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CARAGH N S

Roll number: 18654A Caragh, Naas, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Caragh, Naas, Co. Kildare (W91YE97)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 045903091
Principal: Alan Hobbins
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kildare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Naas

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

26.41

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	444	17	26.12	32	3
2007/08	474	18	26.33	33	3
2008/09	524	20	26.20	33	4
2009/10	518	19	27.26	32	4
2010/11	518	19	27.26	32	5
2011/12	505	19	26.58	32	7
2012/13	531	19	27.95	32	2
2013/14	539	19	28.37	31	10
2014/15	544	19	28.63	31	12
2015/16	533	20	26.65	32	11
2016/17	506	20	25.30	31	6
2017/18	503	19	26.47	32	8
2019/20	494	19	26.00	33	7
2020/21	466	19	24.53	30	1
2021/22	460	18	25.56	31	4
2022/23	450	18	25.00	30	2
2023/24	460	18	25.56	31	4
2024/25	457	18	25.39	30	1
2025/26	449	17	26.41	30	3

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2003/04: 316 in 2002/03 → 376, +60 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 270 in 1983/84 → 234, -36 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2024/25 (50 → 70, +20).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2025/26 (70 → 56, -14).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2023/24 (60 → 65, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (60 → 57, -3).
Overall: 206 (1974/75) → 454 (2025/26), 248.

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	50	60	52.8	6
Senior Infants	48	65	55.0	6
1st Class	50	70	57.7	6
2nd Class	53	68	58.7	6
3rd Class	51	61	57.0	6
4th Class	53	59	57.7	6
5th Class	54	67	59.5	6
6th Class	56	67	59.5	6
Total	206	544	372.2	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 50

SI 2021/22 54

1st 2022/23 57

2nd 2023/24 58

3rd 2024/25 58

4th 2025/26 59

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 50

-2

SI 2022/23 48

1st 2023/24 50

2nd 2024/25 53

-2

3rd 2025/26 51

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 60

SI 2023/24 65

1st 2024/25 70

-2

2nd 2025/26 68

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 55

-2

SI 2024/25 53

1st 2025/26 56

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 50

SI 2025/26 52

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 52

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	98	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
1976/77	108	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
1977/78	116	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
1978/79	122	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1979/80	133	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
1980/81	123	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
1981/82	130	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1982/83	138	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
1983/84	135	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
1993/94	97	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1994/95	101	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
1995/96	97	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
1996/97	103	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
1997/98	109	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
1998/99	113	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
1999/00	112	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2000/01	111	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2001/02	122	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2002/03	139	177	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	316
2003/04	166	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	376
2004/05	182	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407
2005/06	199	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	438
2006/07	201	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
2007/08	215	266	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	481
2008/09	240	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	530
2009/10	245	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
2010/11	253	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	525
2011/12	243	262	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	505
2012/13	253	278	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	531
2013/14	261	278	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	539
2014/15	274	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	544
2015/16	265	268	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	533
2016/17	252	254	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	506
2017/18	241	262	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	503
2018/19	235	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	498
2019/20	234	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	494
2020/21	222	244	50	58	57	56	58	59	67	61	466
2021/22	225	235	50	54	56	60	54	59	60	67	460
2022/23	222	228	60	48	57	57	60	53	58	57	450
2023/24	236	224	55	65	50	58	61	57	54	60	460
2024/25	218	239	50	53	70	53	58	59	58	56	457
2025/26	222	232	52	52	56	68	51	59	60	56	454