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ST RAPHAELS NS

Roll number: 19663G Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10

School details

Address: Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10 (D10XW56)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 016265953
Principal: Maria Curtin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballyfermot_D10

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

19.00

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
2006/07	240	11	21.82	27
2007/08	227	12	18.92	23
2008/09	222	12	18.50	22
2009/10	229	13	17.62	21
2010/11	214	12	17.83	24
2011/12	221	12	18.42	22
2012/13	224	12	18.67	24
2013/14	228	12	19.00	24
2014/15	236	12	19.67	25
2015/16	252	12	21.00	24
2016/17	277	13	21.31	25
2017/18	311	14	22.21	26
2019/20	362	17	21.29	26
2020/21	356	17	20.94	27
2021/22	364	17	21.41	26
2022/23	380	18	21.11	26
2023/24	378	20	18.90	23
2024/25	377	20	18.85	25
2025/26	380	20	19.00	23

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2017/18: 277 in 2016/17 → 311, +34 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1980/81: 599 in 1979/80 → 532, -67 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (38 → 51, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2022/23 (51 → 41, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (50 → 55, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2024/25 (53 → 48, -5).
Overall: 599 (1979/80) → 380 (2025/26), -219.

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	37	55	45.0	6
Senior Infants	40	54	45.7	6
1st Class	40	53	46.5	6
2nd Class	39	53	47.0	6
3rd Class	39	51	45.7	6
4th Class	40	55	47.7	6
5th Class	38	53	47.7	6
6th Class	39	56	47.3	6
Total	221	599	326.6	37

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 37

SI 2021/22 40

1st 2022/23 40

-1

2nd 2023/24 39

3rd 2024/25 39

4th 2025/26 40

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 46

-2

SI 2022/23 44

-3

1st 2023/24 41

2nd 2024/25 43

3rd 2025/26 46

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 55

-1

SI 2023/24 54

-1

1st 2024/25 53

2nd 2025/26 53

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 45

SI 2024/25 49

1st 2025/26 49

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 43

-1

SI 2025/26 42

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 44

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1979/80	451	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	599
1980/81	386	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	532
1981/82	355	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	506
1982/83	335	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	475
1993/94	316	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	420
1994/95	306	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	422
1995/96	308	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	410
1996/97	278	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	369
1997/98	241	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	333
1998/99	233	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
1999/00	217	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2000/01	217	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	287
2001/02	199	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2002/03	187	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2003/04	176	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
2004/05	169	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2005/06	169	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
2006/07	176	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2007/08	165	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
2008/09	157	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2009/10	162	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2010/11	151	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2011/12	158	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2012/13	162	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2013/14	165	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2014/15	166	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2015/16	166	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2016/17	167	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2017/18	173	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
2018/19	169	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
2019/20	173	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
2020/21	178	178	37	45	48	51	40	49	38	48	356
2021/22	177	187	46	40	48	49	51	40	51	39	364
2022/23	196	184	55	44	40	47	50	53	41	50	380
2023/24	193	185	45	54	41	39	48	55	53	43	378
2024/25	197	180	43	49	53	43	39	49	53	48	377
2025/26	198	182	44	42	49	53	46	40	50	56	380