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CARNEW N S

Roll number: 18242A Carnew, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

School details

Address: Carnew, Arklow, Co. Wicklow (Y14XR62)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0539426315
Principal: Kevin O'Donnell
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ferns
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Carnew

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

22.38

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	199	7	28.43	31	4
2007/08	209	7	29.86	33	5
2008/09	211	8	26.38	32	1
2009/10	213	8	26.62	33	1
2010/11	219	8	27.38	31	2
2011/12	234	8	29.25	36	4
2012/13	212	9	23.56	30	1
2013/14	222	8	27.75	32	4
2014/15	232	8	29.00	33	3
2015/16	232	9	25.78	30	1
2016/17	218	9	24.22	31	1
2017/18	219	8	27.38	30	3
2019/20	203	8	25.38	34	2
2020/21	201	8	25.12	35	1
2021/22	206	8	25.75	32	1
2022/23	206	8	25.75	31	2
2023/24	201	8	25.12	30	2
2024/25	186	8	23.25	29	0
2025/26	179	8	22.38	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1978/79: 228 in 1977/78 → 244, +16 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 266 in 1983/84 → 199, -67 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (19 → 29, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (32 → 23, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2022/23 (21 → 25, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (21 → 18, -3).
Overall: 214 (1974/75) → 185 (2025/26), -29.

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	32	24.0	6
Senior Infants	19	31	24.3	6
1st Class	20	31	24.8	6
2nd Class	20	29	24.0	6
3rd Class	19	29	24.0	6
4th Class	21	30	25.7	6
5th Class	18	28	24.0	6
6th Class	20	35	27.3	6
Total	181	266	211.6	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

SI 2021/22 29

1st 2022/23 31

-2

2nd 2023/24 29

3rd 2024/25 29

4th 2025/26 30

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 32

-1

SI 2022/23 31

-1

1st 2023/24 30

-1

2nd 2024/25 29

-2

3rd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 23

SI 2023/24 24

-1

1st 2024/25 23

2nd 2025/26 25

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 22

SI 2024/25 22

1st 2025/26 23

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

SI 2025/26 21

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 18

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	110	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1976/77	99	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
1977/78	104	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
1978/79	117	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
1979/80	117	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
1980/81	126	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
1981/82	123	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
1982/83	120	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
1983/84	125	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
1993/94	93	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1994/95	95	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1995/96	93	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1996/97	94	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1997/98	88	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1998/99	81	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
1999/00	84	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
2000/01	87	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
2001/02	87	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
2002/03	93	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2003/04	88	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2004/05	94	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2005/06	100	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2006/07	104	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2007/08	105	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2008/09	102	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2009/10	106	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2010/11	108	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2011/12	118	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2012/13	105	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2013/14	108	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2014/15	114	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2015/16	121	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2016/17	108	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2017/18	115	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2018/19	112	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2019/20	98	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2020/21	99	102	28	19	20	21	26	27	25	35	201
2021/22	97	109	32	29	22	20	21	28	27	27	206
2022/23	91	115	23	31	31	20	19	25	28	29	206
2023/24	84	119	22	24	30	29	22	21	25	30	203
2024/25	84	107	21	22	23	29	29	23	18	23	191
2025/26	78	107	18	21	23	25	27	30	21	20	185