St Etchens National School
Kinnegad · Roll number 19848S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 413
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −26%
- Down 143 from 556 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 172 / 241
- 42% 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
413 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 | 58 | 39 | 52 | 37 | 40 | 73 | 49.8 |
| Senior Infants | 43 | 56 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 47 | 46.0 |
| 1st Class | 54 | 44 | 51 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 47.5 |
| 2nd Class | 60 | 54 | 45 | 48 | 42 | 49 | 49.7 |
| 3rd Class | 69 | 58 | 58 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 53.8 |
| 4th Class | 59 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 47 | 51 | 56.7 |
| 5th Class | 59 | 59 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 46 | 59.0 |
| 6th Class | 95 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 62 | 63 | 68.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
40 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 47 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2024/25
- 47Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
37 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 44 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2023/24
- 40Senior Infants2024/25
- 441st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
52 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 49 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2022/23
- 50Senior Infants2023/24
- 481st Class2024/25
- 492nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
39 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 40 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 39Junior Infants2021/22
- 40Senior Infants2022/23
- 441st Class2023/24
- 422nd Class2024/25
- 403rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
58 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 51 in 4th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 58Junior Infants2020/21
- 56Senior Infants2021/22
- 511st Class2022/23
- 482nd Class2023/24
- 493rd Class2024/25
- 514th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
43 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 43Senior Infants2020/21
- 441st Class2021/22
- 452nd Class2022/23
- 493rd Class2023/24
- 474th Class2024/25
- 465th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
54 in 1st Class (2020/21), 63 in 6th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 541st Class2020/21
- 542nd Class2021/22
- 583rd Class2022/23
- 574th Class2023/24
- 595th Class2024/25
- 636th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
60 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 62 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 602nd Class2020/21
- 583rd Class2021/22
- 604th Class2022/23
- 635th Class2023/24
- 626th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
69 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 71 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 693rd Class2020/21
- 664th Class2021/22
- 685th Class2022/23
- 716th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
59 in 4th Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 594th Class2020/21
- 595th Class2021/22
- 596th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
59 in 5th Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 595th Class2020/21
- 596th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +33Junior Infants in 2025/26 (40 to 73)
- −366th Class in 2021/22 (95 to 59)
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 Etchens National School, 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
31.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 31 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- 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 teachers182.5 hours of support teaching a week 7.3
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes and 2 early intervention classes 5
13.98 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 30 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7.6 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 13.98 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 Etchens National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Etchens National SchoolThis school | – | 413 |
−25.7%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Nais Finin Naofa5.2 km · Enfield | 5.2 km | 63 |
−13.7%
|
| 2 | Naomh Iosef N S5.8 km · Killucan | 5.8 km | 285 |
+19.7%
|
| 3 | Baile Coireil N S6.6 km · Mullingar | 6.6 km | 82 |
−38.3%
|
| 4 | Castlejordan Central NS6.7 km · Tullamore · DEIS | 6.7 km | 79 |
−31.9%
|
| 5 | Killyon N S7.4 km · Hill of Down | 7.4 km | 60 |
−36.8%
|
| 6 | Mhuire N S7.6 km · Mullingar | 7.6 km | 61 |
−65.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Deirdre Hannon
- Phone
- 0449375463
- [email protected]
- Address
- Mullingar Road, Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath, N91 CV96
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- 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
- Westmeath County Council
- Planning area
- Killucan
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 | 413 | 172 | 241 | 73 | 47 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 51 | 46 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | 411 | 179 | 232 | 40 | 40 | 48 | 42 | 49 | 47 | 59 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 443 | 188 | 255 | 37 | 50 | 44 | 48 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 71 |
| 2022/23 | 447 | 192 | 255 | 52 | 40 | 51 | 45 | 58 | 60 | 68 | 59 |
| 2021/22 | 447 | 199 | 248 | 39 | 56 | 44 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 59 | 59 |
| 2020/21 | 509 | 221 | 288 | 58 | 43 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 95 |
| 2019/20 | 535 | 236 | 299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 554 | 246 | 308 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 562 | 260 | 302 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 569 | 263 | 306 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 556 | 268 | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 559 | 270 | 289 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 560 | 275 | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 529 | 271 | 258 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 477 | 244 | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 463 | 234 | 229 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 459 | 226 | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 423 | 215 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 415 | 210 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 411 | 199 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 375 | 183 | 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 371 | 182 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 354 | 171 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 336 | 160 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 294 | 137 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 285 | 128 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 235 | 109 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 196 | 98 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 190 | 86 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 175 | 75 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 172 | 72 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 163 | 64 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 169 | 65 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |