Gaelscoil Osrai
Cill Chainnigh · Roll number 19856R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 438
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- 0%
- Up 2 from 436 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 231 / 207
- 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
438 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 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 53.3 |
| Senior Infants | 72 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 52 | 53 | 56.8 |
| 1st Class | 52 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 55.3 |
| 2nd Class | 56 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 56.3 |
| 3rd Class | 55 | 53 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 52 | 56.0 |
| 4th Class | 62 | 55 | 53 | 62 | 59 | 51 | 57.0 |
| 5th Class | 49 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 62 | 58 | 56.3 |
| 6th Class | 53 | 49 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 62 | 55.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
54 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 53 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2024/25
- 53Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
53 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 55 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 53Junior Infants2023/24
- 52Senior Infants2024/25
- 551st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
56 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 56 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 56Junior Infants2022/23
- 57Senior Infants2023/24
- 571st Class2024/25
- 562nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
54 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 52 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2021/22
- 54Senior Infants2022/23
- 531st Class2023/24
- 522nd Class2024/25
- 523rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
52 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 51 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2020/21
- 53Senior Infants2021/22
- 561st Class2022/23
- 542nd Class2023/24
- 533rd Class2024/25
- 514th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
72 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 58 in 5th Class (2025/26): 14 pupils fewer.
- 72Senior Infants2020/21
- 591st Class2021/22
- 592nd Class2022/23
- 603rd Class2023/24
- 594th Class2024/25
- 585th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
52 in 1st Class (2020/21), 62 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 521st Class2020/21
- 612nd Class2021/22
- 633rd Class2022/23
- 624th Class2023/24
- 625th Class2024/25
- 626th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
56 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 562nd Class2020/21
- 533rd Class2021/22
- 534th Class2022/23
- 545th Class2023/24
- 536th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
55 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 553rd Class2020/21
- 554th Class2021/22
- 555th Class2022/23
- 556th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
62 in 4th Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 624th Class2020/21
- 605th Class2021/22
- 606th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
49 in 5th Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 495th Class2020/21
- 496th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +115th Class in 2021/22 (49 to 60)
- −19Senior Infants in 2021/22 (72 to 53)
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 Gaelscoil Osrai, 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
25.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 18 mainstream classes 18
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers135 hours of support teaching a week 5.4
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 5.83 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 Gaelscoil Osrai, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil OsraiThis school | – | 438 |
+0.5%
|
|
| 1 | Kilkenny School Project0.4 km · Kilkenny · Multi-denominational | 0.4 km | 236 |
−1.3%
|
| 2 | S N Padraig Naofa0.8 km · Kilkenny · Boys | 0.8 km | 331 |
−4.3%
|
| 3 | Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea0.9 km · Kilkenny · Girls | 0.9 km | 330 |
−2.1%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mhuire1.5 km · Kilkenny | 1.5 km | 400 |
−7.0%
|
| 5 | Scoil Iognaid de Ris1.6 km · Kilkenny | 1.6 km | 278 |
+33.7%
|
| 6 | St. John's National School2.1 km · Kilkenny · DEIS | 2.1 km | 441 | – |
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Siobhán Ní Chorcora
- Phone
- 0567765697
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Uachtar Ratha, An Pháirc Mhór Theas, Cill Chainnigh, R95 AT85
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All 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
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 | 438 | 231 | 207 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 58 | 62 |
| 2024/25 | 442 | 231 | 211 | 54 | 52 | 57 | 52 | 53 | 59 | 62 | 53 |
| 2023/24 | 448 | 232 | 216 | 53 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 54 | 55 |
| 2022/23 | 456 | 233 | 223 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 53 | 55 | 60 |
| 2021/22 | 444 | 229 | 215 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 61 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 49 |
| 2020/21 | 451 | 235 | 216 | 52 | 72 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 62 | 49 | 53 |
| 2019/20 | 459 | 244 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 454 | 233 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 443 | 222 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 433 | 212 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 436 | 225 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 433 | 218 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 433 | 220 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 448 | 217 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 441 | 202 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 458 | 218 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 463 | 227 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 465 | 235 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 439 | 215 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 432 | 200 | 232 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 403 | 181 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 365 | 166 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 335 | 160 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 315 | 146 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 286 | 131 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 278 | 127 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 292 | 126 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 296 | 133 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 301 | 136 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 298 | 134 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 308 | 144 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 309 | 143 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 321 | 152 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |