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
18.00
2025/26
Mainstream classes
8
2025/26
Largest class group
24
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
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
195
9
21.67
25
0
2007/08
195
10
19.50
24
0
2008/09
195
10
19.50
26
0
2009/10
199
10
19.90
28
0
2010/11
190
10
19.00
23
0
2011/12
182
9
20.22
26
0
2012/13
178
9
19.78
25
0
2013/14
185
9
20.56
24
0
2014/15
171
9
19.00
24
0
2015/16
164
8
20.50
25
0
2016/17
166
8
20.75
24
0
2017/18
162
8
20.25
24
0
2019/20
145
7
20.71
30
1
2020/21
153
7
21.86
32
1
2021/22
143
8
17.88
23
0
2022/23
161
8
20.12
24
0
2023/24
150
8
18.75
23
0
2024/25
144
8
18.00
23
0
2025/26
144
8
18.00
24
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 1078 in 1974/75 → 1192, +114 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 433 in 1982/83 → 234, -199 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2025/26 (13 → 23, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (25 → 15, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (19 → 23, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (20 → 15, -5).
Overall: 1078 (1974/75) → 156 (2025/26), -922.
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
15
22
18.0
6
Senior Infants
15
22
18.8
6
1st Class
15
23
19.0
6
2nd Class
15
23
18.5
6
3rd Class
16
24
19.5
6
4th Class
15
24
20.0
6
5th Class
15
23
18.0
6
6th Class
13
25
19.3
6
Total
145
1192
322.5
42
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
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).