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SCOIL CHRIOST RI B

Roll number: 19331E Caherdavin, Limerick

School details

Address: Caherdavin, Limerick (V94N229)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061453484
Principal: Patrick Millane
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

22.17

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	277	10	27.70	31	4
2007/08	264	10	26.40	31	1
2008/09	255	10	25.50	27	0
2009/10	249	9	27.67	36	3
2010/11	249	10	24.90	32	2
2011/12	253	10	25.30	32	1
2012/13	255	10	25.50	31	2
2013/14	280	11	25.45	33	3
2014/15	282	11	25.64	33	3
2015/16	290	11	26.36	33	4
2016/17	302	12	25.17	34	2
2017/18	304	13	23.38	33	2
2019/20	309	12	25.75	34	3
2020/21	305	12	25.42	34	2
2021/22	294	12	24.50	27	0
2022/23	290	12	24.17	28	0
2023/24	284	12	23.67	28	0
2024/25	278	12	23.17	28	0
2025/26	266	12	22.17	26	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1976/77: 604 in 1975/76 → 666, +62 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 628 in 1983/84 → 466, -162 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2025/26 (28 → 38, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (38 → 25, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (28 → 35, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (40 → 36, -4).
Overall: 543 (1974/75) → 278 (2025/26), -265.

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	25	38	30.8	6
Senior Infants	28	40	33.7	6
1st Class	28	39	34.0	6
2nd Class	28	39	35.7	6
3rd Class	28	40	36.3	6
4th Class	35	40	38.0	6
5th Class	35	45	39.3	6
6th Class	36	45	40.8	6
Total	253	692	390.1	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 31

SI 2021/22 35

-2

1st 2022/23 33

2nd 2023/24 36

-1

3rd 2024/25 35

4th 2025/26 37

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

SI 2022/23 32

-2

1st 2023/24 30

-2

2nd 2024/25 28

3rd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 27

SI 2023/24 28

1st 2024/25 28

2nd 2025/26 35

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 34

-2

SI 2024/25 32

1st 2025/26 38

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 38

SI 2025/26 40

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 25

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	543	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	543
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	604
1976/77	–	666	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	666
1977/78	–	692	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	692
1978/79	–	682	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	682
1979/80	–	674	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	674
1980/81	–	662	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	662
1981/82	–	669	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	669
1982/83	–	631	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	631
1983/84	–	628	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	628
1993/94	–	466	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	466
1994/95	–	447	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	447
1995/96	–	440	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	440
1996/97	–	424	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
1997/98	–	390	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	390
1998/99	–	349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	349
1999/00	–	337	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	337
2000/01	–	322	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
2001/02	–	301	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
2002/03	–	291	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
2003/04	–	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	282
2004/05	–	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2005/06	–	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2006/07	–	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2007/08	–	268	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	268
2008/09	–	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2009/10	–	255	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2010/11	–	257	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
2011/12	–	253	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
2012/13	–	255	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2013/14	–	280	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2014/15	–	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	282
2015/16	–	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
2016/17	–	307	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	307
2017/18	–	309	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	309
2018/19	–	310	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
2019/20	–	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2020/21	–	317	31	35	39	37	39	35	45	45	317
2021/22	–	306	30	35	36	39	38	38	35	45	306
2022/23	–	302	27	32	33	39	40	39	40	40	302
2023/24	–	296	34	28	30	36	38	39	37	42	296
2024/25	–	290	38	32	28	28	35	40	40	37	290
2025/26	–	278	25	40	38	35	28	37	39	36	278