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6 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils
1,251
junior infants
143
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 6 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
57 +12 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 5 schools with figures for both years had 824 pupils in 2015/16 and have 794 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.6%
Over 10 years

2 grew · 2 steady · 1 fell · 1 newer

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  1. Portlaoise Educate Together NS PortlaoiseMulti-denominational
    457 +29.1%
  2. Scoil Bhride RathdowneyDEIS
    244 +19.0%
  3. Mountmellick Boys N S MountmellickBoysDEIS
    187 −31.2%
  4. Camross N S Portlaoise
    156 +17.3%
  5. Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa Rathdowney
    108 −9.2%
  6. Scoil Abbain Cillin Maganey
    99 +4.2%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Portlaoise Educate Together NS Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 20347D Multi-denominational 457
+29.1%
23.4 +119 51
Scoil Bhride Rathdowney, Co. Laois · Roll 20071L DEIS 244
+19.0%
23.2 +110 28
Mountmellick Boys N S Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 16070K BoysDEIS 187
−31.2%
15.9 +111 19
Camross N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 15933M 156
+17.3%
26.0 +16 21
Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa Rathdowney, Co. Laois · Roll 19791P 108
−9.2%
18.0 +16 12
Scoil Abbain Cillin Maganey, Co. Laois · Roll 17557U 99
+4.2%
19.8 +15 12
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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.