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130 schools in Co. Kerry · 2025/26

pupils
15,569
junior infants
1,788
in 19 all-Irish schools
1,784 11.5%
class teachers · 7 gained one · 11 lost one since 2024/25
713 +57 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 130 schools with figures for both years had 15,916 pupils in 2015/16 and have 15,569 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−2.2%
Over 10 years

49 grew · 33 steady · 48 fell

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  1. St Olivers NS Killarney
    625 −19.5%
  2. Scoil Eoin Tralee
    589 −13.9%
  3. Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá LíGaelscoil
    415 +48.2%
  4. S N Mhuire na mBraithre TraleeDEIS
    414 −10.8%
  5. St Johns NS Kenmare
    395 −3.2%
  6. Scoil Mhuire TraleeDEIS
    378 +2.4%
  7. Scoil Mhuire B Killorglin
    367 −5.2%
  8. Holy Cross Primary School Killarney
    345 −14.0%
  9. S N an Chroi Naofa TraleeDEIS
    342 −6.6%
  10. Nagle Rice Primary School Killarney
    337 +17.4%
  11. Lissivigeen MXD N S Killarney
    269 −1.1%
  12. Holy Family TraleeDEIS
    265 +16.7%
  13. Firies MXD N S Killarney
    250 −8.8%
  14. S N an Fhossa Killarney
    246 −2.0%
  15. Gaelscoil Faithleann Cill AirneGaelscoil
    245 +8.4%
  16. Holy Family National School Rathmore
    235 +13.0%
  17. Spa National School Tralee
    230 +4.1%
  18. Faha National School Killarney
    224 +19.1%
  19. Ardfert Central N S Ardfert
    215 +0.9%
  20. S N Lios Teilic Tralee
    211 −3.7%
  21. S N Uaimh Bhreanainn V92 Ae73
    209 +17.4%
  22. S N Breandan Naofa Traighli
    207 +39.9%
  23. Scoil Íosagáin BallybunionDEIS
    202 +50.7%
  24. Dromclough N S Listowel
    192 −22.0%
  25. Listowel Presentation Primary ListowelGirlsDEIS
    186 −25.9%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
St Olivers NS Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 19512I 625
−19.5%
23.6 24 67
Scoil Eoin Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 13615L 589
−13.9%
24.0 24 74
Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá Lí, Co. Kerry · Roll 19631Q Gaelscoil 415
+48.2%
25.9 16 49
S N Mhuire na mBraithre Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 18247K DEIS 414
−10.8%
19.8 20 44
St Johns NS Kenmare, Co. Kerry · Roll 20197K 395
−3.2%
24.3 −116 51
Scoil Mhuire Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 13530D DEIS 378
+2.4%
22.8 16 34
Scoil Mhuire B Killorglin, Co. Kerry · Roll 12832O 367
−5.2%
24.1 −115 43
Holy Cross Primary School Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 19487M 345
−14.0%
20.1 −116 70
S N an Chroi Naofa Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 16871V DEIS 342
−6.6%
22.4 15 42
Nagle Rice Primary School Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 20229U 337
+17.4%
21.8 15 32
Lissivigeen MXD N S Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 08791E 269
−1.1%
23.9 11 38
Holy Family Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 19536W DEIS 265
+16.7%
16.9 +115 30
Firies MXD N S Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 15945T 250
−8.8%
22.7 11 30
S N an Fhossa Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 17012B 246
−2.0%
21.4 11 23
Gaelscoil Faithleann Cill Airne, Co. Kerry · Roll 19941I Gaelscoil 245
+8.4%
24.5 10 27
Holy Family National School Rathmore, Co. Kerry · Roll 20111U 235
+13.0%
23.5 +110 19
Spa National School Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 18702I 230
+4.1%
25.0 9 30
Faha National School Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 11405N 224
+19.1%
24.4 9 23
Ardfert Central N S Ardfert, Co. Kerry · Roll 19384C 215
+0.9%
26.2 8 25
S N Lios Teilic Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 09260B 211
−3.7%
25.9 8 35
S N Uaimh Bhreanainn V92 Ae73, Co. Kerry · Roll 17646T 209
+17.4%
25.4 8 27
S N Breandan Naofa Traighli, Co. Kerry · Roll 16898S 207
+39.9%
25.9 8 28
Scoil Íosagáin Ballybunion, Co. Kerry · Roll 20196I DEIS 202
+50.7%
23.8 8 24
Dromclough N S Listowel, Co. Kerry · Roll 19957A 192
−22.0%
24.0 8 20
Listowel Presentation Primary Listowel, Co. Kerry · Roll 04062S GirlsDEIS 186
−25.9%
23.2 +18 18
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.