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8 schools in Co. Kilkenny · 2025/26

pupils
2,561
junior infants
309
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 0 gained one · 2 lost one since 2024/25
103 +8 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 8 schools with figures for both years had 2,617 pupils in 2015/16 and have 2,561 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−2.1%
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0 grew · 8 steady · 0 fell

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  1. St Canices Central N S Kilkenny
    648 −1.2%
  2. Bunscoil McAuley Rice Callan
    406 +6.8%
  3. Scoil Mhuire Kilkenny
    400 −7.0%
  4. S N Padraig Naofa KilkennyBoys
    331 −4.3%
  5. Scoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa via ThurlesDEIS
    223 −5.9%
  6. S N Naomh Colmain Clara
    204 −6.0%
  7. Scoil Lachtain FreshfordDEIS
    201 +6.3%
  8. S N Muire gan Smal GraigenamanaghDEIS
    148 −8.6%
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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.