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Scoil Nais Realta na Mara

Roll number: 19352M Ballask, Kilmore, Co. Wexford

School details

Address: Ballask, Kilmore, Co. Wexford (Y35YX20)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0539135230
Principal: Micheál Martin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wexford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ferns
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Bridgetown

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

21.92

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	383	14	27.36	35	6
2007/08	397	14	28.36	33	7
2008/09	400	15	26.67	32	4
2009/10	412	14	29.43	34	8
2010/11	397	15	26.47	34	2
2011/12	389	15	25.93	31	2
2012/13	387	14	27.64	35	5
2013/14	382	14	27.29	36	3
2014/15	367	14	26.21	34	5
2015/16	373	14	26.64	33	4
2016/17	378	14	27.00	33	4
2017/18	354	15	23.60	31	1
2019/20	358	14	25.57	31	2
2020/21	349	16	21.81	29	0
2021/22	327	16	20.44	30	1
2022/23	320	15	21.33	28	0
2023/24	317	14	22.64	27	0
2024/25	295	14	21.07	27	0
2025/26	285	13	21.92	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 336 in 1974/75 → 380, +44 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 529 in 1983/84 → 399, -130 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2023/24 (42 → 54, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (54 → 34, -20).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (31 → 36, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (34 → 30, -4).
Overall: 336 (1974/75) → 304 (2025/26), -32.

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	31	35	33.5	6
Senior Infants	30	45	35.3	6
1st Class	31	45	36.5	6
2nd Class	34	49	38.7	6
3rd Class	33	54	41.3	6
4th Class	35	52	43.2	6
5th Class	37	53	44.8	6
6th Class	36	55	45.8	6
Total	304	529	392.5	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 34

-1

SI 2021/22 33

-2

1st 2022/23 31

2nd 2023/24 34

3rd 2024/25 34

4th 2025/26 35

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 35

SI 2022/23 36

1st 2023/24 36

-2

2nd 2024/25 34

-1

3rd 2025/26 33

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 32

-2

SI 2023/24 30

1st 2024/25 31

2nd 2025/26 36

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 34

-4

SI 2024/25 30

1st 2025/26 35

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 35

SI 2025/26 38

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 31

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	165	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	380
1976/77	202	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407
1977/78	217	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	429
1978/79	234	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
1979/80	247	246	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	493
1980/81	250	256	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	506
1981/82	257	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	516
1982/83	260	267	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	527
1983/84	257	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	529
1993/94	193	206	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
1994/95	196	206	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	402
1995/96	188	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	390
1996/97	185	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	383
1997/98	182	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	381
1998/99	171	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
1999/00	174	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
2000/01	173	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
2001/02	186	197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	383
2002/03	188	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	383
2003/04	192	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	391
2004/05	200	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
2005/06	210	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	397
2006/07	211	172	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	383
2007/08	213	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	397
2008/09	212	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	400
2009/10	213	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	412
2010/11	210	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	397
2011/12	202	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
2012/13	199	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	387
2013/14	189	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	382
2014/15	180	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
2015/16	186	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	373
2016/17	189	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	385
2017/18	173	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
2018/19	172	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
2019/20	177	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	365
2020/21	172	184	34	45	41	38	50	43	43	55	356
2021/22	167	167	35	33	45	41	35	50	43	45	334
2022/23	167	160	32	36	31	49	42	35	50	45	327
2023/24	170	159	34	30	36	34	54	44	37	51	329
2024/25	161	147	35	30	31	34	34	52	43	36	308
2025/26	156	148	31	38	35	36	33	35	53	43	304