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
25.00
2025/26
Mainstream classes
6
2025/26
Largest class group
33
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
1
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
81
4
20.25
26
0
2007/08
85
4
21.25
28
0
2008/09
89
4
22.25
27
0
2009/10
84
4
21.00
25
0
2010/11
89
4
22.25
26
0
2011/12
92
4
23.00
29
0
2012/13
101
4
25.25
28
0
2013/14
107
4
26.75
30
1
2014/15
111
4
27.75
29
0
2015/16
111
4
27.75
30
1
2016/17
117
4
29.25
31
2
2017/18
120
5
24.00
30
1
2019/20
123
5
24.60
29
0
2020/21
134
5
26.80
33
1
2021/22
140
5
28.00
32
2
2022/23
147
6
24.50
29
0
2023/24
161
6
26.83
33
2
2024/25
152
6
25.33
35
2
2025/26
150
6
25.00
33
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Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2023/24: 147 in 2022/23 → 161, +14 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 134 in 1983/84 → 118, -16 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2023/24 (14 → 23, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (17 → 9, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (19 → 24, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (20 → 18, -2).
Overall: 152 (1980/81) → 156 (2025/26), 4.
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
13
20
15.8
6
Senior Infants
12
22
17.5
6
1st Class
14
24
18.7
6
2nd Class
13
24
18.3
6
3rd Class
18
25
20.7
6
4th Class
13
27
20.3
6
5th Class
9
24
19.2
6
6th Class
9
23
17.8
6
Total
73
161
109.5
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
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).