St Olivers NS
Killarney · Roll number 19512I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 625
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −20%
- Down 151 from 776 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 296 / 329
- 47% girls
Pupils since 1977
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
625 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 75 | 69 | 80 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 70.2 |
| Senior Infants | 65 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 61 | 77 | 72.3 |
| 1st Class | 76 | 63 | 86 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 73.7 |
| 2nd Class | 77 | 78 | 67 | 82 | 74 | 84 | 77.0 |
| 3rd Class | 76 | 74 | 79 | 68 | 73 | 85 | 75.8 |
| 4th Class | 69 | 74 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 82 | 75.5 |
| 5th Class | 88 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 70 | 82 | 80.3 |
| 6th Class | 85 | 89 | 76 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 82.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
68 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 77 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 68Junior Infants2024/25
- 77Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
62 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 69 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 62Junior Infants2023/24
- 61Senior Infants2024/25
- 691st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
80 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 84 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 80Junior Infants2022/23
- 78Senior Infants2023/24
- 731st Class2024/25
- 842nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
69 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 85 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 16 pupils more.
- 69Junior Infants2021/22
- 77Senior Infants2022/23
- 751st Class2023/24
- 742nd Class2024/25
- 853rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
75 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 82 in 4th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 75Junior Infants2020/21
- 76Senior Infants2021/22
- 861st Class2022/23
- 822nd Class2023/24
- 733rd Class2024/25
- 824th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
65 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 82 in 5th Class (2025/26): 17 pupils more.
- 65Senior Infants2020/21
- 631st Class2021/22
- 672nd Class2022/23
- 683rd Class2023/24
- 684th Class2024/25
- 825th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
76 in 1st Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 761st Class2020/21
- 782nd Class2021/22
- 793rd Class2022/23
- 764th Class2023/24
- 705th Class2024/25
- 796th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
77 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 83 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils more.
- 772nd Class2020/21
- 743rd Class2021/22
- 844th Class2022/23
- 885th Class2023/24
- 836th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
76 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 84 in 6th Class (2023/24): 8 pupils more.
- 763rd Class2020/21
- 744th Class2021/22
- 815th Class2022/23
- 846th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
69 in 4th Class (2020/21), 76 in 6th Class (2022/23): 7 pupils more.
- 694th Class2020/21
- 735th Class2021/22
- 766th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
88 in 5th Class (2020/21), 89 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 885th Class2020/21
- 896th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +231st Class in 2022/23 (63 to 86)
- −18Junior Infants in 2023/24 (80 to 62)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St Olivers NS, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
50.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 51 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers413 hours of support teaching a week 16.5
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes, 2 mild general learning disability classes, a speech and language class, a multiple disabilities class and a specific learning disability class 8
27 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 58 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 16.6 special education teachers, 9 special class teachers and 28.66 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to St Olivers NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Olivers NSThis school | – | 625 |
−19.5%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Faithleann0.9 km · Cill Airne · Gaelscoil | 0.9 km | 245 |
+8.4%
|
| 2 | Holy Cross Primary School1.6 km · Killarney | 1.6 km | 345 |
−14.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire na Mainistreach1.8 km · Killarney · Boys | 1.8 km | 167 |
0.0%
|
| 4 | Scoil Bhríde2.2 km · Killarney | 2.2 km | 129 |
+19.4%
|
| 5 | Lissivigeen MXD N S2.4 km · Killarney | 2.4 km | 269 |
−1.1%
|
| 6 | Tiernaboul N S3.9 km · Killarney | 3.9 km | 57 |
+67.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Colm Ó Suilleabháin
- Phone
- 0646632047
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballycasheen, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 W594
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kerry
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kerry County Council
- Planning area
- Killarney
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
40 school years from 1977/78 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 625 | 296 | 329 | 67 | 77 | 69 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 622 | 296 | 326 | 68 | 61 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 627 | 304 | 323 | 62 | 78 | 75 | 82 | 68 | 76 | 88 | 84 |
| 2022/23 | 651 | 316 | 335 | 80 | 77 | 86 | 67 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 76 |
| 2021/22 | 624 | 303 | 321 | 69 | 76 | 63 | 78 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 89 |
| 2020/21 | 652 | 316 | 336 | 75 | 65 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 88 | 85 |
| 2019/20 | 671 | 326 | 345 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 713 | 327 | 386 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 735 | 324 | 411 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 750 | 331 | 419 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 776 | 342 | 434 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 760 | 329 | 431 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 754 | 322 | 432 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 753 | 322 | 431 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 734 | 307 | 427 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 700 | 311 | 389 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 663 | 293 | 370 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 629 | 294 | 335 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 568 | 259 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 517 | 240 | 277 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 482 | 215 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 436 | 190 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 424 | 178 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 433 | 184 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 410 | 179 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 417 | 181 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 458 | 198 | 260 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 464 | 190 | 274 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 481 | 199 | 282 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 510 | 223 | 287 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 504 | 228 | 276 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 534 | 254 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 561 | 262 | 299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 641 | 300 | 341 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 610 | 284 | 326 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 562 | 263 | 299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 509 | 239 | 270 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 413 | 203 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 372 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 290 | 136 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |