Scoil Dean Cussen
Bruff · Roll number 20133H
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 219
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −28%
- Down 87 from 306 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 113 / 106
- 52% girls
Pupils since 2001
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
219 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 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 22.8 |
| Senior Infants | 33 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 25.8 |
| 1st Class | 27 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 27.7 |
| 2nd Class | 28 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 21 | 33 | 28.0 |
| 3rd Class | 27 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 26 | 22 | 27.7 |
| 4th Class | 38 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 28 | 30.7 |
| 5th Class | 37 | 38 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 32.5 |
| 6th Class | 27 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 31.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
15 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 16 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 15Junior Infants2024/25
- 16Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 28 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 281st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
25 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 33 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 291st Class2024/25
- 332nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
21 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 22 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 21Junior Infants2021/22
- 20Senior Infants2022/23
- 211st Class2023/24
- 212nd Class2024/25
- 223rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Junior Infants2020/21
- 29Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 262nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 284th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
33 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 38 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 33Senior Infants2020/21
- 341st Class2021/22
- 342nd Class2022/23
- 383rd Class2023/24
- 374th Class2024/25
- 385th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
27 in 1st Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 271st Class2020/21
- 262nd Class2021/22
- 263rd Class2022/23
- 284th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 306th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
28 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 282nd Class2020/21
- 273rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 285th Class2023/24
- 266th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
27 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 273rd Class2020/21
- 264th Class2021/22
- 265th Class2022/23
- 306th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
38 in 4th Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 384th Class2020/21
- 385th Class2021/22
- 366th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
37 in 5th Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 375th Class2020/21
- 376th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +123rd Class in 2023/24 (26 to 38)
- −124th Class in 2021/22 (38 to 26)
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 Dean Cussen, 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
16.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers120 hours of support teaching a week 4.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 11 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.9 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8 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 Dean Cussen, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Dean CussenThis school | – | 219 |
−28.4%
|
|
| 1 | S N Loch Guir4.6 km · Bruff · Girls · DEIS | 4.6 km | 6 |
−83.8%
|
| 2 | Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine5.2 km · Hospital | 5.2 km | 200 |
+53.8%
|
| 3 | Bulgaden N S5.9 km · Kilmallock | 5.9 km | 19 |
−52.5%
|
| 4 | Athlacca N S6.8 km · Kilmallock | 6.8 km | 88 |
−20.0%
|
| 5 | Scoil Baile an Aird7.3 km · Herbertstown | 7.3 km | 83 |
−27.8%
|
| 6 | Hospital NS8.0 km · Hospital | 8.0 km | 156 |
−20.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Shane Mullane
- Phone
- 061382568
- [email protected]
- Address
- Kilmallock Road, Bruff, V35 FT99
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- 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
- Limerick County Council
- Planning area
- Bruff–Hospital
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
25 school years from 2001/02 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 219 | 113 | 106 | 24 | 16 | 28 | 33 | 22 | 28 | 38 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 215 | 112 | 103 | 15 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 28 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 230 | 119 | 111 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 227 | 109 | 118 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 36 |
| 2021/22 | 240 | 118 | 122 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 37 |
| 2020/21 | 244 | 123 | 121 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 27 |
| 2019/20 | 255 | 126 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 257 | 127 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 269 | 128 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 283 | 134 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 306 | 149 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 305 | 156 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 302 | 154 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 310 | 155 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 301 | 144 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 311 | 157 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 318 | 163 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 315 | 164 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 299 | 158 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 292 | 147 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 287 | 144 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 296 | 156 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 297 | 163 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 302 | 159 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 305 | 155 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |