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SCOIL MATHAIR DE

Roll number: 18677M South Circular Road, Limerick City

School details

Address: South Circular Road, Limerick City (V94VR64)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061317630
Principal: Gerardine Ui Chathasaigh
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick City Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Limerick City

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

21.12

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	200	7	28.57	33	2
2007/08	212	8	26.50	30	1
2008/09	217	9	24.11	28	0
2009/10	218	9	24.22	29	0
2010/11	212	9	23.56	27	0
2011/12	245	9	27.22	30	3
2012/13	239	10	23.90	30	1
2013/14	233	9	25.89	31	1
2014/15	246	9	27.33	30	1
2015/16	277	10	27.70	33	4
2016/17	284	11	25.82	31	3
2017/18	296	11	26.91	33	5
2019/20	323	13	24.85	33	2
2020/21	317	13	24.38	29	0
2021/22	324	13	24.92	33	1
2022/23	387	14	27.64	33	5
2023/24	387	16	24.19	31	3
2024/25	391	16	24.44	30	3
2025/26	338	16	21.12	30	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2022/23: 342 in 2021/22 → 412, +70 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 621 in 1983/84 → 451, -170 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (29 → 63, +34).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2023/24 (63 → 30, -33).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2022/23 (52 → 63, +11).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (55 → 50, -5).
Overall: 765 (1974/75) → 362 (2025/26), -403.

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	26	47	36.3	6
Senior Infants	30	47	39.7	6
1st Class	32	55	44.3	6
2nd Class	41	51	47.3	6
3rd Class	29	58	48.7	6
4th Class	33	61	51.0	6
5th Class	29	58	47.0	6
6th Class	29	63	48.7	6
Total	184	765	392.7	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 27

SI 2021/22 30

1st 2022/23 32

2nd 2023/24 41

3rd 2024/25 48

4th 2025/26 51

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 38

SI 2022/23 47

1st 2023/24 55

-5

2nd 2024/25 50

-2

3rd 2025/26 48

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 47

-4

SI 2023/24 43

1st 2024/25 45

-1

2nd 2025/26 44

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 44

-1

SI 2024/25 43

-2

1st 2025/26 41

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 36

SI 2025/26 37

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 26

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	613	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	765
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	726
1976/77	564	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	716
1977/78	547	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	696
1978/79	567	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	727
1979/80	563	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	700
1980/81	578	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	701
1981/82	572	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	680
1982/83	553	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	647
1983/84	535	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	621
1993/94	396	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	451
1994/95	382	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	444
1995/96	353	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	404
1996/97	334	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	394
1997/98	300	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	365
1998/99	269	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	323
1999/00	237	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2000/01	206	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
2001/02	187	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2002/03	155	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2003/04	147	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2004/05	149	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2005/06	141	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2006/07	129	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2007/08	134	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2008/09	119	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
2009/10	122	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
2010/11	119	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2011/12	124	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2012/13	126	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
2013/14	115	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2014/15	115	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2015/16	124	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
2016/17	127	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
2017/18	139	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
2018/19	158	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	319
2019/20	167	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
2020/21	169	162	27	38	50	47	29	49	29	48	331
2021/22	180	162	38	30	43	51	53	33	52	29	342
2022/23	208	204	47	47	32	51	58	57	32	63	412
2023/24	198	211	44	43	55	41	56	61	58	30	409
2024/25	198	216	36	43	45	50	48	55	58	60	414
2025/26	173	189	26	37	41	44	48	51	53	62	362