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3 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils
931
junior infants
103
in 1 all-Irish school
369 39.6%
class teachers · 1 gained one · 1 lost one since 2024/25
39 +12 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 3 schools with figures for both years had 757 pupils in 2015/16 and have 931 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+23.0%
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3 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Gaelscoil Phort Laoise PortlaoiseGaelscoil
    369 +24.2%
  2. St Coleman's National School StradballySome subjects through Irish
    318 +24.7%
  3. Scoil Bhride RathdowneyDEIS
    244 +19.0%
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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.