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Roll number: 18064C Gowran, Co. Kilkenny

School details

Address: Gowran, Co. Kilkenny (R95ND27)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0567726221
Principal: Clare Hanrick
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ossory
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Kilkenny

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

23.12

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	207	7	29.57	35	4
2007/08	210	8	26.25	31	1
2008/09	228	8	28.50	35	5
2009/10	224	8	28.00	36	5
2010/11	232	8	29.00	35	4
2011/12	259	9	28.78	36	5
2012/13	251	10	25.10	35	2
2013/14	253	9	28.11	35	5
2014/15	250	9	27.78	33	5
2015/16	264	9	29.33	34	6
2016/17	275	10	27.50	34	5
2017/18	284	10	28.40	34	4
2019/20	260	11	23.64	32	2
2020/21	265	10	26.50	33	4
2021/22	253	11	23.00	30	3
2022/23	240	10	24.00	30	1
2023/24	204	10	20.40	28	0
2024/25	191	8	23.88	30	1
2025/26	185	8	23.12	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2011/12: 232 in 2010/11 → 259, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 273 in 1983/84 → 198, -75 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (33 → 45, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2023/24 (40 → 28, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (19 → 23, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (26 → 24, -2).
Overall: 255 (1974/75) → 197 (2025/26), -58.

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	18	29	24.0	6
Senior Infants	16	28	24.0	6
1st Class	18	28	23.8	6
2nd Class	23	31	26.7	6
3rd Class	24	39	28.5	6
4th Class	25	46	31.7	6
5th Class	24	45	32.7	6
6th Class	26	44	34.7	6
Total	171	284	229.9	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 28

-1

SI 2021/22 27

1st 2022/23 27

-1

2nd 2023/24 26

-2

3rd 2024/25 24

4th 2025/26 26

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 29

-1

SI 2022/23 28

1st 2023/24 28

2nd 2024/25 28

3rd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 21

-1

SI 2023/24 20

-1

1st 2024/25 19

2nd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 18

-2

SI 2024/25 16

1st 2025/26 18

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 25

SI 2025/26 27

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 23

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	126	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
1976/77	127	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1977/78	127	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1978/79	137	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
1979/80	134	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
1980/81	134	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
1981/82	119	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
1982/83	120	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
1983/84	117	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
1993/94	107	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1994/95	95	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
1995/96	92	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
1996/97	90	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
1997/98	82	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1998/99	86	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
1999/00	93	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2000/01	91	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
2001/02	97	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2002/03	99	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2003/04	101	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2004/05	93	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2005/06	98	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2006/07	105	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2007/08	111	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2008/09	121	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2009/10	119	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2010/11	127	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2011/12	133	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2012/13	123	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2013/14	123	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
2014/15	117	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2015/16	122	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2016/17	133	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2017/18	135	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2018/19	130	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2019/20	127	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2020/21	126	139	28	26	26	31	39	46	33	36	265
2021/22	126	127	29	27	25	26	30	39	45	32	253
2022/23	118	122	21	28	27	26	25	29	40	44	240
2023/24	107	103	18	20	28	26	25	25	28	40	210
2024/25	99	100	25	16	19	28	24	25	24	30	199
2025/26	98	99	23	27	18	23	28	26	26	26	197