Scoil Oilibheir
Cork · Roll number 19730S
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 511
- +16 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −18%
- Down 115 from 626 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 270 / 241
- 53% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
511 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 | 72 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 61 | 60 | 58.7 |
| Senior Infants | 63 | 70 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 68 | 61.3 |
| 1st Class | 53 | 61 | 70 | 57 | 56 | 62 | 59.8 |
| 2nd Class | 71 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 57 | 61 | 62.3 |
| 3rd Class | 63 | 69 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 59 | 63.8 |
| 4th Class | 60 | 60 | 68 | 54 | 62 | 76 | 63.3 |
| 5th Class | 77 | 60 | 58 | 70 | 52 | 65 | 63.7 |
| 6th Class | 71 | 72 | 63 | 55 | 72 | 60 | 65.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
61 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 68 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 61Junior Infants2024/25
- 68Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
50 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 62 in 1st Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 50Junior Infants2023/24
- 54Senior Infants2024/25
- 621st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
55 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 61 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 55Junior Infants2022/23
- 54Senior Infants2023/24
- 561st Class2024/25
- 612nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
54 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 59 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 54Junior Infants2021/22
- 59Senior Infants2022/23
- 571st Class2023/24
- 572nd Class2024/25
- 593rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
72 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 76 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 72Junior Infants2020/21
- 70Senior Infants2021/22
- 701st Class2022/23
- 702nd Class2023/24
- 743rd Class2024/25
- 764th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
63 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 65 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 63Senior Infants2020/21
- 611st Class2021/22
- 622nd Class2022/23
- 643rd Class2023/24
- 624th Class2024/25
- 655th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
53 in 1st Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 531st Class2020/21
- 532nd Class2021/22
- 543rd Class2022/23
- 544th Class2023/24
- 525th Class2024/25
- 606th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
71 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 72 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 712nd Class2020/21
- 693rd Class2021/22
- 684th Class2022/23
- 705th Class2023/24
- 726th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
63 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2023/24): 8 pupils fewer.
- 633rd Class2020/21
- 604th Class2021/22
- 585th Class2022/23
- 556th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
60 in 4th Class (2020/21), 63 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 604th Class2020/21
- 605th Class2021/22
- 636th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
77 in 5th Class (2020/21), 72 in 6th Class (2021/22): 5 pupils fewer.
- 775th Class2020/21
- 726th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +176th Class in 2024/25 (55 to 72)
- −18Junior Infants in 2021/22 (72 to 54)
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 Scoil Oilibheir, 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
39.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 40 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers322.5 hours of support teaching a week 12.9
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
11.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 13.2 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 11.83 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 Scoil Oilibheir, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil OilibheirThis school | – | 511 |
−18.4%
|
|
| 1 | S N Mharcuis B1.2 km · Cork · Boys · DEIS | 1.2 km | 99 |
−11.6%
|
| 2 | S N Bhreanndain C1.3 km · Cork · DEIS | 1.3 km | 115 |
+18.6%
|
| 3 | S N Padraig Naofa C1.5 km · Cork · Girls · DEIS | 1.5 km | 128 |
−35.7%
|
| 4 | S N Padraig Naofa1.6 km · Cork · DEIS | 1.6 km | 87 |
−37.0%
|
| 5 | St Patricks B N S1.6 km · Cork · Boys · DEIS | 1.6 km | 152 |
−27.3%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil Peig Sayers1.7 km · Corcaigh · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 1.7 km | 280 |
+62.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Aiden O'Brien
- Phone
- 0214309171
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballyvolane, Cork, T23 XF51
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- Gurranbraher–CorkCity
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
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 511 | 270 | 241 | 60 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 76 | 65 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 495 | 264 | 231 | 61 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 74 | 62 | 52 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 485 | 250 | 235 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 70 | 55 |
| 2022/23 | 500 | 264 | 236 | 55 | 59 | 70 | 62 | 54 | 68 | 58 | 63 |
| 2021/22 | 511 | 270 | 241 | 54 | 70 | 61 | 53 | 69 | 60 | 60 | 72 |
| 2020/21 | 542 | 282 | 260 | 72 | 63 | 53 | 71 | 63 | 60 | 77 | 71 |
| 2019/20 | 546 | 290 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 558 | 302 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 584 | 313 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 599 | 315 | 284 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 626 | 320 | 306 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 639 | 315 | 324 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 660 | 318 | 342 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 685 | 335 | 350 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 715 | 341 | 374 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 772 | 364 | 408 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 790 | 382 | 408 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 794 | 397 | 397 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 809 | 404 | 405 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 792 | 399 | 393 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 791 | 390 | 401 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 789 | 378 | 411 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 796 | 384 | 412 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 801 | 390 | 411 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 799 | 382 | 417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 778 | 350 | 428 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 768 | 357 | 411 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 774 | 356 | 418 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 810 | 359 | 451 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 812 | 356 | 456 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 851 | 379 | 472 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 887 | 404 | 483 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 911 | 416 | 495 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |