Bunscoil McAuley Rice
Callan · Roll number 20255V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 406
- −6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +7%
- Up 26 from 380 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 206 / 200
- 51% girls
Pupils since 2007
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
406 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 | 44 | 41 | 56 | 49 | 45 | 48 | 47.2 |
| Senior Infants | 53 | 44 | 40 | 56 | 46 | 42 | 46.8 |
| 1st Class | 53 | 55 | 44 | 41 | 55 | 52 | 50.0 |
| 2nd Class | 56 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 41 | 54 | 52.0 |
| 3rd Class | 57 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 53.7 |
| 4th Class | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 55.0 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 55.7 |
| 6th Class | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
45 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 45Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
49 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 52 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 49Junior Infants2023/24
- 46Senior Infants2024/25
- 521st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
56 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 54 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 56Junior Infants2022/23
- 56Senior Infants2023/24
- 551st Class2024/25
- 542nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
41 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 47 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2021/22
- 40Senior Infants2022/23
- 411st Class2023/24
- 412nd Class2024/25
- 473rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
44 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 51 in 4th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2020/21
- 44Senior Infants2021/22
- 441st Class2022/23
- 532nd Class2023/24
- 523rd Class2024/25
- 514th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
53 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 53Senior Infants2020/21
- 551st Class2021/22
- 542nd Class2022/23
- 563rd Class2023/24
- 564th Class2024/25
- 565th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
53 in 1st Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 531st Class2020/21
- 542nd Class2021/22
- 543rd Class2022/23
- 554th Class2023/24
- 555th Class2024/25
- 566th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
56 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 562nd Class2020/21
- 563rd Class2021/22
- 564th Class2022/23
- 565th Class2023/24
- 566th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
57 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 573rd Class2020/21
- 564th Class2021/22
- 565th Class2022/23
- 566th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
56 in 4th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 564th Class2020/21
- 555th Class2021/22
- 556th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 566th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +16Senior Infants in 2023/24 (40 to 56)
- −122nd Class in 2024/25 (53 to 41)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2007/08 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, 2007/08 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Bunscoil McAuley Rice, 2007/08 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
24.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers142.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.7
- 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 5.7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 5.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2007/08
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 Bunscoil McAuley Rice, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil McAuley RiceThis school | – | 406 |
+6.8%
|
|
| 1 | Poulacapple N S6.3 km · via Callan | 6.3 km | 46 |
−23.3%
|
| 2 | Burnchurch National School6.8 km · Cuffesgrange Kilkenny | 6.8 km | 44 |
−38.9%
|
| 3 | Scoil San Lionard7.7 km · Dunnamaggin | 7.7 km | 115 |
−9.4%
|
| 4 | Church Hill Mixed N S7.8 km · Cuffesgrange | 7.8 km | 192 |
+20.0%
|
| 5 | S N Bhridhe7.9 km · Kells | 7.9 km | 27 |
+8.0%
|
| 6 | St Aidans N S8.3 km · Kilmanagh | 8.3 km | 175 |
−5.9%
|
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
- John Moloney
- Phone
- 0567725674
- [email protected]
- Address
- Kilkenny Road, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, R95 E840
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- 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
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Callan
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
19 school years from 2007/08 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 406 | 206 | 200 | 48 | 42 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 412 | 201 | 211 | 45 | 46 | 55 | 41 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 422 | 210 | 212 | 49 | 56 | 41 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
| 2022/23 | 415 | 198 | 217 | 56 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
| 2021/22 | 417 | 202 | 215 | 41 | 44 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 |
| 2020/21 | 431 | 208 | 223 | 44 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | 447 | 213 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 446 | 211 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 428 | 202 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 407 | 200 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 380 | 179 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 363 | 176 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 337 | 159 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 322 | 162 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 314 | 164 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 291 | 150 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 285 | 144 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 286 | 142 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 281 | 141 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |