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ST CANICES CENTRAL N S

Roll number: 19626A Granges Road, Kilkenny

School details

Address: Granges Road, Kilkenny (R95PK80)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0567762150
Principal: Maria Comerford
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ossory
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Kilkenny

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

26.25

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	515	19	27.11	31	3
2007/08	546	20	27.30	31	6
2008/09	579	21	27.57	32	5
2009/10	588	21	28.00	32	9
2010/11	569	21	27.10	31	7
2011/12	602	22	27.36	31	4
2012/13	590	22	26.82	30	2
2013/14	603	22	27.41	31	3
2014/15	636	23	27.65	32	2
2015/16	644	23	28.00	30	4
2016/17	641	24	26.71	30	2
2017/18	659	24	27.46	30	1
2019/20	638	24	26.58	30	2
2020/21	628	24	26.17	30	1
2021/22	616	24	25.67	29	0
2022/23	612	24	25.50	29	0
2023/24	615	24	25.62	28	0
2024/25	627	24	26.12	29	0
2025/26	630	24	26.25	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1983/84: 524 in 1982/83 → 592, +68 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1999/00: 586 in 1998/99 → 562, -24 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2025/26 (73 → 88, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (88 → 73, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (73 → 83, +10).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (81 → 78, -3).
Overall: 470 (1981/82) → 648 (2025/26), 178.

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	71	78	73.8	6
Senior Infants	72	83	75.5	6
1st Class	74	80	76.5	6
2nd Class	74	84	78.3	6
3rd Class	73	88	78.2	6
4th Class	73	88	79.3	6
5th Class	76	85	81.5	6
6th Class	75	88	81.3	6
Total	470	677	590.5	36

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 71

SI 2021/22 72

1st 2022/23 74

2nd 2023/24 74

-1

3rd 2024/25 73

4th 2025/26 76

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 75

SI 2022/23 75

1st 2023/24 80

2nd 2024/25 84

3rd 2025/26 88

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 73

SI 2023/24 73

1st 2024/25 77

2nd 2025/26 77

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 73

SI 2024/25 78

1st 2025/26 78

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 73

+10

SI 2025/26 83

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 78

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1981/82	306	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	470
1982/83	327	197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	524
1983/84	353	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	592
1993/94	277	300	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	577
1994/95	289	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	584
1995/96	298	304	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	602
1996/97	298	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	588
1997/98	292	286	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	578
1998/99	302	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	586
1999/00	286	276	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	562
2000/01	282	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	552
2001/02	261	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	532
2002/03	263	265	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	528
2003/04	247	267	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	514
2004/05	255	264	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	519
2005/06	264	257	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	521
2006/07	256	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	515
2007/08	286	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	549
2008/09	291	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	583
2009/10	290	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	593
2010/11	278	297	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	575
2011/12	299	314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	613
2012/13	297	305	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	602
2013/14	294	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	615
2014/15	293	354	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	647
2015/16	297	359	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	656
2016/17	302	355	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	657
2017/18	318	359	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	677
2018/19	314	347	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	661
2019/20	307	349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	656
2020/21	306	339	71	72	75	81	73	88	81	88	645
2021/22	303	329	75	72	75	78	78	73	85	80	632
2022/23	317	312	73	75	74	76	79	76	76	83	629
2023/24	321	311	73	73	80	74	78	83	79	75	632
2024/25	328	317	73	78	77	84	73	80	83	79	645
2025/26	327	321	78	83	78	77	88	76	85	83	648