11	65	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2011/12	69	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
2012/13	75	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2013/14	72	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2014/15	77	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2015/16	89	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2016/17	88	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2017/18	86	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2018/19	84	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2019/20	84	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2020/21	87	94	24	19	22	22	19	27	28	20	181
2021/22	88	93	20	23	19	22	23	19	27	28	181
2022/23	85	88	15	21	23	21	22	24	20	27	173
2023/24	80	90	20	14	22	25	22	22	23	22	170
2024/25	82	100	31	21	14	23	25	24	21	23	182
2025/26	79	94	21	30	21	14	21	25	21	20	173