Scoil Mhuire na Mainistreach
Killarney · Roll number 18049G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 167
- −27 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- 0%
- No change from 167 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 0 / 167
- 0% 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
167 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | 37 | 38 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 31.3 |
| 3rd Class | 26 | 37 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33.2 |
| 4th Class | 36 | 27 | 48 | 43 | 29 | 27 | 35.0 |
| 5th Class | 41 | 35 | 32 | 50 | 46 | 34 | 39.7 |
| 6th Class | 41 | 42 | 47 | 31 | 50 | 47 | 43.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
31 in 2nd Class (2024/25), 33 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 333rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
32 in 2nd Class (2023/24), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 322nd Class2023/24
- 283rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
24 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 34 in 5th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 242nd Class2022/23
- 283rd Class2023/24
- 294th Class2024/25
- 345th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2021/22
38 in 2nd Class (2021/22), 47 in 6th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 382nd Class2021/22
- 473rd Class2022/23
- 434th Class2023/24
- 465th Class2024/25
- 476th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
37 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2024/25): 13 pupils more.
- 372nd Class2020/21
- 373rd Class2021/22
- 484th Class2022/23
- 505th Class2023/24
- 506th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
26 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 263rd Class2020/21
- 274th Class2021/22
- 325th Class2022/23
- 316th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
36 in 4th Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2022/23): 11 pupils more.
- 364th Class2020/21
- 355th Class2021/22
- 476th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
41 in 5th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 415th Class2020/21
- 426th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +214th Class in 2022/23 (27 to 48)
- −193rd Class in 2023/24 (47 to 28)
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 Mhuire na Mainistreach, 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
15.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers110 hours of support teaching a week 4.4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.5 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 Mhuire na Mainistreach, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire na MainistreachThis school | – | 167 |
0.0%
|
|
| 1 | Holy Cross Primary School0.2 km · Killarney | 0.2 km | 345 |
−14.0%
|
| 2 | St Olivers NS1.8 km · Killarney | 1.8 km | 625 |
−19.5%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Faithleann1.9 km · Cill Airne · Gaelscoil | 1.9 km | 245 |
+8.4%
|
| 4 | Scoil Bhríde3.9 km · Killarney | 3.9 km | 129 |
+19.4%
|
| 5 | Two Mile Community National School4.0 km · Killarney · Multi-denominational | 4.0 km | 46 |
+170.6%
|
| 6 | Lissivigeen MXD N S4.2 km · Killarney | 4.2 km | 269 |
−1.1%
|
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
- Mary Brosnan
- Phone
- 0646633687
- [email protected]
- Address
- New Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 T271
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kerry
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kerry County Council
- Planning area
- Killarney
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 | 167 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | 194 | – | 194 | – | – | – | 31 | 28 | 29 | 46 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 192 | 0 | 192 | – | – | – | 32 | 28 | 43 | 50 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | 201 | – | 201 | – | – | – | 24 | 47 | 48 | 32 | 47 |
| 2021/22 | 182 | – | 182 | – | – | – | 38 | 37 | 27 | 35 | 42 |
| 2020/21 | 186 | – | 186 | – | – | – | 37 | 26 | 36 | 41 | 41 |
| 2019/20 | 187 | – | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 188 | – | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 190 | – | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 181 | 0 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 167 | 0 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 146 | 0 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 142 | 0 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 135 | 0 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 139 | 0 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 129 | 0 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 127 | 0 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 131 | 0 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 133 | 0 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 128 | 0 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 117 | 0 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 124 | 0 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 106 | 0 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 111 | 0 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 107 | 0 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 103 | 0 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 90 | 0 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 90 | 0 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 87 | – | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 104 | 0 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 128 | – | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 146 | – | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 166 | – | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 267 | 0 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 278 | 0 | 278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 292 | 0 | 292 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 283 | 0 | 283 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 285 | 0 | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 306 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 334 | 0 | 334 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 394 | 0 | 394 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 393 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 342 | 0 | 342 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |