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Roll number: 18462O St. John's Park, Waterford

School details

Address: St. John's Park, Waterford (X91HY92)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051879288
Principal: Harry Flynn
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford City Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
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

20.06

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	323	14	23.07	30	1
2007/08	330	15	22.00	29	0
2008/09	333	15	22.20	29	0
2009/10	348	16	21.75	25	0
2010/11	332	16	20.75	25	0
2011/12	345	16	21.56	25	0
2012/13	363	16	22.69	28	0
2013/14	370	16	23.12	28	0
2014/15	367	16	22.94	28	0
2015/16	363	16	22.69	28	0
2016/17	363	16	22.69	28	0
2017/18	348	17	20.47	27	0
2019/20	350	18	19.44	24	0
2020/21	330	18	18.33	24	0
2021/22	310	17	18.24	22	0
2022/23	329	17	19.35	23	0
2023/24	324	16	20.25	24	0
2024/25	315	16	19.69	21	0
2025/26	321	16	20.06	23	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 181 in 1983/84 → 294, +113 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1976/77: 340 in 1975/76 → 301, -39 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2025/26 (34 → 47, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2024/25 (48 → 34, -14).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (42 → 47, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (46 → 41, -5).
Overall: 349 (1974/75) → 345 (2025/26), -4.

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	36	41	38.7	6
Senior Infants	37	46	40.8	6
1st Class	34	44	40.8	6
2nd Class	33	46	40.7	6
3rd Class	34	43	39.5	6
4th Class	38	50	43.3	6
5th Class	37	50	44.2	6
6th Class	34	53	46.0	6
Total	181	370	307.9	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 39

SI 2021/22 41

1st 2022/23 43

2nd 2023/24 44

-2

3rd 2024/25 42

4th 2025/26 47

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 39

SI 2022/23 39

1st 2023/24 44

2nd 2024/25 46

-5

3rd 2025/26 41

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 40

SI 2023/24 43

1st 2024/25 43

-1

2nd 2025/26 42

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 37

SI 2024/25 39

1st 2025/26 41

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 41

SI 2025/26 46

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 36

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	349
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	340
1976/77	–	301	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
1977/78	–	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
1978/79	–	274	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
1979/80	–	257	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
1980/81	–	245	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
1981/82	–	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
1982/83	–	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1983/84	–	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
1993/94	–	294	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
1994/95	–	285	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
1995/96	–	281	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
1996/97	–	264	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
1997/98	–	265	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
1998/99	–	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
1999/00	–	273	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
2000/01	–	273	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
2001/02	–	274	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2002/03	–	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2003/04	–	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2004/05	–	307	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	307
2005/06	–	305	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	305
2006/07	–	336	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
2007/08	–	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
2008/09	–	344	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	344
2009/10	–	356	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	356
2010/11	–	340	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	340
2011/12	–	345	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	345
2012/13	–	363	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	363
2013/14	–	370	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	370
2014/15	–	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
2015/16	–	363	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	363
2016/17	–	363	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	363
2017/18	–	348	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	348
2018/19	–	345	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	345
2019/20	–	350	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	350
2020/21	–	334	39	37	34	34	43	50	44	53	334
2021/22	–	322	39	41	40	33	34	44	50	41	322
2022/23	–	341	40	39	43	45	34	39	46	53	341
2023/24	–	336	37	43	44	44	43	38	37	48	336
2024/25	–	333	41	39	43	46	42	42	43	34	333
2025/26	–	345	36	46	41	42	41	47	45	47	345