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11 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils: 1,769
junior infants: 182
in all-Irish schools: 0
class teachers · 1 gained one · 1 lost one since 2024/25: 80 −13 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16 (about this figure) The 11 schools with figures for both years had 2,417 pupils in 2015/16 and have 1,769 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.: −26.8%

Over 10 years

0 grew · 0 steady · 11 fell

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Presentation Primary School Portarlington
496 pupils −31.4% over 10 years
Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix
269 pupils −28.8% over 10 years
Scoil Padraig Ballylinan
218 pupils −20.1% over 10 years
Mountmellick Boys N S MountmellickBoysDEIS
187 pupils −31.2% over 10 years
Castletown N.S Castletown
111 pupils −27.0% over 10 years
Ballyadams N S Via ATHY
111 pupils −21.8% over 10 years
Shanganamore N S Athy
106 pupils −11.7% over 10 years
Naomh Padraig N S Rosenallis
86 pupils −22.5% over 10 years
Rosenallis N S Rosenallis
75 pupils −19.4% over 10 years
S N Fionntan Naofa Portlaoise
60 pupils −29.4% over 10 years
Ardlios N S BallickmoylerDEIS
50 pupils −26.5% over 10 years

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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.

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