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Roll number: 18380M Faithlegg, Co. Waterford

School details

Address: Faithlegg, Co. Waterford (X91TW82)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051382415
Principal: Seamus Hannon
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Waterford

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

24.50

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	116	5	23.20	26	0
2007/08	120	5	24.00	28	0
2008/09	138	5	27.60	34	2
2009/10	146	5	29.20	41	1
2010/11	167	6	27.83	36	3
2011/12	170	7	24.29	30	1
2012/13	174	7	24.86	30	2
2013/14	180	7	25.71	30	1
2014/15	200	7	28.57	35	4
2015/16	203	7	29.00	34	3
2016/17	207	8	25.88	32	1
2017/18	208	8	26.00	28	0
2019/20	204	8	25.50	27	0
2020/21	201	8	25.12	28	0
2021/22	202	8	25.25	28	0
2022/23	205	8	25.62	28	0
2023/24	208	8	26.00	28	0
2024/25	205	8	25.62	28	0
2025/26	196	8	24.50	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2010/11: 146 in 2009/10 → 167, +21 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2025/26: 205 in 2024/25 → 196, -9 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2025/26 (23 → 28, +5).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (25 → 20, -5).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (20 → 22, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (26 → 25, -1).
Overall: 73 (1974/75) → 196 (2025/26), 123.

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	19	27	22.7	6
Senior Infants	20	28	24.2	6
1st Class	22	28	24.5	6
2nd Class	23	28	25.2	6
3rd Class	24	28	26.3	6
4th Class	25	28	26.7	6
5th Class	26	28	27.0	6
6th Class	24	28	26.3	6
Total	65	208	135.0	41

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 20

SI 2021/22 20

1st 2022/23 22

2nd 2023/24 24

3rd 2024/25 26

-1

4th 2025/26 25

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 23

SI 2022/23 24

1st 2023/24 26

-1

2nd 2024/25 25

-1

3rd 2025/26 24

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 23

SI 2023/24 24

-1

1st 2024/25 23

2nd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 27

SI 2024/25 28

1st 2025/26 28

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 24

SI 2025/26 24

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 19

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	36	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
1976/77	35	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	66
1977/78	32	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	65
1978/79	38	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
1979/80	46	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
1980/81	39	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
1982/83	37	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82
1983/84	35	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1993/94	36	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
1994/95	34	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	80
1995/96	28	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	77
1996/97	36	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
1997/98	39	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
1998/99	35	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1999/00	42	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2000/01	45	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2001/02	43	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
2002/03	43	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2003/04	46	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2004/05	47	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2005/06	52	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2006/07	54	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2007/08	57	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2008/09	65	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2009/10	76	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2010/11	86	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
2011/12	82	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
2012/13	88	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2013/14	89	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2014/15	95	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2015/16	93	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2016/17	95	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2017/18	97	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2018/19	96	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2019/20	93	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2020/21	84	117	20	25	23	28	27	28	26	24	201
2021/22	90	112	23	20	25	25	28	27	28	26	202
2022/23	96	109	23	24	22	26	27	27	28	28	205
2023/24	95	113	27	24	26	24	26	26	27	28	208
2024/25	93	112	24	28	23	25	26	27	26	26	205
2025/26	85	111	19	24	28	23	24	25	27	26	196