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Roll number: 19336O Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick (V94Y62V)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061306645
Principal: John Tuohy
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
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

23.88

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	608	21	28.95	33	7
2007/08	635	22	28.86	32	6
2008/09	631	23	27.43	32	2
2009/10	628	23	27.30	32	3
2010/11	628	23	27.30	30	2
2011/12	662	24	27.58	30	3
2012/13	659	24	27.46	30	2
2013/14	660	24	27.50	30	1
2014/15	662	24	27.58	29	0
2015/16	662	24	27.58	29	0
2016/17	659	24	27.46	29	0
2017/18	656	24	27.33	30	1
2019/20	628	24	26.17	30	2
2020/21	622	24	25.92	29	0
2021/22	618	24	25.75	29	0
2022/23	594	24	24.75	28	0
2023/24	582	24	24.25	28	0
2024/25	579	24	24.12	28	0
2025/26	573	24	23.88	26	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1977/78: 551 in 1976/77 → 629, +78 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 610 in 1983/84 → 473, -137 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (63 → 75, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2022/23 (80 → 70, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (63 → 72, +9).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2022/23 (84 → 79, -5).
Overall: 401 (1974/75) → 573 (2025/26), 172.

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	61	73	66.8	6
Senior Infants	63	75	69.0	6
1st Class	69	81	73.0	6
2nd Class	70	85	75.5	6
3rd Class	69	84	75.7	6
4th Class	71	82	77.3	6
5th Class	72	83	78.2	6
6th Class	76	85	79.2	6
Total	401	662	571.7	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 73

SI 2021/22 75

-2

1st 2022/23 73

2nd 2023/24 73

3rd 2024/25 74

4th 2025/26 74

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 65

SI 2022/23 67

1st 2023/24 74

-1

2nd 2024/25 73

-1

3rd 2025/26 72

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 66

SI 2023/24 71

-2

1st 2024/25 69

2nd 2025/26 72

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 61

SI 2024/25 64

1st 2025/26 69

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 72

SI 2025/26 74

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 64

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	164	237	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	478
1976/77	219	332	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	551
1977/78	240	389	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	629
1978/79	230	406	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	636
1979/80	228	399	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	627
1980/81	242	388	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	630
1981/82	245	379	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	624
1982/83	251	366	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	617
1983/84	251	359	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	610
1993/94	213	260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	473
1994/95	211	245	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
1995/96	205	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
1996/97	189	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
1997/98	182	237	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419
1998/99	193	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	420
1999/00	203	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
2000/01	214	250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	464
2001/02	219	262	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	481
2002/03	235	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	517
2003/04	242	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	505
2004/05	266	276	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	542
2005/06	275	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	578
2006/07	292	316	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	608
2007/08	326	309	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	635
2008/09	319	312	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	631
2009/10	317	311	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	628
2010/11	308	320	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	628
2011/12	316	346	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	662
2012/13	322	337	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	659
2013/14	326	334	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	660
2014/15	323	339	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	662
2015/16	311	351	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	662
2016/17	316	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	659
2017/18	317	339	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	656
2018/19	317	330	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	647
2019/20	307	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	628
2020/21	308	314	73	63	81	85	76	82	77	85	622
2021/22	305	313	65	75	72	80	84	80	83	79	618
2022/23	288	306	66	67	73	70	79	79	81	79	594
2023/24	286	296	61	71	74	73	69	78	79	77	582
2024/25	289	290	72	64	69	73	74	71	77	79	579
2025/26	281	292	64	74	69	72	72	74	72	76	573