Na Carraige N S
Mountmellick · Roll number 18206T
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 204
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 18 from 222 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 95 / 109
- 47% 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
204 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 | 27 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23.7 |
| Senior Infants | 25 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 24.7 |
| 1st Class | 26 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 24.8 |
| 2nd Class | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 26.2 |
| 3rd Class | 20 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25.3 |
| 4th Class | 23 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 25.3 |
| 5th Class | 30 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25.7 |
| 6th Class | 26 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 26.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
24 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 27 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2024/25
- 27Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
21 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2023/24
- 21Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
28 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 28Junior Infants2022/23
- 28Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
19 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 23 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2021/22
- 19Senior Infants2022/23
- 201st Class2023/24
- 212nd Class2024/25
- 233rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Junior Infants2020/21
- 28Senior Infants2021/22
- 281st Class2022/23
- 282nd Class2023/24
- 273rd Class2024/25
- 284th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 25Senior Infants2020/21
- 251st Class2021/22
- 252nd Class2022/23
- 263rd Class2023/24
- 254th Class2024/25
- 245th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
26 in 1st Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 261st Class2020/21
- 272nd Class2021/22
- 283rd Class2022/23
- 284th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 286th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
28 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 282nd Class2020/21
- 283rd Class2021/22
- 284th Class2022/23
- 285th Class2023/24
- 286th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
20 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 203rd Class2020/21
- 204th Class2021/22
- 195th Class2022/23
- 206th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
23 in 4th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 234th Class2020/21
- 255th Class2021/22
- 266th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
30 in 5th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 305th Class2020/21
- 306th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +9Junior Infants in 2022/23 (19 to 28)
- −9Senior Infants in 2022/23 (28 to 19)
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 Na Carraige N S, 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
14.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers107.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
6.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.3 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 6.83 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 Na Carraige N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na Carraige N SThis school | – | 204 |
−8.1%
|
|
| 1 | St Josephs Girls N.S.2.1 km · Mountmellick · Girls · DEIS | 2.1 km | 230 |
−7.6%
|
| 2 | Mountmellick Boys N S2.1 km · Mountmellick · Boys · DEIS | 2.1 km | 187 |
−31.2%
|
| 3 | St Pauls N S2.6 km · Mountmellick · Church of Ireland | 2.6 km | 41 |
+70.8%
|
| 4 | Cloneyhurke N S4.7 km · Portarlington | 4.7 km | 18 |
−37.9%
|
| 5 | Emo Mixed N S5.5 km · Portlaoise | 5.5 km | 207 |
−2.8%
|
| 6 | Barr na Sruthan N S6.2 km · Mountmellick · DEIS | 6.2 km | 91 |
+42.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Liam Ahern
- Phone
- 0578624490
- [email protected]
- Address
- Rock, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, R32 AP98
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Planning area
- Mountmellick
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
42 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 | 204 | 95 | 109 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 201 | 97 | 104 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 199 | 92 | 107 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | 201 | 96 | 105 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | 202 | 93 | 109 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 205 | 98 | 107 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 26 |
| 2019/20 | 207 | 96 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 213 | 104 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 216 | 108 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 216 | 111 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 222 | 115 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 225 | 114 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 211 | 112 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 194 | 100 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 186 | 96 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 177 | 86 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 158 | 79 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 138 | 68 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 119 | 57 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 88 | 42 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 83 | 39 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 64 | 23 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 54 | 20 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 48 | 16 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 41 | 14 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 42 | 11 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 48 | 16 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 50 | 17 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 47 | 20 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 51 | 26 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 45 | 24 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 51 | 27 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 58 | 27 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 71 | 35 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 68 | 31 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 61 | 29 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 58 | 29 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 45 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 45 | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 44 | 25 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 50 | 27 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |