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S N CILL LACHTAIN

Roll number: 18708U Newcastle West, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Newcastle West, Co. Limerick (V42XE17)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06961195
Principal: Willie Curtin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick County Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Newcastlewest

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

22.30

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	89	4	22.25	24	0
2007/08	98	4	24.50	29	0
2008/09	94	4	23.50	27	0
2009/10	94	4	23.50	27	0
2010/11	104	4	26.00	30	1
2011/12	101	4	25.25	30	1
2012/13	112	4	28.00	31	2
2013/14	115	4	28.75	35	1
2014/15	124	5	24.80	32	2
2015/16	138	5	27.60	30	1
2016/17	158	6	26.33	34	1
2017/18	166	6	27.67	34	3
2019/20	180	7	25.71	34	2
2020/21	191	8	23.88	28	0
2021/22	202	8	25.25	29	0
2022/23	223	9	24.78	31	2
2023/24	222	9	24.67	31	2
2024/25	231	10	23.10	31	2
2025/26	223	10	22.30	31	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2022/23: 208 in 2021/22 → 235, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1983/84: 61 in 1982/83 → 50, -11 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2025/26 (31 → 45, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (39 → 23, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (39 → 45, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (39 → 37, -2).
Overall: 75 (1974/75) → 235 (2025/26), 160.

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	18	39	28.2	6
Senior Infants	23	37	30.3	6
1st Class	20	39	28.0	6
2nd Class	20	45	29.5	6
3rd Class	20	31	26.5	6
4th Class	21	30	25.8	6
5th Class	21	28	25.3	6
6th Class	18	28	24.3	6
Total	50	243	106.2	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 25

SI 2021/22 27

1st 2022/23 29

2nd 2023/24 29

3rd 2024/25 30

4th 2025/26 30

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

SI 2022/23 31

-1

1st 2023/24 30

2nd 2024/25 31

3rd 2025/26 31

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 39

-2

SI 2023/24 37

1st 2024/25 39

2nd 2025/26 45

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 23

SI 2024/25 23

1st 2025/26 23

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 34

SI 2025/26 36

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 18

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	36	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	75
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	72
1976/77	33	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
1977/78	29	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
1978/79	27	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	58
1979/80	27	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	57
1980/81	27	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	53
1981/82	24	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	51
1982/83	28	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
1983/84	24	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	50
1993/94	20	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	50
1994/95	23	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	50
1995/96	20	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	52
1996/97	24	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	55
1997/98	24	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	54
1998/99	27	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
1999/00	35	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
2000/01	39	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
2001/02	39	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	75
2002/03	44	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82
2003/04	45	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2004/05	39	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
2005/06	48	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2006/07	47	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
2007/08	48	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2008/09	47	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2009/10	46	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2010/11	55	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2011/12	59	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2012/13	66	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2013/14	66	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2014/15	71	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2015/16	83	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2016/17	88	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2017/18	89	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2018/19	78	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2019/20	87	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2020/21	86	110	25	28	20	21	26	28	25	18	196
2021/22	93	115	30	27	27	20	21	25	28	24	208
2022/23	100	135	39	31	29	31	20	22	27	28	235
2023/24	97	137	23	37	30	29	31	21	24	27	234
2024/25	96	147	34	23	39	31	30	29	21	24	243
2025/26	96	139	18	36	23	45	31	30	27	25	235