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15 schools in Co. Kerry · 2025/26

pupils
4,543
junior infants
541
in 2 all-Irish schools
660 14.5%
class teachers · 2 gained one · 3 lost one since 2024/25
195 +30 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 15 schools with figures for both years had 4,365 pupils in 2015/16 and have 4,543 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+4.1%
Over 10 years

5 grew · 9 steady · 1 fell

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  1. Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá LíGaelscoil
    415 +48.2%
  2. St Johns NS Kenmare
    395 −3.2%
  3. Scoil Mhuire TraleeDEIS
    378 +2.4%
  4. Scoil Mhuire B Killorglin
    367 −5.2%
  5. Holy Cross Primary School Killarney
    345 −14.0%
  6. S N an Chroi Naofa TraleeDEIS
    342 −6.6%
  7. Nagle Rice Primary School Killarney
    337 +17.4%
  8. Lissivigeen MXD N S Killarney
    269 −1.1%
  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. Gaelscoil Faithleann Cill AirneGaelscoil
    245 +8.4%
  13. Holy Family National School Rathmore
    235 +13.0%
  14. Spa National School Tralee
    230 +4.1%
  15. Faha National School Killarney
    224 +19.1%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá Lí, Co. Kerry · Roll 19631Q Gaelscoil 415
+48.2%
25.9 16 49
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
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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.