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ST JOSEPHS CONVENT

Roll number: 18178R Dublin Road, Longford Town

School details

Address
Dublin Road, Longford Town (N39DY23)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0433345700
Principal
Orla Egan
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Longford County Council
School patron
Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Longford_Newtownforbes

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
17.75
2025/26
Mainstream classes
28
2025/26
Largest class group
23
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year Mainstream class pupils Mainstream classes Average class size Largest class Classes 30+
2006/07 194 14 13.86 19 0
2007/08 294 17 17.29 23 0
2008/09 326 18 18.11 21 0
2009/10 327 19 17.21 21 0
2010/11 318 19 16.74 20 0
2011/12 366 19 19.26 23 0
2012/13 372 19 19.58 25 0
2013/14 409 20 20.45 25 0
2014/15 438 20 21.90 25 0
2015/16 436 21 20.76 28 0
2016/17 468 22 21.27 27 0
2017/18 501 23 21.78 25 0
2019/20 538 25 21.52 25 0
2020/21 502 27 18.59 22 0
2021/22 499 26 19.19 23 0
2022/23 500 26 19.23 26 0
2023/24 500 27 18.52 24 0
2024/25 512 27 18.96 23 0
2025/26 497 28 17.75 23 0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 73 95 82.2 6
Senior Infants 77 97 83.5 6
1st Class 82 101 87.3 6
2nd Class 43 55 48.0 6
3rd Class 37 58 48.7 6
4th Class 39 56 50.0 6
5th Class 42 62 53.7 6
6th Class 46 64 55.5 6
Total 215 819 483.2 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

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 79
+1
SI 2021/22 80
+2
1st 2022/23 82
-38
2nd 2023/24 44
+1
3rd 2024/25 45
+11
4th 2025/26 56
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 95
+2
SI 2022/23 97
+4
1st 2023/24 101
-48
2nd 2024/25 53
+5
3rd 2025/26 58
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 85
-4
SI 2023/24 81
+8
1st 2024/25 89
-41
2nd 2025/26 48
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 73
+4
SI 2024/25 77
+8
1st 2025/26 85
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 82
+1
SI 2025/26 83
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 79

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1974/75 531 192 – – – – – – – – 723
1975/76 – – – – – – – – – – 763
1976/77 559 207 – – – – – – – – 766
1977/78 538 211 – – – – – – – – 749
1978/79 586 199 – – – – – – – – 785
1979/80 598 207 – – – – – – – – 805
1980/81 602 199 – – – – – – – – 801
1981/82 599 220 – – – – – – – – 819
1982/83 596 223 – – – – – – – – 819
1983/84 587 216 – – – – – – – – 803
1993/94 331 100 – – – – – – – – 431
1994/95 304 106 – – – – – – – – 410
1995/96 285 91 – – – – – – – – 376
1996/97 278 82 – – – – – – – – 360
1997/98 267 60 – – – – – – – – 327
1998/99 244 41 – – – – – – – – 285
1999/00 217 43 – – – – – – – – 260
2000/01 194 52 – – – – – – – – 246
2001/02 188 65 – – – – – – – – 253
2002/03 181 71 – – – – – – – – 252
2003/04 162 68 – – – – – – – – 230
2004/05 154 61 – – – – – – – – 215
2005/06 162 64 – – – – – – – – 226
2006/07 178 97 – – – – – – – – 275
2007/08 246 129 – – – – – – – – 375
2008/09 261 133 – – – – – – – – 394
2009/10 268 126 – – – – – – – – 394
2010/11 272 113 – – – – – – – – 385
2011/12 271 102 – – – – – – – – 373
2012/13 274 105 – – – – – – – – 379
2013/14 296 120 – – – – – – – – 416
2014/15 319 126 – – – – – – – – 445
2015/16 312 131 – – – – – – – – 443
2016/17 338 136 – – – – – – – – 474
2017/18 352 156 – – – – – – – – 508
2018/19 385 147 – – – – – – – – 532
2019/20 397 147 – – – – – – – – 544
2020/21 383 131 79 83 85 55 37 48 62 53 514
2021/22 379 136 95 80 82 45 54 39 50 61 515
2022/23 375 142 85 97 82 43 51 54 42 52 517
2023/24 373 151 73 81 101 44 47 54 54 46 524
2024/25 393 148 82 77 89 53 45 49 60 57 541
2025/26 391 136 79 83 85 48 58 56 54 64 527