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Filtered by Co. Laois 9 to 16 class teachers Clear all

10 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils
2,797
junior infants
308
in 1 all-Irish school
369 13.2%
class teachers · 2 gained one · 1 lost one since 2024/25
123 +16 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 10 schools with figures for both years had 2,905 pupils in 2015/16 and have 2,797 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.7%
Over 10 years

3 grew · 4 steady · 3 fell

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  1. Scoil Chomhgain Naofa Carlow
    380 +9.5%
  2. S N Naomh Eoin Killenard
    374 −7.0%
  3. Gaelscoil Phort Laoise PortlaoiseGaelscoil
    369 +24.2%
  4. St Coleman's National School StradballySome subjects through Irish
    318 +24.7%
  5. Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix
    269 −28.8%
  6. Scoil Bhride RathdowneyDEIS
    244 +19.0%
  7. St Josephs Girls N.S. MountmellickGirlsDEIS
    230 −7.6%
  8. Scoil Padraig Ballylinan
    218 −20.1%
  9. S N Baile Finn Portlaoise
    208 −8.4%
  10. Mountmellick Boys N S MountmellickBoysDEIS
    187 −31.2%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Scoil Chomhgain Naofa Carlow, Co. Laois · Roll 17617M 380
+9.5%
23.1 16 42
S N Naomh Eoin Killenard, Co. Laois · Roll 18641O 374
−7.0%
23.4 16 39
Gaelscoil Phort Laoise Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 20081O Gaelscoil 369
+24.2%
22.7 16 44
St Coleman's National School Stradbally, Co. Laois · Roll 20353V Some subjects through Irish 318
+24.7%
23.5 −113 31
Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix, Co. Laois · Roll 19750B 269
−28.8%
22.3 11 27
Scoil Bhride Rathdowney, Co. Laois · Roll 20071L DEIS 244
+19.0%
23.2 +110 28
St Josephs Girls N.S. Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 07183W GirlsDEIS 230
−7.6%
19.2 12 27
Scoil Padraig Ballylinan, Co. Laois · Roll 17064U 218
−20.1%
23.6 9 24
S N Baile Finn Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 15537E 208
−8.4%
22.4 9 27
Mountmellick Boys N S Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 16070K BoysDEIS 187
−31.2%
15.9 +111 19
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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.