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6 schools in Co. Kilkenny · 2025/26

pupils
2,731
junior infants
307
in 1 all-Irish school
438 16.0%
class teachers · 0 gained one · 1 lost one since 2024/25
113 +8 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 5 schools with figures for both years had 2,362 pupils in 2015/16 and have 2,290 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.0%
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0 grew · 4 steady · 1 fell · 1 newer

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  1. St Canices Central N S Kilkenny
    648 −1.2%
  2. St. John's National School KilkennyDEIS
    441 From 2025/26
  3. Gaelscoil Osrai Cill ChainnighGaelscoil
    438 +0.5%
  4. Bunscoil McAuley Rice Callan
    406 +6.8%
  5. Scoil Mhuire Kilkenny
    400 −7.0%
  6. St Mary's National School ThomastownSome subjects through Irish
    398 −13.5%
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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.