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Roll number: 18021H Belclare, Tuam, Co. Galway

School details

Address: Belclare, Tuam, Co. Galway (H54NY03)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 09355569
Principal: Yvonne Ryan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Galway County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Tuam
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Tuam

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

24.62

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	106	4	26.50	32	1
2007/08	123	4	30.75	36	3
2008/09	119	5	23.80	32	2
2009/10	127	5	25.40	30	1
2010/11	135	5	27.00	33	2
2011/12	146	5	29.20	33	3
2012/13	150	6	25.00	31	1
2013/14	178	7	25.43	29	0
2014/15	176	7	25.14	35	1
2015/16	193	8	24.12	28	0
2016/17	218	9	24.22	29	0
2017/18	243	9	27.00	31	2
2019/20	237	9	26.33	30	1
2020/21	230	9	25.56	28	0
2021/22	227	9	25.22	30	1
2022/23	230	9	25.56	29	0
2023/24	223	9	24.78	28	0
2024/25	202	9	22.44	29	0
2025/26	197	8	24.62	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2013/14: 150 in 2012/13 → 178, +28 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 132 in 1983/84 → 107, -25 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2021/22 (28 → 41, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (45 → 25, -20).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (26 → 33, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (45 → 41, -4).
Overall: 129 (1975/76) → 208 (2025/26), 79.

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	20	28	23.7	6
Senior Infants	21	28	25.0	6
1st Class	23	28	26.0	6
2nd Class	25	30	26.8	6
3rd Class	25	45	30.7	6
4th Class	25	41	28.8	6
5th Class	25	41	29.3	6
6th Class	24	42	29.7	6
Total	77	248	144.8	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

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

SI 2021/22 26

-1

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 25

3rd 2024/25 25

4th 2025/26 25

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 26

SI 2022/23 28

-1

1st 2023/24 27

-1

2nd 2024/25 26

3rd 2025/26 33

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 28

SI 2023/24 28

-1

1st 2024/25 27

2nd 2025/26 29

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 21

SI 2024/25 21

1st 2025/26 23

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 22

SI 2025/26 22

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 20

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1976/77	62	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1977/78	55	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1979/80	58	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1980/81	58	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
1981/82	59	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
1982/83	55	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1983/84	63	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1993/94	40	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1994/95	42	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
1995/96	40	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1996/97	42	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1997/98	43	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
1998/99	41	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
1999/00	40	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
2000/01	42	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2001/02	37	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	77
2002/03	39	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82
2003/04	43	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2004/05	39	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
2005/06	40	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2006/07	47	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2007/08	61	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2008/09	61	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
2009/10	66	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2010/11	72	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2011/12	76	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2012/13	80	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2013/14	87	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2014/15	86	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2015/16	93	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2016/17	107	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2017/18	114	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
2018/19	114	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
2019/20	107	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
2020/21	105	127	25	25	28	26	45	28	25	28	232
2021/22	109	122	26	26	26	30	25	41	29	24	231
2022/23	114	121	28	28	25	25	29	25	41	29	235
2023/24	115	114	21	28	27	25	27	28	25	42	229
2024/25	96	112	22	21	27	26	25	26	29	26	208
2025/26	100	108	20	22	23	29	33	25	27	29	208