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HOLY CROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Roll number: 19487M New Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry

School details

Address: New Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry (V93A096)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0646631241
Principal: HOLY CROSS MERCY SCHOOL MERCY SCHOOL
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kerry County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kerry
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Killarney

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

20.06

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	363	14	25.93	31	2
2007/08	380	15	25.33	33	2
2008/09	383	16	23.94	31	1
2009/10	378	16	23.62	29	0
2010/11	360	16	22.50	31	1
2011/12	379	14	27.07	36	3
2012/13	384	14	27.43	35	4
2013/14	397	14	28.36	34	3
2014/15	411	15	27.40	35	4
2015/16	396	15	26.40	33	1
2016/17	398	15	26.53	32	4
2017/18	410	15	27.33	33	4
2019/20	377	16	23.56	28	0
2020/21	359	15	23.93	30	1
2021/22	349	15	23.27	31	1
2022/23	387	15	25.80	30	1
2023/24	355	16	22.19	28	0
2024/25	349	17	20.53	30	1
2025/26	321	16	20.06	25	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2022/23: 372 in 2021/22 → 408, +36 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 515 in 1983/84 → 317, -198 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2022/23 (41 → 67, +26).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2021/22 (68 → 41, -27).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2022/23 (40 → 49, +9).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (68 → 31, -37).
Overall: 650 (1977/78) → 345 (2025/26), -305.

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	53	70	60.8	6
Senior Infants	41	74	55.7	6
1st Class	41	75	61.7	6
2nd Class	26	44	34.5	6
3rd Class	27	47	35.2	6
4th Class	28	49	37.2	6
5th Class	30	46	36.3	6
6th Class	27	49	37.3	6
Total	263	650	397.2	40

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 59

SI 2021/22 59

1st 2022/23 67

-35

2nd 2023/24 32

3rd 2024/25 32

4th 2025/26 32

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 69

SI 2022/23 74

1st 2023/24 75

-31

2nd 2024/25 44

3rd 2025/26 47

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 58

-6

SI 2023/24 52

1st 2024/25 58

-32

2nd 2025/26 26

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 56

SI 2024/25 57

1st 2025/26 61

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 53

-2

SI 2025/26 51

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 70

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1977/78	482	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	650
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	630
1979/80	475	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	640
1980/81	454	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	602
1981/82	437	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	580
1982/83	419	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	548
1983/84	403	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	515
1993/94	250	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317
1994/95	236	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
1995/96	205	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
1996/97	205	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
1997/98	200	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
1998/99	199	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
1999/00	210	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2000/01	218	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
2001/02	210	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	304
2002/03	227	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
2003/04	255	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	331
2004/05	264	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	337
2005/06	271	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
2006/07	277	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	385
2007/08	298	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	404
2008/09	297	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
2009/10	304	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	404
2010/11	276	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	382
2011/12	272	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	379
2012/13	262	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	384
2013/14	276	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	397
2014/15	281	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	411
2015/16	273	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2016/17	286	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	404
2017/18	296	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	416
2018/19	301	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407
2019/20	287	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	386
2020/21	285	90	59	41	68	40	27	47	39	38	375
2021/22	285	87	69	59	41	31	40	28	42	39	372
2022/23	306	102	58	74	67	34	29	49	30	49	408
2023/24	283	95	56	52	75	32	36	32	46	28	378
2024/25	281	92	53	57	58	44	32	35	30	43	373
2025/26	248	97	70	51	61	26	47	32	31	27	345