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35 schools in Co. Kerry · 2025/26

pupils
6,747
junior infants
771
in 1 all-Irish school
31 0.5%
class teachers · 2 gained one · 5 lost one since 2024/25
299 +28 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 35 schools with figures for both years had 7,100 pupils in 2015/16 and have 6,747 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−5.0%
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9 grew · 14 steady · 12 fell

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  1. St Olivers NS Killarney
    625 −19.5%
  2. Scoil Eoin Tralee
    589 −13.9%
  3. S N Mhuire na mBraithre TraleeDEIS
    414 −10.8%
  4. St Johns NS Kenmare
    395 −3.2%
  5. Scoil Mhuire TraleeDEIS
    378 +2.4%
  6. Holy Cross Primary School Killarney
    345 −14.0%
  7. S N an Chroi Naofa TraleeDEIS
    342 −6.6%
  8. Nagle Rice Primary School Killarney
    337 +17.4%
  9. Holy Family TraleeDEIS
    265 +16.7%
  10. Firies MXD N S Killarney
    250 −8.8%
  11. S N an Fhossa Killarney
    246 −2.0%
  12. S N Uaimh Bhreanainn V92 Ae73
    209 +17.4%
  13. Scoil Íosagáin BallybunionDEIS
    202 +50.7%
  14. Scoil Mhuire na Mainistreach KillarneyBoys
    167 0.0%
  15. S N Naomh Brid Listowel
    166 −18.6%
  16. Realt na Maidne ListowelBoysDEIS
    166 −5.1%
  17. S N an Chuilleanaig Killarney
    152 −15.1%
  18. Scoil Naomh Erc Tralee
    129 −8.5%
  19. Muire gan Smal CastleislandDEIS
    123 −12.8%
  20. Castlemaine N S Castlemaine
    123 +26.8%
  21. Scoil Realt na Mara CromaneDEIS
    119 −13.1%
  22. Scoil Mhuire B&C Castleisland
    107 +33.8%
  23. S N Sliabh A Mhadra Tralee
    107 −35.9%
  24. Scoil Bhreanainn KillarneyDEIS
    97 +64.4%
  25. S N Cill Cruinn Listowel
    97 +7.8%
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
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
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
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
S N Uaimh Bhreanainn V92 Ae73, Co. Kerry · Roll 17646T 209
+17.4%
25.4 8 27
Scoil Íosagáin Ballybunion, Co. Kerry · Roll 20196I DEIS 202
+50.7%
23.8 8 24
Scoil Mhuire na Mainistreach Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 18049G Boys 167
0.0%
19.4 8 0
S N Naomh Brid Listowel, Co. Kerry · Roll 11067T 166
−18.6%
22.9 7 21
Realt na Maidne Listowel, Co. Kerry · Roll 19846O BoysDEIS 166
−5.1%
21.6 7 17
S N an Chuilleanaig Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 17710C 152
−15.1%
17.5 +18 15
Scoil Naomh Erc Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 18590A 129
−8.5%
20.0 6 15
Muire gan Smal Castleisland, Co. Kerry · Roll 14952L DEIS 123
−12.8%
17.5 6 21
Castlemaine N S Castlemaine, Co. Kerry · Roll 18832V 123
+26.8%
24.8 −14 29
Scoil Realt na Mara Cromane, Co. Kerry · Roll 12820H DEIS 119
−13.1%
17.8 −16 6
Scoil Mhuire B&C Castleisland, Co. Kerry · Roll 10394G 107
+33.8%
25.8 4 16
S N Sliabh A Mhadra Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 03132I 107
−35.9%
20.2 5 16
Scoil Bhreanainn Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 11419B DEIS 97
+64.4%
21.2 4 5
S N Cill Cruinn Listowel, Co. Kerry · Roll 17072T 97
+7.8%
22.8 −14 10
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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.