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Roll number: 17634M Parnell Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

School details

Address
Parnell Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary (E41XY10)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
050421448
Principal
Brid Ryan
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Tipperary (Nr) County Council
School patron
Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
School type
Ordinary
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Thurles

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
22.88
2025/26
Mainstream classes
8
2025/26
Largest class group
32
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
2
2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year Mainstream class pupils Mainstream classes Average class size Largest class Classes 30+
2006/07 216 8 27.00 31 4
2007/08 226 8 28.25 33 4
2008/09 246 9 27.33 34 3
2009/10 236 9 26.22 34 1
2010/11 220 9 24.44 27 0
2011/12 222 8 27.75 35 2
2012/13 209 8 26.12 32 2
2013/14 200 8 25.00 29 0
2014/15 192 7 27.43 31 3
2015/16 190 7 27.14 31 3
2016/17 177 7 25.29 33 2
2017/18 178 7 25.43 34 2
2019/20 205 7 29.29 32 4
2020/21 201 8 25.12 32 1
2021/22 188 8 23.50 30 2
2022/23 172 7 24.57 32 1
2023/24 193 7 27.57 33 4
2024/25 192 8 24.00 31 2
2025/26 183 8 22.88 32 2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 29 21.3 3
Senior Infants 15 21 18.0 2
1st Class 19 19 19.0 1
2nd Class 12 39 25.2 6
3rd Class 18 49 31.8 6
4th Class 19 49 33.7 6
5th Class 22 53 38.0 6
6th Class 25 52 40.7 6
Total 172 485 275.5 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

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 2023/24
JI 2023/24 20
+1
SI 2024/25 21
-2
1st 2025/26 19
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 15
0
SI 2025/26 15
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 29

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1974/75 – 469 – – – – – – – – 469
1976/77 – 456 – – – – – – – – 456
1977/78 – 454 – – – – – – – – 454
1978/79 – 444 – – – – – – – – 444
1979/80 – 449 – – – – – – – – 449
1980/81 – 462 – – – – – – – – 462
1981/82 – 478 – – – – – – – – 478
1982/83 – 482 – – – – – – – – 482
1983/84 – 485 – – – – – – – – 485
1993/94 – 349 – – – – – – – – 349
1994/95 – 331 – – – – – – – – 331
1995/96 – 299 – – – – – – – – 299
1996/97 – 277 – – – – – – – – 277
1997/98 – 272 – – – – – – – – 272
1998/99 – 242 – – – – – – – – 242
1999/00 – 215 – – – – – – – – 215
2000/01 – 216 – – – – – – – – 216
2001/02 – 211 – – – – – – – – 211
2002/03 – 218 – – – – – – – – 218
2003/04 – 232 – – – – – – – – 232
2004/05 – 228 – – – – – – – – 228
2005/06 – 223 – – – – – – – – 223
2006/07 – 224 – – – – – – – – 224
2007/08 – 234 – – – – – – – – 234
2008/09 – 253 – – – – – – – – 253
2009/10 – 246 – – – – – – – – 246
2010/11 – 229 – – – – – – – – 229
2011/12 – 222 – – – – – – – – 222
2012/13 – 209 – – – – – – – – 209
2013/14 – 200 – – – – – – – – 200
2014/15 – 192 – – – – – – – – 192
2015/16 – 190 – – – – – – – – 190
2016/17 – 177 – – – – – – – – 177
2017/18 – 178 – – – – – – – – 178
2018/19 – 187 – – – – – – – – 187
2019/20 – 205 – – – – – – – – 205
2020/21 – 201 – – – 39 49 32 43 38 201
2021/22 – 188 – – – 19 38 49 36 46 188
2022/23 – 172 – – – 27 18 39 53 35 172
2023/24 5 188 20 – – 30 29 19 43 52 193
2024/25 12 180 15 21 – 24 31 31 22 48 192
2025/26 19 170 29 15 19 12 26 32 31 25 189