Scoil Íosagáin
Ballybunion · Roll number 20196I
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 202
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +51%
- Up 68 from 134 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 99 / 103
- 49% girls
Pupils since 2011
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
202 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 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 23.8 |
| Senior Infants | 20 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 23.7 |
| 1st Class | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24.8 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25.5 |
| 3rd Class | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25.2 |
| 4th Class | 22 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 24.7 |
| 5th Class | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23.3 |
| 6th Class | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 23.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 19 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 19Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
22 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 22Junior Infants2023/24
- 23Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 26 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 26Junior Infants2022/23
- 26Senior Infants2023/24
- 261st Class2024/25
- 262nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
26 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 28 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2021/22
- 27Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 262nd Class2024/25
- 283rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 31 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2020/21
- 27Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 262nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 314th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
20 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 20Senior Infants2020/21
- 231st Class2021/22
- 242nd Class2022/23
- 253rd Class2023/24
- 234th Class2024/25
- 225th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
23 in 1st Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 231st Class2020/21
- 252nd Class2021/22
- 253rd Class2022/23
- 254th Class2023/24
- 265th Class2024/25
- 296th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
26 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 262nd Class2020/21
- 263rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 265th Class2023/24
- 256th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
21 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 213rd Class2020/21
- 204th Class2021/22
- 235th Class2022/23
- 236th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
22 in 4th Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 224th Class2020/21
- 225th Class2021/22
- 246th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
21 in 5th Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 215th Class2020/21
- 216th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +84th Class in 2025/26 (23 to 31)
- −4Junior Infants in 2023/24 (26 to 22)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2011/12 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, 2011/12 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Scoil Íosagáin, 2011/12 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
15.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers105 hours of support teaching a week 4.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
9.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.2 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 9.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2011/12
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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Íosagáin, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil ÍosagáinThis school | – | 202 |
+50.7%
|
|
| 1 | S.N. Cill Conla4.2 km · Ballybunion | 4.2 km | 35 |
−14.6%
|
| 2 | S N Sliabh A Mhadra6.7 km · Tralee | 6.7 km | 107 |
−35.9%
|
| 3 | Ballyduff National School6.7 km · Tralee · DEIS | 6.7 km | 96 |
−12.7%
|
| 4 | Eiltin Naofa6.8 km · Lios Eiltin | 6.8 km | 69 |
−47.3%
|
| 5 | Scoil Easa Dhuibhe8.6 km · Asdee | 8.6 km | 55 |
−8.3%
|
| 6 | Carrigaholt Mixed N S10.3 km · Kilrush · DEIS | 10.3 km | 30 |
+7.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Ita Walsh
- Phone
- 06827272
- [email protected]
- Address
- Church Road, Ballybunion, V31 F208
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kerry
- 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
- Kerry County Council
- Planning area
- Ballybunion
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
15 school years from 2011/12 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 202 | 99 | 103 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 204 | 103 | 101 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 210 | 106 | 104 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
| 2022/23 | 214 | 106 | 108 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | 200 | 104 | 96 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | 186 | 103 | 83 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | 176 | 101 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 161 | 88 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 149 | 80 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 132 | 72 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 134 | 75 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 131 | 66 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 122 | 60 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 131 | 65 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 123 | 55 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |