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8 schools in Co. Kilkenny · 2025/26

pupils
2,121
junior infants
212
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 1 gained one · 2 lost one since 2024/25
88 +5 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 7 schools with figures for both years had 1,917 pupils in 2015/16 and have 1,860 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.0%
Over 10 years

1 grew · 5 steady · 1 fell · 1 newer

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  1. S N Padraig Naofa KilkennyBoys
    331 −4.3%
  2. Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea KilkennyGirls
    330 −2.1%
  3. Scoil Iognaid de Ris Kilkenny
    278 +33.7%
  4. Scoil Mhuire MooncoinDEIS
    261 From 2016/17
  5. S N Baile an Phiull Piltown
    254 −23.5%
  6. Kilkenny School Project KilkennyMulti-denominational
    236 −1.3%
  7. Scoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa via ThurlesDEIS
    223 −5.9%
  8. Slieverue Mixed N S Slieverue
    208 −4.6%
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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.