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SCOIL CARMEL

Roll number: 17899C Firhouse Road, Dublin 24

School details

Address: Firhouse Road, Dublin 24 (D24NA44)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 014514151
Principal: Ursula Martin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: Junior
Planning area: Firhouse_Oldbawn

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

21.50

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	420	16	26.25	30	2
2007/08	415	16	25.94	29	0
2008/09	425	16	26.56	30	2
2009/10	426	16	26.62	30	2
2010/11	425	16	26.56	31	1
2011/12	410	16	25.62	30	1
2012/13	423	15	28.20	32	6
2013/14	447	16	27.94	30	7
2014/15	446	16	27.88	30	1
2015/16	448	16	28.00	30	2
2016/17	435	16	27.19	30	1
2017/18	425	16	26.56	30	1
2019/20	403	16	25.19	28	0
2020/21	383	16	23.94	28	0
2021/22	384	15	25.60	29	0
2022/23	377	16	23.56	27	0
2023/24	362	16	22.62	26	0
2024/25	330	15	22.00	25	0
2025/26	301	14	21.50	26	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1983/84: 519 in 1982/83 → 612, +93 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 612 in 1983/84 → 410, -202 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2022/23 (89 → 103, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (108 → 82, -26).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2021/22 (98 → 102, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (107 → 0, -107).
Overall: 397 (1974/75) → 313 (2025/26), -84.

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	68	108	87.7	6
Senior Infants	65	103	88.8	6
1st Class	81	103	90.5	6
2nd Class	81	107	93.0	6
3rd Class	0	0	0.0	1
4th Class	0	0	0.0	1
5th Class	0	0	0.0	1
6th Class	0	0	0.0	1
Total	313	612	435.0	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 98

SI 2021/22 102

1st 2022/23 103

-5

2nd 2023/24 98

-98

3rd 2024/25 0

4th 2025/26 0

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 108

-5

SI 2022/23 103

-3

1st 2023/24 100

-2

2nd 2024/25 98

-98

3rd 2025/26 0

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 82

SI 2023/24 82

-1

1st 2024/25 81

2nd 2025/26 81

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 88

SI 2024/25 88

-3

1st 2025/26 85

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 68

-3

SI 2025/26 65

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 82

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	158	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	397
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	484
1976/77	231	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	521
1977/78	246	280	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	526
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	514
1979/80	212	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
1980/81	201	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	415
1981/82	219	229	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	448
1982/83	246	273	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	519
1983/84	292	320	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	612
1993/94	198	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	410
1994/95	202	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
1995/96	214	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
1996/97	232	192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
1997/98	225	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	434
1998/99	218	250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	468
1999/00	208	245	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	453
2000/01	199	255	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
2001/02	203	236	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
2002/03	209	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	441
2003/04	212	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	434
2004/05	238	206	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	444
2005/06	242	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	451
2006/07	226	206	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2007/08	211	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	422
2008/09	209	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2009/10	201	230	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	431
2010/11	200	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	431
2011/12	201	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	410
2012/13	202	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	423
2013/14	218	229	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	447
2014/15	220	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	446
2015/16	228	220	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	448
2016/17	214	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	435
2017/18	208	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
2018/19	203	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2019/20	186	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	403
2020/21	190	193	98	93	85	107	–	–	–	–	383
2021/22	186	198	108	102	89	85	–	–	–	–	384
2022/23	188	189	82	103	103	89	–	–	–	–	377
2023/24	182	186	88	82	100	98	–	–	–	–	368
2024/25	175	162	68	88	81	98	–	–	–	–	337
2025/26	166	147	82	65	85	81	–	–	–	–	313