Scoil Iosa
Ballyhaunis · Roll number 20142I
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 385
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +20%
- Up 63 from 322 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 187 / 198
- 49% 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
385 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 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 44.3 |
| Senior Infants | 44 | 52 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 43.7 |
| 1st Class | 44 | 44 | 60 | 47 | 52 | 46 | 48.8 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 55 | 43 | 63 | 46 | 48 | 47.7 |
| 3rd Class | 52 | 31 | 54 | 47 | 60 | 45 | 48.2 |
| 4th Class | 35 | 57 | 31 | 57 | 47 | 61 | 48.0 |
| 5th Class | 48 | 40 | 56 | 33 | 58 | 46 | 46.8 |
| 6th Class | 51 | 48 | 42 | 56 | 32 | 57 | 47.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
43 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 39 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 43Junior Infants2024/25
- 39Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
46 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 46 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 46Junior Infants2023/24
- 44Senior Infants2024/25
- 461st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
36 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 48 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2022/23
- 39Senior Infants2023/24
- 521st Class2024/25
- 482nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
45 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 45 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 45Junior Infants2021/22
- 44Senior Infants2022/23
- 471st Class2023/24
- 462nd Class2024/25
- 453rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
53 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 61 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 53Junior Infants2020/21
- 52Senior Infants2021/22
- 601st Class2022/23
- 632nd Class2023/24
- 603rd Class2024/25
- 614th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
44 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 44Senior Infants2020/21
- 441st Class2021/22
- 432nd Class2022/23
- 473rd Class2023/24
- 474th Class2024/25
- 465th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
44 in 1st Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 441st Class2020/21
- 552nd Class2021/22
- 543rd Class2022/23
- 574th Class2023/24
- 585th Class2024/25
- 576th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 313rd Class2021/22
- 314th Class2022/23
- 335th Class2023/24
- 326th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
52 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 523rd Class2020/21
- 574th Class2021/22
- 565th Class2022/23
- 566th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
35 in 4th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2022/23): 7 pupils more.
- 354th Class2020/21
- 405th Class2021/22
- 426th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
48 in 5th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 485th Class2020/21
- 486th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +264th Class in 2023/24 (31 to 57)
- −264th Class in 2022/23 (57 to 31)
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 Iosa, 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
30.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 31 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 20 mainstream classes 20
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers192.5 hours of support teaching a week 7.7
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
7.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 10 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7.8 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 9.66 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 Iosa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil IosaThis school | – | 385 |
+19.6%
|
|
| 1 | St Johns NS5.5 km · Claremorris · DEIS | 5.5 km | 32 |
−25.6%
|
| 2 | Beacan Mixed N S5.7 km · Claremorris | 5.7 km | 177 |
+18.0%
|
| 3 | Carrick Mixed N S7.3 km · Ballinlough · DEIS | 7.3 km | 80 |
−4.8%
|
| 4 | S N Brighde7.5 km · Ballyhaunis · DEIS | 7.5 km | 103 |
−9.6%
|
| 5 | Granlahan G N S7.6 km · Ballinlough · DEIS | 7.6 km | 46 |
+17.9%
|
| 6 | Gorthaganny N S7.9 km · Loughglynn · DEIS | 7.9 km | 45 |
−48.3%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Kevin Henry
- Phone
- 0949630310
- [email protected]
- Address
- Abbeyquarter, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, F35 PX94
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- 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
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Ballyhaunis
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 | 385 | 187 | 198 | 43 | 39 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 61 | 46 | 57 |
| 2024/25 | 382 | 189 | 193 | 43 | 44 | 52 | 46 | 60 | 47 | 58 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 394 | 182 | 212 | 46 | 39 | 47 | 63 | 47 | 57 | 33 | 56 |
| 2022/23 | 370 | 167 | 203 | 36 | 44 | 60 | 43 | 54 | 31 | 56 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 372 | 170 | 202 | 45 | 52 | 44 | 55 | 31 | 57 | 40 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 358 | 163 | 195 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 52 | 35 | 48 | 51 |
| 2019/20 | 356 | 159 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 321 | 149 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 331 | 157 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 330 | 150 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 322 | 146 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 319 | 149 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 316 | 154 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 301 | 151 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 296 | 152 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 299 | 158 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 267 | 131 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 266 | 135 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 270 | 128 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 264 | 116 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 254 | 123 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 249 | 114 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 248 | 120 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 247 | 113 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 240 | 111 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |