Home · By area · Release notes. Enrolment by planning area, local authority, school patron, county.

S N Muire na hEireann

Roll number: 19332G Caherdavin, Limerick

School details

Address: Caherdavin, Limerick (V94A5N7)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061454149
Principal: Suzanne Cobbe
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

23.27

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	315	11	28.64	31	5
2007/08	326	12	27.17	32	3
2008/09	306	12	25.50	27	0
2009/10	298	12	24.83	30	1
2010/11	283	11	25.73	29	0
2011/12	294	11	26.73	31	2
2012/13	299	11	27.18	32	2
2013/14	286	11	26.00	30	3
2014/15	292	11	26.55	31	3
2015/16	294	11	26.73	34	2
2016/17	302	11	27.45	32	3
2017/18	299	11	27.18	33	5
2019/20	288	11	26.18	31	1
2020/21	289	12	24.08	29	0
2021/22	283	11	25.73	30	1
2022/23	280	12	23.33	29	0
2023/24	280	12	23.33	28	0
2024/25	267	12	22.25	27	0
2025/26	256	11	23.27	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 411 in 1974/75 → 501, +90 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 613 in 1983/84 → 483, -130 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (32 → 47, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2024/25 (49 → 32, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (41 → 46, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (47 → 44, -3).
Overall: 411 (1974/75) → 262 (2025/26), -149.

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	19	39	27.7	6
Senior Infants	23	41	32.3	6
1st Class	30	46	34.8	6
2nd Class	31	49	36.8	6
3rd Class	31	47	36.5	6
4th Class	31	44	37.7	6
5th Class	32	46	37.7	6
6th Class	32	47	37.3	6
Total	262	631	389.4	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 39

SI 2021/22 41

1st 2022/23 46

2nd 2023/24 49

-2

3rd 2024/25 47

-3

4th 2025/26 44

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 26

SI 2022/23 27

1st 2023/24 30

2nd 2024/25 32

3rd 2025/26 36

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 30

SI 2023/24 33

1st 2024/25 33

2nd 2025/26 37

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 30

SI 2024/25 33

-2

1st 2025/26 31

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 22

SI 2025/26 23

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 19

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	411	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	411
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	501
1976/77	529	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	529
1977/78	566	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	566
1978/79	600	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	600
1979/80	603	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	603
1980/81	631	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	631
1981/82	623	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	623
1982/83	628	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	628
1983/84	613	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	613
1993/94	483	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	483
1994/95	471	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	471
1995/96	471	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	471
1996/97	457	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	457
1997/98	429	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	429
1998/99	407	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407
1999/00	391	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	391
2000/01	372	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	372
2001/02	361	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
2002/03	347	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	347
2003/04	334	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	334
2004/05	312	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	312
2005/06	304	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	304
2006/07	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2007/08	335	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
2008/09	318	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	318
2009/10	306	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	306
2010/11	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2011/12	294	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2012/13	299	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2013/14	286	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
2014/15	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2015/16	294	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2016/17	302	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2017/18	299	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2018/19	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2019/20	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2020/21	289	–	39	37	31	31	31	42	46	32	289
2021/22	289	–	26	41	38	32	33	31	41	47	289
2022/23	286	–	30	27	46	40	32	34	34	43	286
2023/24	286	–	30	33	30	49	40	34	33	37	286
2024/25	273	–	22	33	33	32	47	41	32	33	273
2025/26	262	–	19	23	31	37	36	44	40	32	262