S N Naomh Eoin
Killenard · Roll number 18641O
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 374
- −6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −7%
- Down 28 from 402 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 186 / 188
- 50% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
374 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 43 | 35 | 38 | 50 | 53 | 39 | 43.0 |
| Senior Infants | 51 | 44 | 36 | 39 | 51 | 55 | 46.0 |
| 1st Class | 47 | 51 | 46 | 37 | 40 | 52 | 45.5 |
| 2nd Class | 51 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 36 | 43 | 45.8 |
| 3rd Class | 49 | 51 | 47 | 52 | 47 | 37 | 47.2 |
| 4th Class | 58 | 47 | 52 | 48 | 51 | 47 | 50.5 |
| 5th Class | 62 | 58 | 47 | 55 | 48 | 52 | 53.7 |
| 6th Class | 53 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 53.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
53 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 55 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 53Junior Infants2024/25
- 55Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
50 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 52 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 50Junior Infants2023/24
- 51Senior Infants2024/25
- 521st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
38 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 43 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2022/23
- 39Senior Infants2023/24
- 401st Class2024/25
- 432nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
35 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 37 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2021/22
- 36Senior Infants2022/23
- 371st Class2023/24
- 362nd Class2024/25
- 373rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
43 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2020/21
- 44Senior Infants2021/22
- 461st Class2022/23
- 492nd Class2023/24
- 473rd Class2024/25
- 474th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
51 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 51Senior Infants2020/21
- 511st Class2021/22
- 502nd Class2022/23
- 523rd Class2023/24
- 514th Class2024/25
- 525th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
47 in 1st Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 471st Class2020/21
- 462nd Class2021/22
- 473rd Class2022/23
- 484th Class2023/24
- 485th Class2024/25
- 496th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
51 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 512nd Class2020/21
- 513rd Class2021/22
- 524th Class2022/23
- 555th Class2023/24
- 546th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
49 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 493rd Class2020/21
- 474th Class2021/22
- 475th Class2022/23
- 526th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
58 in 4th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 584th Class2020/21
- 585th Class2021/22
- 566th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
62 in 5th Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 625th Class2020/21
- 596th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +12Junior Infants in 2023/24 (38 to 50)
- −14Junior Infants in 2025/26 (53 to 39)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at S N Naomh Eoin, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
22.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers132.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.3
5.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.3 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7.66 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to S N Naomh Eoin, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Naomh EoinThis school | – | 374 |
−7.0%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Phadraig2.9 km · Portarlington · Boys | 2.9 km | 521 |
+32.6%
|
| 2 | Presentation Primary School3.3 km · Portarlington | 3.3 km | 496 |
−31.4%
|
| 3 | Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 24.1 km · Portarlington · Church of Ireland | 4.1 km | 84 |
−15.2%
|
| 4 | Emo Mixed N S5.3 km · Portlaoise | 5.3 km | 207 |
−2.8%
|
| 5 | Rath Mixed N S5.5 km · Portlaoise | 5.5 km | 194 |
−6.7%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar5.7 km · Monasterevin · Boys | 5.7 km | 239 |
+2.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Stephen Donovan
- Phone
- 0578626217
- [email protected]
- Address
- Killenard, Co. Laois, R32 F782
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Planning area
- Portarlington
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
42 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 374 | 186 | 188 | 39 | 55 | 52 | 43 | 37 | 47 | 52 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 380 | 174 | 206 | 53 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 382 | 174 | 208 | 50 | 39 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 55 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 372 | 164 | 208 | 38 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 52 | 47 | 56 |
| 2021/22 | 391 | 176 | 215 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 58 | 59 |
| 2020/21 | 414 | 196 | 218 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 53 |
| 2019/20 | 418 | 195 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 421 | 182 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 424 | 189 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 414 | 192 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 402 | 174 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 404 | 176 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 387 | 169 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 387 | 168 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 380 | 172 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 384 | 188 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 385 | 187 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 382 | 181 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 384 | 186 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 355 | 169 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 335 | 152 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 335 | 147 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 331 | 147 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 323 | 142 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 302 | 124 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 286 | 121 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 287 | 121 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 287 | 119 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 291 | 130 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 296 | 131 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 278 | 125 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 265 | 122 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 263 | 115 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 167 | 79 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 143 | 72 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 127 | 62 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 117 | 55 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 122 | 56 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 125 | 61 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 107 | 51 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 121 | 61 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |