Scoil Iognaid de Ris
Kilkenny · Roll number 17867M
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 278
- +23 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +34%
- Up 70 from 208 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 35 / 243
- 13% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
278 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | – | – | – | 25 | 40 | 34 | 33.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | 26 | 44 | 35.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 30.0 |
| 2nd Class | 39 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 31.0 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 38 | 50 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 33.3 |
| 4th Class | 38 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 31 | 27 | 37.8 |
| 5th Class | 46 | 41 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 32 | 43.2 |
| 6th Class | 43 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 46.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
40 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 44 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2024/25
- 44Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 26Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
22 in 2nd Class (2024/25), 23 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 222nd Class2024/25
- 233rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
25 in 2nd Class (2023/24), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 252nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
28 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 32 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 282nd Class2022/23
- 333rd Class2023/24
- 314th Class2024/25
- 325th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2021/22
43 in 2nd Class (2021/22), 59 in 6th Class (2025/26): 16 pupils more.
- 432nd Class2021/22
- 503rd Class2022/23
- 554th Class2023/24
- 605th Class2024/25
- 596th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
39 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2024/25): 10 pupils more.
- 392nd Class2020/21
- 383rd Class2021/22
- 444th Class2022/23
- 475th Class2023/24
- 496th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2023/24): 7 pupils more.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 324th Class2021/22
- 335th Class2022/23
- 376th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
38 in 4th Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils more.
- 384th Class2020/21
- 415th Class2021/22
- 436th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
46 in 5th Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 465th Class2020/21
- 476th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +18Senior Infants in 2025/26 (26 to 44)
- −285th Class in 2025/26 (60 to 32)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Scoil Iognaid de Ris, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
17.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers102.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.1
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
3.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 3.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Scoil Iognaid de Ris, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Iognaid de RisThis school | – | 278 |
+33.7%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Mhuire0.3 km · Kilkenny | 0.3 km | 400 |
−7.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea0.8 km · Kilkenny · Girls | 0.8 km | 330 |
−2.1%
|
| 3 | S N Padraig Naofa0.8 km · Kilkenny · Boys | 0.8 km | 331 |
−4.3%
|
| 4 | St Canices Central N S1.1 km · Kilkenny | 1.1 km | 648 |
−1.2%
|
| 5 | St. John's National School1.4 km · Kilkenny · DEIS | 1.4 km | 441 | – |
| 6 | Kilkenny School Project1.5 km · Kilkenny · Multi-denominational | 1.5 km | 236 |
−1.3%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Niall Bergin
- Phone
- 0567761739
- [email protected]
- Address
- Stephen Street, Kilkenny, R95 EC93
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Kilkenny
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 278 | 35 | 243 | 34 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 255 | 16 | 239 | 40 | 26 | – | 22 | 26 | 31 | 60 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 223 | 9 | 214 | 25 | – | – | 25 | 33 | 55 | 47 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | 198 | – | 198 | – | – | – | 28 | 50 | 44 | 33 | 43 |
| 2021/22 | 201 | – | 201 | – | – | – | 43 | 38 | 32 | 41 | 47 |
| 2020/21 | 196 | – | 196 | – | – | – | 39 | 30 | 38 | 46 | 43 |
| 2019/20 | 203 | – | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 207 | – | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 206 | – | 206 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 207 | 0 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 208 | 0 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 221 | 0 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 228 | 0 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 240 | 0 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 233 | 0 | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 243 | 0 | 243 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 238 | 0 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 230 | 0 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 222 | 0 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 207 | 0 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 178 | 0 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 181 | 0 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 180 | 0 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 188 | 0 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 216 | 0 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 249 | 0 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 257 | – | 257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 267 | 0 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 268 | 0 | 268 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 278 | – | 278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 283 | – | 283 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 275 | – | 275 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 288 | – | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 382 | 0 | 382 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 386 | 0 | 386 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 428 | 0 | 428 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 414 | 0 | 414 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 428 | 0 | 428 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 431 | 0 | 431 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 436 | 0 | 436 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 417 | 0 | 417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 430 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 449 | 0 | 449 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |