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S N COLUMBAIN

Roll number: 18016O Mullingar Road, Ballivor, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Mullingar Road, Ballivor, Co. Meath (C15AE33)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0469546213
Principal: Seán Ó Broin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Athboy

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

22.10

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	268	9	29.78	34	5
2007/08	293	11	26.64	32	4
2008/09	302	11	27.45	34	3
2009/10	321	11	29.18	33	5
2010/11	302	12	25.17	32	2
2011/12	313	11	28.45	30	2
2012/13	313	12	26.08	34	1
2013/14	334	12	27.83	32	3
2014/15	346	12	28.83	35	5
2015/16	359	13	27.62	32	2
2016/17	369	14	26.36	34	3
2017/18	360	14	25.71	32	3
2019/20	361	15	24.07	30	2
2020/21	328	15	21.87	27	0
2021/22	288	15	19.20	27	0
2022/23	281	14	20.07	26	0
2023/24	253	12	21.08	26	0
2024/25	240	11	21.82	29	0
2025/26	221	10	22.10	32	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 233 in 2005/06 → 268, +35 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2021/22: 334 in 2020/21 → 293, -41 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (25 → 35, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (38 → 20, -18).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (31 → 35, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (46 → 41, -5).
Overall: 126 (1974/75) → 233 (2025/26), 107.

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	21	34	27.8	6
Senior Infants	22	38	29.8	6
1st Class	24	41	31.2	6
2nd Class	23	41	32.8	6
3rd Class	20	46	33.8	6
4th Class	21	45	36.0	6
5th Class	33	42	38.3	6
6th Class	34	53	41.3	6
Total	126	371	234.7	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 25

-3

SI 2021/22 22

1st 2022/23 24

-1

2nd 2023/24 23

-3

3rd 2024/25 20

4th 2025/26 21

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 28

-2

SI 2022/23 26

-1

1st 2023/24 25

-1

2nd 2024/25 24

3rd 2025/26 24

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 34

-1

SI 2023/24 33

-1

1st 2024/25 32

-1

2nd 2025/26 31

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 28

-3

SI 2024/25 25

1st 2025/26 27

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 31

SI 2025/26 35

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	63	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1976/77	68	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1977/78	76	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1978/79	–	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
1979/80	93	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1980/81	88	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1981/82	91	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1982/83	80	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1983/84	80	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
1993/94	76	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
1994/95	72	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1995/96	71	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1996/97	67	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1997/98	63	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1998/99	61	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1999/00	74	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
2000/01	72	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2001/02	86	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2002/03	99	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2003/04	105	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2004/05	109	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2005/06	122	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2006/07	144	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	268
2007/08	162	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
2008/09	165	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2009/10	171	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2010/11	169	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2011/12	168	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313
2012/13	158	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313
2013/14	164	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	334
2014/15	168	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	346
2015/16	163	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	359
2016/17	162	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	369
2017/18	163	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	365
2018/19	162	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	371
2019/20	166	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
2020/21	152	182	25	38	41	39	46	45	41	53	334
2021/22	126	167	28	22	38	41	37	41	42	40	293
2022/23	130	162	34	26	24	39	38	36	41	43	292
2023/24	114	151	28	33	25	23	38	37	33	39	265
2024/25	114	138	31	25	32	24	20	36	38	34	252
2025/26	104	129	21	35	27	31	24	21	35	39	233