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An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School

Roll number: 18509O Military Road, Waterford

School details

Address: Military Road, Waterford (X91XN28)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051875993
Principal: Michelle Briggs
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
School level: Junior
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

16.50

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
2006/07	298	12	24.83	29
2007/08	292	12	24.33	27
2008/09	309	12	25.75	28
2009/10	309	13	23.77	28
2010/11	306	13	23.54	28
2011/12	313	13	24.08	28
2012/13	302	13	23.23	28
2013/14	304	12	25.33	27
2014/15	314	12	26.17	28
2015/16	302	13	23.23	27
2016/17	312	12	26.00	28
2017/18	304	12	25.33	28
2019/20	285	12	23.75	27
2020/21	277	12	23.08	28
2021/22	252	12	21.00	25
2022/23	250	14	17.86	20
2023/24	245	14	17.50	21
2024/25	240	14	17.14	19
2025/26	231	14	16.50	20

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1981/82: 444 in 1980/81 → 473, +29 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 443 in 1983/84 → 351, -92 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2023/24 (58 → 70, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2024/25 (70 → 54, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (64 → 70, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (80 → 0, -80).
Overall: 411 (1974/75) → 234 (2025/26), -177.

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	54	61	57.7	6
Senior Infants	52	69	59.7	6
1st Class	54	70	63.3	6
2nd Class	57	80	69.0	6
3rd Class	0	0	0.0	1
4th Class	0	0	0.0	1
5th Class	0	0	0.0	1
6th Class	0	0	0.0	1
Total	234	473	328.2	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 61

-4

SI 2021/22 57

1st 2022/23 58

2nd 2023/24 62

-62

3rd 2024/25 0

4th 2025/26 0

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 59

SI 2022/23 64

1st 2023/24 70

2nd 2024/25 73

-73

3rd 2025/26 0

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 55

-3

SI 2023/24 52

1st 2024/25 54

2nd 2025/26 57

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 61

-2

SI 2024/25 59

1st 2025/26 64

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 54

SI 2025/26 57

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 56

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	341	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	411
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
1976/77	350	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
1977/78	360	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	417
1978/79	364	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	423
1979/80	381	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
1980/81	379	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	444
1981/82	413	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	473
1982/83	409	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
1983/84	398	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	443
1993/94	335	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	351
1994/95	328	21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	349
1995/96	308	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	327
1996/97	293	17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
1997/98	300	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	307
1998/99	292	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
1999/00	285	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
2000/01	293	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
2001/02	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2002/03	297	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
2003/04	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
2004/05	279	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
2005/06	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2006/07	308	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
2007/08	302	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2008/09	319	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	319
2009/10	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2010/11	313	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313
2011/12	313	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313
2012/13	302	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2013/14	304	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	304
2014/15	314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
2015/16	302	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2016/17	312	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	312
2017/18	304	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	304
2018/19	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2019/20	285	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
2020/21	277	–	61	69	67	80	–	–	–	–	277
2021/22	252	–	59	57	67	69	–	–	–	–	252
2022/23	250	–	55	64	58	73	–	–	–	–	250
2023/24	245	–	61	52	70	62	–	–	–	–	245
2024/25	240	–	54	59	54	73	–	–	–	–	240
2025/26	234	–	56	57	64	57	–	–	–	–	234