St Canices Central N S
Kilkenny · Roll number 19626A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 648
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −1%
- Down 8 from 656 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 327 / 321
- 50% girls
Pupils since 1981
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
648 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 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 78 | 73.8 |
| Senior Infants | 72 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 75.5 |
| 1st Class | 75 | 75 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 76.5 |
| 2nd Class | 81 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 84 | 77 | 78.3 |
| 3rd Class | 73 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 88 | 78.2 |
| 4th Class | 88 | 73 | 76 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 79.3 |
| 5th Class | 81 | 85 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 81.5 |
| 6th Class | 88 | 80 | 83 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 81.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
73 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 83 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 73Junior Infants2024/25
- 83Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
73 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 78 in 1st Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 73Junior Infants2023/24
- 78Senior Infants2024/25
- 781st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
73 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 77 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 73Junior Infants2022/23
- 73Senior Infants2023/24
- 771st Class2024/25
- 772nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
75 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 88 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 75Junior Infants2021/22
- 75Senior Infants2022/23
- 801st Class2023/24
- 842nd Class2024/25
- 883rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
71 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 76 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 71Junior Infants2020/21
- 72Senior Infants2021/22
- 741st Class2022/23
- 742nd Class2023/24
- 733rd Class2024/25
- 764th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
72 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 85 in 5th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 72Senior Infants2020/21
- 751st Class2021/22
- 762nd Class2022/23
- 783rd Class2023/24
- 804th Class2024/25
- 855th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
75 in 1st Class (2020/21), 83 in 6th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 751st Class2020/21
- 782nd Class2021/22
- 793rd Class2022/23
- 834th Class2023/24
- 835th Class2024/25
- 836th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
81 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 812nd Class2020/21
- 783rd Class2021/22
- 764th Class2022/23
- 795th Class2023/24
- 796th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
73 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 75 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 733rd Class2020/21
- 734th Class2021/22
- 765th Class2022/23
- 756th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
88 in 4th Class (2020/21), 83 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils fewer.
- 884th Class2020/21
- 855th Class2021/22
- 836th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
81 in 5th Class (2020/21), 80 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 815th Class2020/21
- 806th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +153rd Class in 2025/26 (73 to 88)
- −154th Class in 2021/22 (88 to 73)
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 Canices Central N S, 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
38.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 39 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 teachers240 hours of support teaching a week 9.6
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
10.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 9.7 special education teachers, 4 special class teachers and 12.49 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 Canices Central N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Canices Central N SThis school | – | 648 |
−1.2%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Iognaid de Ris1.1 km · Kilkenny | 1.1 km | 278 |
+33.7%
|
| 2 | Scoil Mhuire1.1 km · Kilkenny | 1.1 km | 400 |
−7.0%
|
| 3 | Kilkenny Mixed N S1.1 km · Kilkenny · Church of Ireland | 1.1 km | 198 |
+20.0%
|
| 4 | St. John's National School1.3 km · Kilkenny · DEIS | 1.3 km | 441 | – |
| 5 | Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea1.7 km · Kilkenny · Girls | 1.7 km | 330 |
−2.1%
|
| 6 | S N Padraig Naofa1.8 km · Kilkenny · Boys | 1.8 km | 331 |
−4.3%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Andy Hanrahan
- Phone
- 0567762150
- [email protected]
- Address
- Granges Road, Kilkenny, R95 PK80
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- 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
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Kilkenny
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
36 school years from 1981/82 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 648 | 327 | 321 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 77 | 88 | 76 | 85 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 645 | 328 | 317 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 84 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 632 | 321 | 311 | 73 | 73 | 80 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 79 | 75 |
| 2022/23 | 629 | 317 | 312 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 83 |
| 2021/22 | 632 | 303 | 329 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 85 | 80 |
| 2020/21 | 645 | 306 | 339 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 81 | 73 | 88 | 81 | 88 |
| 2019/20 | 656 | 307 | 349 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 661 | 314 | 347 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 677 | 318 | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 657 | 302 | 355 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 656 | 297 | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 647 | 293 | 354 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 615 | 294 | 321 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 602 | 297 | 305 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 613 | 299 | 314 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 575 | 278 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 593 | 290 | 303 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 583 | 291 | 292 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 549 | 286 | 263 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 515 | 256 | 259 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 521 | 264 | 257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 519 | 255 | 264 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 514 | 247 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 528 | 263 | 265 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 532 | 261 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 552 | 282 | 270 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 562 | 286 | 276 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 586 | 302 | 284 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 578 | 292 | 286 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 588 | 298 | 290 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 602 | 298 | 304 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 584 | 289 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 577 | 277 | 300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 592 | 353 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 524 | 327 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 470 | 306 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |