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Roll number: 18288B Mount Hawkins, Athy, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Mount Hawkins, Athy, Co. Kildare (R14XD86)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0598631794
Principal: Sean Hourihane
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kildare County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Athy

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

18.54

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	599	28	21.39	30	1
2007/08	671	30	22.37	33	1
2008/09	685	31	22.10	30	1
2009/10	684	31	22.06	30	1
2010/11	641	31	20.68	27	0
2011/12	637	29	21.97	28	0
2012/13	564	27	20.89	26	0
2013/14	595	27	22.04	31	2
2014/15	589	27	21.81	27	0
2015/16	623	28	22.25	26	0
2016/17	600	29	20.69	26	0
2017/18	589	28	21.04	25	0
2019/20	569	27	21.07	29	0
2020/21	514	27	19.04	24	0
2021/22	465	26	17.88	23	0
2022/23	450	27	16.67	23	0
2023/24	445	25	17.80	24	0
2024/25	451	25	18.04	22	0
2025/26	445	24	18.54	22	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 564 in 2005/06 → 659, +95 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 798 in 1983/84 → 599, -199 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (43 → 62, +19).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (59 → 39, -20).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (55 → 73, +18).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (66 → 57, -9).
Overall: 832 (1974/75) → 496 (2025/26), -336.

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	37	62	48.7	6
Senior Infants	39	59	50.5	6
1st Class	39	62	53.3	6
2nd Class	47	66	57.5	6
3rd Class	51	67	57.3	6
4th Class	56	76	62.5	6
5th Class	55	74	66.7	6
6th Class	66	87	73.8	6
Total	454	880	646.2	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

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 37

SI 2021/22 39

1st 2022/23 39

2nd 2023/24 47

3rd 2024/25 51

4th 2025/26 56

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 45

SI 2022/23 45

1st 2023/24 48

2nd 2024/25 54

3rd 2025/26 60

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 54

SI 2023/24 58

1st 2024/25 62

2nd 2025/26 66

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 51

SI 2024/25 57

1st 2025/26 62

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 43

SI 2025/26 45

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 62

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	604	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	832
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	850
1976/77	623	250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	873
1977/78	621	245	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	866
1978/79	627	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	874
1979/80	629	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	880
1980/81	615	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	866
1981/82	590	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	828
1982/83	604	220	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	824
1983/84	558	240	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	798
1993/94	430	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	599
1994/95	422	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	575
1995/96	401	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	544
1996/97	395	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	554
1997/98	386	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	557
1998/99	370	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	532
1999/00	345	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	487
2000/01	324	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
2001/02	330	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	463
2002/03	354	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	498
2003/04	343	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	492
2004/05	363	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
2005/06	386	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	564
2006/07	450	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	659
2007/08	492	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	730
2008/09	505	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	743
2009/10	511	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	746
2010/11	490	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	717
2011/12	477	208	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	685
2012/13	432	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	613
2013/14	417	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	644
2014/15	384	254	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	638
2015/16	375	294	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	669
2016/17	337	316	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	653
2017/18	329	312	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	641
2018/19	306	306	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	612
2019/20	305	316	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	621
2020/21	271	294	37	59	51	66	67	76	72	87	565
2021/22	244	274	45	39	58	53	57	64	74	75	518
2022/23	239	263	54	45	39	59	55	58	64	76	502
2023/24	245	254	51	58	48	47	54	58	63	66	499
2024/25	237	265	43	57	62	54	51	63	55	66	502
2025/26	240	256	62	45	62	66	60	56	72	73	496